Afer Ventus

(album: Shepherd Moons - 1991)

Mare Nubium. Umbriel
Mare Imbrium. Ariel
Et itur ad astra
Et itur ad astra
Mare Undarum. Io. Vela

Mirabile dictu. Mirabilia
Mirabile visu. Mirabilia
Et itur ad astra
Et itur ad astra
Sempervirent. Rosetum

Afer Ventus. Zephyrus
Volturnus. Africus
Et itur ad astra
Et itur ad astra
Etesiarum. Eurus

Suus cuique mos. Suum cuique
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus
Mememto, terrigena
Mememto, vita brevis
Meus mihi, suus cuique carus

[English translation:]

Sea of Clouds. Umbriel
Sea of Showers. Ariel
And we go to the stars
And we go to the stars
Sea of Waves. Io. Vela

Wonderful to relate. Marvels
Wonderful to see. Wonders
And we go to the stars
And we go to the stars
Evergreen. A rose garden

African Wind. Zephyrus
Volturnus. Africus
And we go to the stars
And we go to the stars
Etesiarum. Eurus

Each has its own habits. Each its own
Mine to me, its own to each is dear
Remember, life is earth-born
Remember, it is brief
Mine to me, its own to each is dear