From the west

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The wind from the ocean
says there's a new season
coming from the west
I am on this island
looking at the sunset
shining from the west

And I'm just a little man 
yes I'm just a little man 
what else to desire 
if not let the fire 
of the summer coming 
from the west? 
The ancient calendar 
of stones on this island 
says today a new year starts* 
from the west 

The ancient people
living on this island
knew all about the west
they watched the short sunsets
into the deep ocean
along the west

And I'm just a little man 
yes I'm just a little man 
what else to desire 
if not let the fire 
of the summer coming 
from the west ? 
The ancient calendar 
of stones on this island 
says today a new year starts* 
from the west 

* Secondo gli antichi abitanti di Lanzarote, i Majos, l'anno nuovo iniziava per il solstizio d'estate, come è testimoniato dal calendario solare di pietra presente a Zonzamas. 

Teguise,  Lanzarote, 20 giugno 2019