Corrina wrote this as a kind of modern-day "seal song". Rather than capture the Selkie and force her to live on land for ever as a human, this song captures the moment of their meeting. And she leaves him as quickly as she arrived.
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from The Butterfly,
released January 1, 2004
By Corrina Hewat
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