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Undine´s Curse
Ilusstration of Undine
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The Water’s Bride — A Soul Given, A Soul Taken
She was born of the river,
not of womb or will.
A daughter of currents.
A child of wind and tide.
not of womb or will.
A daughter of currents.
A child of wind and tide.
She had no soul.
No grief.
No longing.
No grief.
No longing.
Until he called her name.
And in that moment,
she became more than mist.
she became more than mist.
She became human.
Listen and Become Part of the Story
This is no simple love song.
It is a lament.
A lullaby laced with ruin.
A tale where passion births a soul—
and truth tears it apart.
It is a lament.
A lullaby laced with ruin.
A tale where passion births a soul—
and truth tears it apart.
Let the melody take you to the edge of the water.
Listen for the voice
that once sang of joy…
and now lingers in the tide,
heavy with silence.
Listen for the voice
that once sang of joy…
and now lingers in the tide,
heavy with silence.
The Tale — Undine and the Mortal Vow
She rose from the stream,
as beautiful as moonlight,
as free as breath.
as beautiful as moonlight,
as free as breath.
He was a knight.
A wanderer.
He saw her, and she smiled.
And so it began.
A wanderer.
He saw her, and she smiled.
And so it began.
They wed.
He gave his vow.
She gave her soul.
He gave his vow.
She gave her soul.
But men forget.
And hearts wander.
And hearts wander.
He strayed.
He lied.
He lied.
And with that lie,
the curse awakened.
the curse awakened.
For a soul born of water
must return to water
when love is betrayed.
must return to water
when love is betrayed.
She did not kill him out of hate.
She took his breath
because love demanded it.
Because the vow was broken.
Because fate was cruel.
She took his breath
because love demanded it.
Because the vow was broken.
Because fate was cruel.
The Legend Behind — Undine and the Lost Breath
The story of Undine (or Ondine) comes from old European folklore —
a water spirit who can only gain a soul through love,
and loses everything if that love is betrayed.
a water spirit who can only gain a soul through love,
and loses everything if that love is betrayed.
It is the tale of a woman made real
by affection,
and destroyed by infidelity.
by affection,
and destroyed by infidelity.
In “Undine”,
we do not blame her.
We mourn her.
we do not blame her.
We mourn her.
She loved purely.
And that was her undoing.
And that was her undoing.
Now her song lives
in tides and tears
and the hush before storms.
in tides and tears
and the hush before storms.
Featured Quote
"He broke the vow.
She kept it.
Even when it drowned them both."
She kept it.
Even when it drowned them both."