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Thread #59312 Message #944383
Posted By: MMario
01-May-03 - 03:31 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Beltaine Chase Song
Subject: Lyr Add: THE BELTANE CHASE SONG
Anyone seen this before? Tune?
THE BELTANE CHASE SONG
Traditional
WOMEN: I shall go as a wren in spring,
With sorrow and sighing on silent wing,
And I shall go in Our Lady's name,
Aye, till I come home again.
MEN: And we shall follow as falcons grey,
And hunt thee cruelly as our prey,
And we shall go in our master's name,
Aye, to fetch thee home again.
WOMEN: Then I shall go as a mouse in May,
In fields by night and cellars by day;
And I shall go in Our Lady's name,
Aye, till I come home again.
MEN: But we shall follow as fat tomcats,
And chase thee through the corn and vats,
And we shall go in our master's name,
Aye, to fetch thee home again.
WOMEN: Then I shall go as an autumn hare,
With sorrow and sighing and mickle care,
And I shall go in Our Lady's name,
Aye, till I come home again.
MEN: But we shall follow as swift grey hounds,
And dog thy tracks by leaps and bounds,
And we shall go in our master's name,
Aye, to fetch thee home again.
WOMEN: Then I shall go as a winter trout,
With sorrow and sighing and mickle doubt,
And I shall go in Our Lady's name,
Aye, till I come home again.
MEN: But we shall follow as otters swift,
And snare thee fast ere thou canst shift,
And we shall go in our master's name,
Aye, to fetch thee home again.
WOMEN: Aye, and I'll come home again.