Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 

There is no refuge 
I have found the word does not save 
There is no refuge 
In the rock or stone 
There is no refuge 
In the wind or other forces of nature 
The fire especially especially does not save 
The fire only destroys 
And though it may purify it takes takes takes 
And gives nihil back nihil, nihi, l nihil, nihil, nihil 
And the holybooks alas have not 
Will not alas can not save nihil nihil nihil 
This is the chorus of the wind 
The sun the moon the waters all blue all green or stagnant 
Nihil they sing nihil 
The inmost light nihil, nihil 
The inmost light nihil, nihil 
The inmost light nihil 
Finally the child aged dies and sings 
Nihil this swansong towards nothing 
Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil 
We need not not not blow out the candle 
Nihil, nihil 
It dies anyhow 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Nihil call me nihil, nihil 
The stars are so far 
I had thought not but nihil, but nihil 
The great king is dead 
The great queen is dead 
Their child stillborn 
And so nihil nihil nihil nihil 
They call the inmost light 
But hear nihil, nihil, nihil 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Who will deliver me from this body of death? 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
I felt I saw you coming over the water 
Without you I am nothing 
And still I see you 
Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil 
In the room where 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
The wineglass shattered in the box I gave it to you 
Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil 
Shattered 
Nihil 
I thought I saw you waving to me over the bay 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
You waved 
Nihil 

Why we have no words any longer 
To say to one another 
Your mouth opens and 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
Bend your face to kiss you said nihil 
Bend your arms to hold you said nihil 
And nihil, nihil, nihil 
There is nothing there 
Nihil, nihil, nihil 
Bend your face to kiss you said 

The waters arise and take me finally 
And my remembrance is 
Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil