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In December, 2002, I was tired of singing just singing Pagan rewrites of Christmas carols, so I set about to write my own, wholely original one, and I posted it to the Mudcat Cafe, here. One woman who liked the song asked me to submit it for printing in her San Fansisco folk-club newsletter. After the holidays, she said they'd sung it in group, and it was a big hit.
Last night, I get this e-mail from her:
Hi Anne.(sic) The folks at the Portland club asked me a couple days ago to do an
equinox ritual for music camp this next weekend, and after rummaging through
my songs, I found I didn't really have anything that worked.
But while talking with my friend Blythe, she suggested I try modifying your
song to turn it into a equinox song instead of a solstice song.
She'd made a few adjustments to the words that worked, but asked me if I'd like a go at it. I took up the challenge, and gave her permission to use her own version if I got stuck.
But I didn't get stuck :-)
Here's what I came up with -- I like it, for one, I hope she doesn't mind having to learn a whole new lot of lyrics:
Come gather together, rejoice and be gay!
Sing! for the night is now balanced by day
The wheel, it is turning, and Life, it goes on.
So raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Call out with the Goddess: "It's now time to grow,
Free from the prison of old ice and snow!"
Our slumber is over, our work just begun,
So raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Though winter was long, with cold nights and fierce wind,
We have survived, and we're singing again!
And, like the brave seed, may our hearts all grow strong.
Come raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Give thanks to the Goddess, the sweet living Earth:
thanks for the cycle of death and rebirth.
She lives in our hearts, and the love that we share.
So raise all your voices, let a song fill the air!
( The original song is here )
Oh? and P.S. A Baptist church group filked the lyrics to make this Pagan carol and Christian one.. heh! I like a little turn-about, don't you?
Last night, I get this e-mail from her:
Hi Anne.(sic) The folks at the Portland club asked me a couple days ago to do an
equinox ritual for music camp this next weekend, and after rummaging through
my songs, I found I didn't really have anything that worked.
But while talking with my friend Blythe, she suggested I try modifying your
song to turn it into a equinox song instead of a solstice song.
She'd made a few adjustments to the words that worked, but asked me if I'd like a go at it. I took up the challenge, and gave her permission to use her own version if I got stuck.
But I didn't get stuck :-)
Here's what I came up with -- I like it, for one, I hope she doesn't mind having to learn a whole new lot of lyrics:
Come gather together, rejoice and be gay!
Sing! for the night is now balanced by day
The wheel, it is turning, and Life, it goes on.
So raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Call out with the Goddess: "It's now time to grow,
Free from the prison of old ice and snow!"
Our slumber is over, our work just begun,
So raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Though winter was long, with cold nights and fierce wind,
We have survived, and we're singing again!
And, like the brave seed, may our hearts all grow strong.
Come raise all your voices, fill the air with sweet song!
Give thanks to the Goddess, the sweet living Earth:
thanks for the cycle of death and rebirth.
She lives in our hearts, and the love that we share.
So raise all your voices, let a song fill the air!
( The original song is here )
Oh? and P.S. A Baptist church group filked the lyrics to make this Pagan carol and Christian one.. heh! I like a little turn-about, don't you?
