twelve apples on the great oak,
twelve labors of any Hercules.
hurdles to overcome,
tortures to pass through.

twelve apples of pains and pleasures,
twelve times will he fall and rise,
twelve times will he die,
twelve times will he be alive.

twelves strokes of the unforgiving firecane,
twelve times your heart will break,
twelve times you will love again,
twelve times will you face your innermost fears.

twelve times will you pass
through the great oak,
and...