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Samhain
05:33
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Samhain
Songs are humming through the trees
Stories murmur from stones
Whispers stir the fallen leaves
And wake the sleeping bones
This night the worldly veil grows thin
Soon it will part and show
Faces of those who have gone before
Dreams of long ago
And I hear their voices softly calling
Down through the mists of time
I feel their love like a warm beacon glowing
To guide this path of mine
Heya Heya Heya...
The Old Ones are stirring abroad tonight
In forest and meadow and field
Shimmering just at the edge of sight
Through portals now unsealed
Sweet grace in the earth beneath my feet
Songs in the dark wing-ed air
Joy in my heart this Samhain eve
To feel their presence near
And I hear their voices softly calling
Down through the mists of time
I feel their love like a warm beacon glowing
To guide this path of mine
Heya Heya Heya...
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Come to the Woods
03:42
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Come to the woods when the night is falling
Come to the woods when the day is done
Come to the woods when the owl is calling
Come by the light of the star and moon
Hum anna Heyanna Heyanna Ho ro
Hum anna Heyanna Horo ho
Hum anna Heyanna Heyanna Ho ro
Hum anna Heyanna Horo ho
Come to the fire when the sparks are flying
Come to the fire when the circle's strong
Come to the fire when the year is turning
Come to the fire and join the song
Dance to the generations passing
Dance to the generations gone
Dance to the generations waiting
For their hour to be born
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All Souls' Night
05:44
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Long ago we walked these roads
That today you boldly tread
We tilled the fields and we built the homes
Where now you dwell instead
We broke our hearts on Time's harsh wheel
We laughed, we loved, we lost
We saw the sun both rise and set
And for that glory paid the cost
So let your voices sing and your drumbeat sound
Let the sacred fire burn bright
For the dead will dance with the living
All on this All Soul's Night
Remember, oh remember, at this turning of the year
Our faces long forgotten. Speak our names and draw us near.
Remember, oh remember, so that we may know again
The sound of living voices and the warmth of living kin
So let your voices sing and your heartbeat sound
Let the sacred fire burn bright
For the dead will dance with the living
All on this All Soul's Night
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Magic
04:58
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Let us loose this shroud of thought
This tangled web of hope and fear
With softened gaze and quiet heart
Let is wake to what is here
World to left and world to right
Above, below, behold the power
Of all that is, and all that might,
This moment come forth into flower
Magic shines, arise and know
These faces in her light revealed
Magic sootming root and leaf
As stone and moss speak forth the lahes all bitter woe
And bids the wounded heart be healed
Hawk intoning cliff and strand
Arbutus humming root and leaf
As stone and moss speak forth the land
And the sky croons to the sea beneath
They're here with us on every side
They rise to meet us as we come
From our shadowed dreams of loneliness
They give us hearty welcome home
Magic sings, arise and hear
These voices echo from the hills
Magic brings the far off near
And all the realm with glory fills
Magic shines, arise and see
This beauty that her light enfolds
Magic finds the you in me
And all the realm beloved holds
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Eram quod es
Eris quod sum
Pulvis et umbra sumus
Requisat in Pace
(I was once what you are now
You will be what I am
Dust and Shadow are we
Rest in peace)
Mors aurem vellens
"Vivite!" ait, "venio!"
(Death whispered in my ear"
Live!" he said, "I am coming!")
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Oh Beloved
03:39
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Now I hear your voice on the wind
Softly, softly, calling out my name
Oh beloved, come to me, my grieving heart to hold
Be with me this night awhile
Though your grave lies cold
So long since i held your hand
Or walked with you through forest and glen
Oh beloved, time has passed and seasons come and go
Still do I recall your face. Still, I miss you so
Stay with me a moment more
Before cruel time shuts again the door
Oh my love I will go on and live my span of days
For I have known your love, and so I give my thanks and praise
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The Magpie
05:43
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One for sorrow, two for joy
Three for a girl and four for a boy
Five for silver, six for gold
Seven for a secret never told
Devil, devil, I defy thee!
Devil, devil, I defy thee!
Devil, devil, I defy thee!
Oh the magpie brings us tidings of news both fair and foul
She's more cunning than the raven, more wise than any owl
She brings us news of the harvest, of the barley, wheat and corn
And she knows when we'll go to our graves and how we shall be born
She brings us joy when from the right and grief when from the left
Of all the news that's in the air we know to trust her best
For she sees us at our labour and mocks us at our work
She steals the egg from out of the nest, and she can mob the hawk
The priest he says we're wicked to worship the devil's bird
Ah, but we respect the old ways and we disregard his word
For we know they rest uneasy as we slumber in the night
And we'll always leave a little bit of meat for the bird that's black and white
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Yon Fairy Hill
03:59
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Far I see yon fairy hill
Yon hill where the rowans grow
Far I see yon fairy hill
where my love lies waiting below
Ho ro ho ro ho ro ho
Ho ro ho ro ho
Ho ro ho ro ho ro ho
Ho ro ho ro ho
Sweet are the lips that kissed me once
Under the rowans there
Sweet are the arms that held me once
when I was young and fair
Far I see yon fairy hill
Yon hill where the rowans grow
Some day I'll reach yon fairy hill
And join my love below
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The autumn leaves are falling and the wind is blowing cold
Just like the year now waning, I find I, too, grow old
The nights are long and silent and I think on what has gone
Of flowers that have withered and songbirds that have flown
If I had a hundred wishes, this I know is true
I would wish for one thing only. I would only wish for you
Like two trees on the mountain whose roots 'twine underground
Their branches interlacing to share what sun be found
We grew through drought and tempest, straight and true and strong
But time's axe did cut you early, and then I stood alone
If I had a hundred wishes, this I know is true
I would wish for one thing only. I would only wish for you
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Autumn Prayer
05:12
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May we love all that fades and falls away
Autumn leaves, and childhood dreams of summer days
May we dance, though time has us in chains
May we sing, 'til nothing left remains
May we laugh through tears that drop like rain
May we grieve 'til joy can shine again
And when this day is done at last
May we know that we were blessed
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Jaiya Mayne Island, British Columbia
Jaiya was founded in 2003 by Gulf Island musicians Miranda Brown, Kim Darwin and Lael Whitehead. The trio recorded three albums which celebrate a deep connection to the land and to the cycles of the seasons. Brown and Darwin have now retired from the band, and Lael Whitehead is continuing on her own - with the help of talented guest artists. ... more
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