Between Olympus and their temple walls Began the story of your birth Son of the greatest god of them all Yet you were born upon the Earth Ripened in your mother's mortal womb The seed of love became full grown Full and plenty as befits the god you are Now there is something I must own Dionysus son of mine Stem the blood and pour the wine Dionysus come to me Hear of a tragedy Dionysus, motherless, Dionysus I am to blame I must confess, Dionysus She was an innocent with child it's true Though not the queen who shared my throne Whose jaundiced eye did harbour spite for you I saw not what I should have known Dionysus son of mine Stem the blood and pour the wine Dionysus come to me Hear of a tragedy Dionysus, motherless, Dionysus I could not stay my hand, Dionysus Forgive me