Bonheur du jour

the apple cake recipe by Yerka .

THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Words by St. John of the Cross; arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennitt

Upon a darkened night
the flame of love was burning in my breast
And by a lantern bright
I fled my house while all in quiet rest

Shrouded by the night
And by the secret stair I quickly fled
The veil concealed my eyes
while all within lay quiet as the dead

CHORUS
Oh night thou was my guide
of night more loving than the rising sun
Oh night that joined the lover
to the beloved one
transforming each of them into the other.

Coptic letters : from WP.