On the dark cliffs full of shadows
The river is rushing, the water crashing
Headed towards the inevitable fall

On the dark cliffs full of shadows
No creatures are seen, no creatures are heard
All have left so long ago

On the dark cliffs full of shadows
The river is rushing, the water crashing
Always on a devious course

On the dark cliffs full of shadows
The sunlight is hidden, the sunlight is repose
The darkness rules the cliffs

On the dark cliffs full of shadows
The river is rushing, the water crashing
Indifferent to which way it flows

On the dark cliffs full of shadows
The cliffs are steep, the cliffs are virulent
Few live to tell their tale