I will not cease to hope, I am her mother, and she is my light I'll leave no path untrod no stone uncovered 'Til I find my flower bright I try to seek the truth to find an answer Maybe I held on far too tight? Maybe she slipped away and chose a lover As other girls do every night? I will not pass a door that I can open No fence too high, no service too lowly I wander many days and many nights, Hide my face behind my eyes I have found tenderness, I have found kindness Even so, it's just the same The women gather around to soothe my sorrow Try to make me smile, remind me that life is more than pain I hold a seed of hope that I will find her once again My precious maid And she will gather flowers and dance the meadow As always was, and always will be, once again