Lyrics

The Trapper

Trapper: I have never seen such riches in my life
　　　　What a palace there is here!
King Gilgamesh, I am a trapper, too

I’ve heard the tales
And now I see they’re all true
[Courtiers: He is waiting]
The moonward walls
The halls your women dance through…have no end
[Courtiers: Now bow down your head low, son]
This gilded lair
of bulls staring down at me
[Courtiers: Get to the point]
I stammer when
I’m in such company
[Courtiers: The king is growing impatient]

Out there, there is something
that I can’t begin to make clear
Very soon it may be wandering here
Such eyes, when you look at them
They seem on fire with one thought
If you don’t look away, you’re bound to be caught

Now who is she?
I like what I see in her
[Courtiers: Who else but our Shamhat?]
I know at least
One man or beast she’d prefer… come with me
[Courtiers: Yes, there’s something she can do]
No turning back
For the man who could please Shamhat
[Courtiers: Now he speaks good sense!]
It’s easy to see
The trap once you have been caught
[Courtiers: Good king, let her save us!]

Out there, there is something
that I can’t begin to describe
Very soon there will be no place to hide
Such eyes! Could the power
of love work her way to the man?
All I ask is the girl to see if she can

Gilgamesh: You may take her… in the morning (laughter)　

Trapper: Well I know that look or spell that’s in his eyes
[Courtiers: Well we know the hunger in his eyes!]
It’s the power of the game
[Courtiers: Well we know what’s in his eyes!]
King Gilgamesh, I am a trapper, too