Woman in the Waves - Michael Franks

When I was a boy of twenty-two

I stood before a statue

Was it you?

They shake the fruit when they dance

You should try some when you have the chance

Her face had no power to deceive

She wore her beauty shamelessly

Like Eve

Guavas can be bittersweet

But the mango’s always good to eat

Love has complicated my past

God nows I left no stone unturned

Now I realize that at last

I’ve found her again

She understands how the blue water behaves

Mother-of-pearl is the woman in the waves

My eyes could travel her beauty for always

Gold of the sun is the woman in the waves

I know that my life has led me here

To where the dolphin jumps

And the sky’s clear

Here we live without locked doors

Share and share alike- what’s mine is yours

I see invitation in your smile

To celebrate our passions

Without guile

In the noa noa night

Nave nave’s a familiar sight

I am avare of her fragrance

Even when she disappears