Prospero's Speech Lyrics

The song Prospero's Speech is performed by Loreena McKennitt in the album named The Mask and Mirror in the year 2006 .



And now my charms are all o'erthrown
And what strength I have's mine own
Which is most faint; now t'is true
I must here be released by you


But release me from my bands
With the help of your good hands
Gentle breath of yours my sails
Must fill, or else my project fails,
Which was to please. Now I want
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant
And my ending is despair,
Unless I be relieved by prayer


Which pierces so that it a*saultsMercy itself and frees all faults
As you from your crimes would pardon'd be
Let your indulgence set me free.



Loreena McKennitt - The Mask and Mirror

Nov 2006

  1. Mystic's Dream
  2. Bonny Swans
  3. Dark Night Of The Soul
  4. Marrakesh Night Market
  5. Full Circle
  6. Santiago
  7. Cé Hé Mise Le Ulaingt? The Two Trees
  8. Prospero's Speech

Prospero's Speech