All the world's ruled by the Dragon -
Fiery, mad, wicked, perverse. 
Let me praise him with a humble, 
Daring and ironic curse:

You, destruction-bringer, ordered 
The damp swamps to show your power; 
You brought forth the trees and grasses 
Growing into leaves and flowers.

All things flying, all things crawling 
You made - though their time is brief. 
Those aware and those ambitious 
You doomed to the harshest life.

You moved and clouds started floating . . . 
You chased winds along the land, 
So your kisses, deadly scorching, 
Would not sear before you planned.

And your orders can't be cancelled; 
You have no mercy to bring. 
You rule and don't hear our begging. 
You don't love. You kill each thing.