Letras de The Horizon

Last night, about 100km off the South African coast
The sailing ship the Horizon, with 60 crewmen on board
Ran into difficulties and eventually sank
So far, only 5 survivors have been rescued by a passing vessel
And the other crewmen are feared lost

One of the survivors gave this account
In the dark, the captain suddenly observed breakers ahead
He managed to shout that the helm should be turned hard over
But it was already too late
With a great noise, the Horizon struck a reef
The enormous shock caused the main topmast to topple over
The rudder slipped out of its braces and the tiller broke off
From one moment to the next, the ship was making a lot of water
The Horizon stayed afloat, but with water still pouring in
For the bow of the ship was completely split open

Prayers of mourning in shades of blue
All are drowning, an awful few
So deceived by a sea of doom
To hear them crying here in the gloom

At the stern, a boat was lowered, but
Carelessly, it was seriously damaged
The captain had the injured brought on board
And ordered some members of the crew to
Take positions in the other lifeboat

At half past 12 in the night, the stricken ship capsized
Some of the crew who had jumped overboard
Managed to reach one of the boats
Attempts to pick up more were of no avail in the darkness

This morning, nothing of the ship or her remaining crew could be seen

Prayers of mourning in shades of blue
All are drowning, an awful few
So deceived by a sea of doom
To hear them crying here in the gloom

Prayers of mourning in shades of blue
All are drowning, an awful few
So deceived by a sea of doom
To hear them crying here in the gloom