

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Where the river meets the eastern sea And lanterns greet the night A foreign woman came to trade With silk as pale as light Her cargo rode the morning tide Through mist along the quay From a quiet merchant vessel Anchored far out in the sea [Verse 2] The harbor folk unloaded cloth In careful painted halls While whispers drifted through the court Behind the palace walls For strangers seldom walked those gates Where princes speak and dine Yet Lord Lim heard the trader once And asked to hear her twice [Chorus] Oh Donna, silk trader of Lim Soft as the falling rain Speaking little, seeing all While courtiers played their games Thread by thread she wove her place Where power walks unseen Till Donna’s quiet counsel Reached the throne of Lim [Verse 3] Her ship returned with every moon Across the silver foam Bearing spices, steel, and cloth From roads no map had known They called that hull the Baywhar Babe A trader’s painted pride With Donna’s three “honest” brothers Sailing steady at the tide [Verse 4] The harbor men would laugh and say With knowing, crooked grin “Those boys may bend a merchant’s rule But never lie to Lim.” Through monsoon wind and pirate seas Their banner still would wave The brothers of the western trader And the Baywhar Babe [Chorus] Oh Donna, silk trader of Lim Soft as the falling rain Speaking little, seeing all While courtiers played their games Thread by thread she wove her place Where power walks unseen Till Donna’s quiet counsel Guided Lord Lim [Bridge] When border lords brought troubled news And rivals fanned the flame The council spoke in winding words To shift the weight of blame But Donna spoke with steady truth Like steel beneath the silk And Lim began to trust the mind Behind the trader’s cloak [Final Chorus] Oh Donna, silk trader of Lim From distant western seas Who walked the halls of jade and fire With quiet dignity And though the court first called her guest Before the seasons’ end The foreign trader Donna Had become Lord Lim’s true friend [Outro] And far beyond the harbor lights Her ship still rode the foam— The Baywhar Babe and the “honest” brothers Who always brought her home.
Tags
Asian-influenced folk ballad, female vocal, pentatonic melody, bamboo flute, erhu strings, soft drums, acoustic guitar
4:54
No
3/23/2026