MERMAN AND MERMAID.
(Grand Operatic Phantasmagoria)
TWO DETECTIVES.
(Ghosts)
I welcome thee,
What seekest thou?
OWONDLO.
A weapon for defense
From dangers of the sea.
TWO DETECTIVES.
These treacherous fish
Living round this vessel,
Had long lain await
Devouring our bodies.
There swims one now
With a harvest of gold,
Taken from the vessel's hold.
OWONDLO.
The sea works wonders
That plays in magic.
For I once, too,
Was swallowed whole,
By treacherous fish
Around this ship,
Mysteriously transformed my soul.
TWO DETECTIVES.
How strange ! How strange
Be the mysteries in the sea.
How strange ! How strange
Be the mysteries in the sea.
OWONDLO.
I'll close this door.
Rest in peace forever more.
(Just as Owondlo closes door, fish snap at him)
