For the longest time I was trying to fuse Aldebar and The Traveler into one, longer, song in two parts, since The Traveler truly is a continuation of Aldebar. But I could never find a good bridge, an unobtrusive transition; and so they have remaind two songs.
What I said about Aldebar, the sun/star, introducing The Traveler holds true here as well, of course. Aldebar is a childhood sun.
The name sprung to me out of nothing (but distant memory), and still he sails nearby skies.
My yesterlife, childhood sun.
The lyrics:
Aldebar
Aldebar is rising
get your things
they come now
any moment
Clouds besiege him
Aldebar
is barely
touching water
I know that you suffer
still be sure
that all has been
secured
I hear them in the distance
no one now
remains upon
the shore
Look, the clouds release him
Aldebar
descends
upon the water
I hear them in the courtyard
say goodbye
to Aldebar
right now
Aldebar is smiling
who will know him
now that we are
leaving
I hear them on the stairway
is there
anything you have
forgotten
Aldebar is fading
will we ever
know his face
again
Ananda Wolf
February 1998
Words and Music Copyright © 2009 by Wolfstuff
