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Hanno The Navigator Lyrics - Sparks Of Ancient Light - Al Stewart

It's a good day 

for going to sea 

Hanno the Navigator said to me. 

There's an open sky and a steady breeze 

out beyond the Pillars of Hercules. 

Above the foam-kissed waves seagulls scream 

up in the masts of our trireme 

and it's a good day 

for going to sea 

Hanno the Navigator said to me. 

 

Water 

Water 

From horizon to horizon 

All I see is water 

 

Steer beyond all maps and charts 

down along the coast of Africa. 

The first Phoenicians on this beach, 

where the monkeys gibber and the parakeets screech. 

Strangest women run wild down there, 

covered head to toe in fur and hair. 

They fight like demons, 

better let them be, 

Hanno the Navigator said to me. 

 

Water 

Water 

From horizon to horizon 

All I see is water 

 

When you pull close to your fire at night 

with your family framed in the candlelight, 

safe inside these walls of stone 

in the only village you've ever known. 

The rain-soaked moon plays splintered crystal 

shadows on your windowsill. 

Like sparks of light in the shifting skies, 

our ancient ships go sailing still on 

 

Water 

Water 

When my sailing days are done 

I'll seek Poseidon's daughter. 

 

Oarsmen pull and curse and sweat 

underneath this creaking deck. 

At night I hear their stories told, 

strong through storms and weak for gold. 

Carthage stands like an azure pearl 

here in the middle of the known world. 

And it's a good day 

for going to sea, 

Hanno the Navigator said to me. 

 

Water 

Water 

From horizon to horizon 

All I see is water. 

Water 

Water 

When my sailing days are done 

I'll seek Poseidon's daughter. 

 

It's a good day 

for going to sea, 

Hanno the Navigator said to me. 

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