The Telling of O-E Dalley

©1972 Bok

        

They say the seals come up, you know, and they do:
come out of the water and become a man,
the grey seals.
And they say if you can catch one, you'll never find
a better man to you, for he'll, take the money-hunger
from you, and the fear of dying from you,
and give you peace.

There was a woman who fell in love with a seal,
and his calling was 0-E-Dalley. But she couldn't
hold him, she couldn't keep him, and he went away
from her, and went back to the sea.

The Telling of O-E Dalley is recorded on the CD Seal Djiril's Hymn