Every story, tale or memior    Every saga or romance    Whether true or fabricated    Whether planned or happen-stance       Whether sweeping through the ages    Casting centuries aside    Or a hurried, brief recital    Just a thirty minute ride       Whether bright or melancholy    Rough and ready, finely spun    Whether with a thousand players    Or a lonely cast of one       Every story new or ancient    Bagatale or work of art    All are tales of human failing    All are tales of love at heart       This is the story of a love that flourished in a time of hate    Of lovers no tyrany could separate    Love set into motion on the Nile's shore    Destiny ignited by an act of war       Egypt saw the mighty river    As its very heart and soul    Source of life for all her people    That only Egypt could control       Destruction of their southern neighbor justified    Nubia exploited left with little more than pride    Oh