Sunsest
What was mine to do, I have done.
I thank the light for its work.
Sunset – Tum (West)
Intro
The sun lowers toward the western edge.
I release what I have carried today.
(I release what I have carried today.)
Verse 1 – Original
Hail unto Thee who art Tum in Thy setting,
even unto Thee who art Tum in Thy joy,
who travellest over the heavens in thy bark
at the Down‑going of the Sun.
Tahuti standeth in His splendour at the prow,
and Ra-Hoor-Khuit abideth at the helm.
Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Day.
(Hail unto Thee from the Abodes of Day.)
Chorus
What was mine to do, I have done.
I thank the light for its work.
I welcome the quiet.
(I welcome the quiet.)
Verse 2 – Interpretation
I greet you, setting sun —
in your descent and in your quiet joy.
Your solar boat carries the dying light
across the western sky, at the close of the day.
Wisdom rides in the front, clear and calm,
and fierce joy steers from the back, untroubled.
I greet you from the houses of day —
from the bright hours I have walked through,
the work I have done, the love I have given.
The day completes its arc.
I release the light.
It goes where it goes.
Chorus
What was mine to do, I have done.
I thank the light for its work.
I welcome the quiet.
(I welcome the quiet.)
Outro
The sun will rise again.
I rest in the gathering dark.
(I rest in the gathering dark.)
