1. Gone is the sea     the seafoam returns Gone is the river of springtime     the empty riverbed returns Gone is the clear sky     the whistling arrow returns Gone is the seed     the running tally returns Gone is the tree     the firewood returns Gone is the great fire     the hoarfrost returns Gone is the old legend     the rumors return Gone is the bird     the lines of the poem return Gone is the feast of stars     the tyranny of night returns Gone is the common folk     the emperor returns Gone is the dream     the song returns Gone is the song     the road returns Gone is the road     the foreign land returns Gone gone is the endless questioning and what returns has no sound