put say This is called 'Sleeping Fire', a tale of the World Dragon by Cirissa Tereha. pause 6 put act leads the chant in a steady, rhythmic voice: pause 3 put chorus Three moons know we:;Bright Yavash, gentle Xibar, sad Katamba.;But once the world was brightened;By the light of a full four. pause 16 put chorus Grazhir, doomed pearl of heaven,;Long lost to the eyes of mortals;Its name was doom, for inside;Hid the death of all the world. pause 16 put chorus Black beast that scampered forth;When Grazhir burst asunder;Its scales like cruel iron glittered;And its wings could hide the sky. pause 16 put chorus Deep it drank of Elanthia's fire,;Death crept toward the mortal world.;And then greedy eyes would turn;Towards the glories of the sun. pause 16 put chorus Then assembled all the gods;For to battle the deadly foe.;They faced this doom, and it them:;Cold eyes, cold faces, cold hearts. pause 16 put chorus And the Sun itself hid,;And the bones of the world shook,;And the gods almost despaired:; Fierce the faces,; Fierce the fighting ; Fierce the foe -- ! pause 21 put chorus And the battle raged...; ;The tune suddenly slows and softens.; ; ... to its end. pause 17 put chorus Evil slunk away,;The gods held the field.;But victory's price sat heavy:;The best of them wounded sore.;Then Peri'el, Lady of the World,;Cast the beast to Elanthia's core;And herself descended,;Forever to sing for its sleep. pause 28 put chorus All praise, immortal singer!;Keeper of Elanthia's Doom,;Savior of us all!;Lady Peri'el, all praise! pause 3 put act's group ends the song in a lingering triumphant chord.