Between the glades of jade grass And the steppes of earth and stone Where the sky was pure and blue There ran a river so strong and proud There bore a child of wolf and faun He fed from the faun and hunted with the wolf Befriended the falcon and sung with the wind He was wild and grew to be strong River child, wild and free Come, my brothers, and soon you'll see Grace of the faun and cunning of the hound No one knows where the child is bound River child, wild and free Come, my brothers, and soon you'll see Grace of the faun and cunning of the hound No one knows where the child is bound In these holy plains, a divine child plays Forging the path for all of us to follow O, gather 'round my brothers And lay witness to this gift from the gods A golden child born of the wild Lay praise upon him and may he gift us with seeded blood Nature protects him The welkin guides him, the boy painted all in mud Hai! Hai! ♪ Hai! Hai! River child, wild and free Come, my brothers, and soon you'll see Grace of the faun and cunning of the hound No one knows where the child is bound River child, wild and free Come, my brothers, and soon you'll see Grace of the faun and cunning of the hound No one knows where the child is bound ♪ Between the glades of jade grass And the steppes of earth and stone Where the sky was pure and blue There ran a river so strong and proud There bore a child of wolf and faun He fed from the faun and hunted with the wolf Befriended the falcon and sung with the wind He was wild and grew to be strong