The ballad

Анна Жаль
Long, long time ago,
When the world was in beginning
Of the evil scorching glow
People’s hearts was overbriming.

And the God decided save them
And he sent to sinful earth
Angel gentle like a lamb
To give to the good a birth.

He was in a shape of white dove
To see the real nature of men.
He was to teach them to love,
But all his attempts were useless then.

People rejected his lessons
And innocent dove was killed.
But their awful sins were ransomed
Though their souls only steeled.

Not very long ago,
When the world was near its end
Of the evil scorching glow
People at last repent.