I dwelt once in a dreamy town, my land was alongside the border,
In a region of natural beauty, next to a crystalline body of water.
From the jade hills of my land, I could clearly see the other side,
Like black midnight sees the stars, when they've no place to hide.
I'd gaze at the beautiful dwellings, in styles quite unlike our own,
And at unalike styles of dress, in the foreign world near my home.
I would often sit and I'd wonder, about the people who lived there,
......
I dwelt once in a dreamy town, my land was alongside the border,
In a region of natural beauty, next to a crystalline body of water.
From the jade hills of my land, I could clearly see the other side,
Like black midnight sees the stars, when they've no place to hide.
I'd gaze at the beautiful dwellings, in styles quite unlike our own,
And at unalike styles of dress, in the foreign world near my home.
I would often sit and I'd wonder, about the people who lived there,
......