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Blodughadda's Song
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Root of the willow, drink from the riverside lee,
Root of the willow, drink from the riverside lee,
The river runs on till it opens into the sea.
Fruit of the hawthorn, curb the scarlet flow,
Fruit of the hawthorn, curb the scarlet flow,
The tide rushes in and the tide goes out so slow.
Red stain spreads as the ocean's song I sing,
Red stain spreads as the ocean's song I sing,
Blood in the water make my offering.
Silt from the riverbank, wash to the sea and then
Silt from the riverbank, wash to the sea and then
Feed the blood-haired maiden once again.
I am the river and I am the endless sea,
I am the river and I am the endless sea,
The rivers flow out and then return to me.
©
Raven Kaldera
This poem is
from the
Nine Sisters' Shrine.
A CD containing this
and other shaman songs is available from
Asphodel Press.
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