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Hal En Tow
03:25
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Take no scorn to wear the horn, it was a crown when you were born
Your father’s father wore it, & your father wore it, too
Hal-en-tow - jolly rumble oh – we were up - long before the day – oh
To welcome in the summer – to welcome in the May – oh
For summer is a coming in - & winter’s gone away – oh
Robin Hood & Little John have both gone to the fair – oh
And we will to the merry green wood – to hunt the buck & hare – oh
What happened to the Spaniards – that made so great a boast - oh
They shall eat the feathered goose - & we shall eat the roast – oh
May Mary & Moses bless you all – with all their power & might – oh
And bring good peace to all the land – bring peace by day & night – oh
The spring is come – each bough & branch – does flower forth with blossom bright
The Earth inclines unto the sun - & all grows green beneath his light
Oh, do not tell the Priest of it – for he would call it sin – oh
But we shall be out in the woods all night – a-conjuring Summer in – oh
We bring you news by word of mouth – for women, cattle & corn – oh
Now is the Sun come up from the South - by Oak, & Ash, & Thorn - oh
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2. |
It's May
06:14
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Summer Wine
06:09
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Summer Wine - shines so clearly - Dandelion - fine in glass
Valentine - love you dearly - Please be mine - though summers pass
Pour the amber wine - Quaff the nectar fine - Share the gift divine
We must treasure - All our pleasure - Times past measure
Yellow flower - blooming briefly - for an hour - in the springtime
Give your power - shining sweetly - in our bower - brewed in sweet wine
Flower wine so bright - Help us through this night - We’ll celebrate delight
All our pleasure, in times past measure - we must treasure
All the past times we have shared & journeyed through
The trip of our life line - love’s joy traced so fine
Exulted or mourned - moaning or dancing in our joys, too
Distilled in memory - like Dandelion Wine
Summer Wine - shines so clearly - Dandelion - fine in glass
Valentine - love you dearly - Please be mine - as seasons pass
Fill the glass again - put away all pain - remember what remains
Time’s past measure, so we must treasure - this golden pleasure
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The Beltane Chase
04:53
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Horizons
05:09
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The space of bright blue sky
The mountains far & high
The clouds in lines they fly
They don’t conceal the view
What now stands in our way
Is not so plain to say
Tomorrow comes the day,
Somehow so bright & new
Sunset is fading now,
So golden fiery & so far
The half moon is shining now
And soon we’re bound to see a star
It’s hard to know your road
We have a heavy load
To pay the debt that’s owed
At least we know we’ll try
We will respect the Earth
This world that gave us birth
We’ll never know Her worth
Until the day we die
Rivers & trees nearby,
And rocks & branches near at hand
All living is kin to us,
And the Moon shines down upon the land
The Moon shines down upon the land
The Moon shines down, Moon shines down,
Moon shines down
What now stands in our way
Is not so plain to say
Tomorrow comes the day
Somehow so bright & new
The space of bright blue sky
The mountains far & high
The clouds in lines they fly
They don’t conceal the view
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6. |
Oh, It's May
05:44
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Oh, it’s May!
Beltane Fire in our Heart
Summer Pleasure soon to start
Oh, it’s May!
Ramble here & ramble there
Through warm air without a care
Oh, it’s May!
Dance the Ring & ribbons twine
Have a fling & drink the wine
Oh, it’s May!
Buds & Blooms are everywhere
Plait a garland for your hair
Join the Spring & cast out woes
Tread the woods & wild meadows
Bid old Winter good farewell
As the Springtime joys we tell
May is here & Beltane, too
Let joy show us what to do
Spring is here, & every thing, means to sing old songs of Love
All the world is chanting gladness - alive again, below, above
Spring is Here
Spring is here, & we, small creatures, stand beneath the moon & stars
Feeling part of everything - that the world is new, & ours
Spring is Here
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7. |
I Am Pagan
15:38
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I am Pagan, stone of circle,
Standing strong on this old World.
Open to the Wind & Sky,
Warmed by Fire & the Sun.
Washed by Rain & Sea, enduring,
Lasting 'til all Time be done.
May the Lovely Ancient Powers
Feel my Heart - & hear my words
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Going down to Jankee Towne
All the World is turn around
Upside down & quite insane
Noisey Sound upset my brain
Does it matter – your affiliation
Or this cultural appropriation
Mix & match your histories
Cross your ies, & dot your tees
Daffodils, & tulips bloom
Dispel the smell of doom & gloom
Glimmer, glitter – posh allures
I got mine - & you got yours
Birds will stain & pigeons mark
Most any statue in the park
Clamor, noise – that is the sound
When you live in Jankee Towne
Atlantis, it’s a home for whales
A tidal wave will drown all sails
Moon-lit tide – all Blessed Be
Wave, & make a friend of Sea
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9. |
Dance The May
12:55
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Dance The May, Dance The May,
Love the Earth & ground
Dance The May, Dance The May,
Dance the Maypole round
Dance The May, Dance The May,
Seek the Blissful/Beautiful sound
Dance The May, Dance The May,
Green & Light astound/abound
We are here in pleasant weather
Jolly & well-met together
Dance our jingle-jangle tune
Under Sun or light of Moon
Bless our humble jubilee
Dancing like a wave, so free
Come & join our gypsy band
Shout & sing & clap your hand
We’re so grateful, & so gay
We celebrate our holiday
Cold & storm & Winter, past
Springtime has come ‘round at last
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10. |
Beltane Fire Dance
16:18
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Circle Strong & Fire Bright
We Merry Meet, this Merry Night
May Day, Beltane - Walpurgis, Fire Bane
Kindle Fire - Concentrate! - Flame Desire - Celebrate!
Dance the Maypole - spin & twirl - Elevate! - each Boy & Girl!
Beltane, May Day - Walpurgis, Green Fay
Sun has Summoned Green & Spring
See new Green in Everything!
May Day, Walpurgis - Beltane, Nymph Kiss
Dance! - Dance! - Dance! - find Romance, in a Trance!
(ad lib lyrics also - random stuff for Beltane - surprise!)
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Jim Connelly Schenectady, New York
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