What a mild and tempting breeze
Above a calm and sleeping sea
With strong arms we swam out to the island
Not anyone knows we were that close

Egretta garzetta
Egretta garzetta
Somateria spectabilis
Somateria spectabilis

Only sea birds can make such a sound
That waves will carry around
For thousands and thousands of nautical miles
We heard their beak talk all through the night

Egretta garzetta, egretta garzetta
Somateria spectabilis, somateria spectabilis
Egretta garzetta, egretta garzetta
Somateria mollissima