Who will deliver me from this body of death? Who will deliver me from this body of death? Who will deliver me from this body of death? Who will deliver me from this body of death? There is no refuge I have found the word does not save There is no refuge In the rock or stone There is no refuge In the wind or other forces of nature The fire especially, especially does not, not save The fire only destroys And though it may purify, it takes, takes, takes And gives nihil back, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil And the holy books, alas, have not, not Alas, can not save, nihil, nihil, nihil This is the chorus of the wind The sun, the moon, the waters, all blue, all green, or stagnant "Nihil", they sing Nihil the inmost light Nihil, nihil, the inmost light Nihil, nihil, the inmost light, Nihil Finally, the child aged dies, and sings "Nihil" This swansong towards nothing Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil We need not, not, not, blow out the candle Nihil, nihil It dies anyhow Nihil, nihil, nihil Who will deliver me from this body of death? Nihil, nihil, nihil Who will deliver me from this body of death? Nihil, call me, nihil, nihil The stars are so far I had thought not but nihil, but nihil The great king is dead The great queen is dead Their child stillborn And so nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil They call the inmost light But hear nihil, nihil, nihil Who will deliver me from this body of death? Who will deliver me from this body of death? Nihil, nihil, nihil I felt I saw you coming over the water Without you, I am nothing And still, I see you Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil In the room where Nihil, nihil, nihil The wineglass shattered in the box I gave it to you Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil Shattered Nihil I thought I saw you waving to me over the bay Nihil, nihil, nihil You waved Nihil Say to one another Your mouth opens and Nihil, nihil Bend your face to kiss you said, nihil Bend your arms to hold you said, nihil And nihil, nihil, nihil There is nothing there Nihil, nihil, nihil Bend your face to kiss, you said The waters arise and take me finally And my remembrance is Nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil, nihil