🎵 “The Ballad of the Sea-Born Son” — Medieval Version (Extended 2)

Prologue — Plainsong, unaccompanied voices

Lo, the waves whisper of heroes past,

And the sea keeps its counsel vast.

From foam and storm, a child was made,

A son of gods, by mortals betrayed.

Verse I (Lute and drum, slow 6/8)

From tempest’s womb and thunder’s cry,

A boy was born beneath the sky.

His blood of man, his heart of sea,

Bound by fate’s solemn decree.

He walked where mortals dared not tread,

Through halls of gods, through realms of dread.

And though the Fates their threads did spin,

The tide obeyed the will within.

Refrain (Choral — in harmony)

Hail, O sea-born son,

Of moon and sun,

The storm shall bow before thee.

Through wave and flame,

They speak thy name —

Forever shall the sea adore thee.

Verse II (Hurdy-gurdy drone, lilting tempo)

A maiden wise, of silver mind,

With star-lit eyes his heart did find.

Her counsel sharp, her courage true,

She steered him through the ocean’s blue.

Yet gods of pride and mortal woe,

Would strike him down where heroes go.

Still stands he firm, though tempests rave,

The sea itself his soul did save.

Refrain (Repeat, slower, with flute and chime)

Hail, O sea-born son,

Of moon and sun,

The storm shall bow before thee.

Through wave and flame,

They speak thy name —

Forever shall the sea adore thee.

Bridge (Spoken chant, over harp):

“Poseidon’s child, yet mortal still,

Between two worlds bends his will.

The crown of storm he shall not wear,

But love shall be his armor fair.”

Final Refrain (Choir and drums, crescendo):

Hail, O sea-born son,

Thy quest is done,

The gods now sing thy story.

The waves shall rise,

’Neath mortal skies —

And crown thee with their glory.

Coda — single voice, fading

Now sleeps the storm, the tale is told,

Of heart and sea, of young and bold.

The tide still hums his melody —

The sea remembers thee.