Morrigan’s curse

Once I see you, my head spins,
And I am no longer myself.
No longer An Morrigan,
The raven queen,
The mighty
The all seeing.
What do you do to me,
Goldenhaired,
Green eyed son of Lugh?

Am I the accursed one,
Am I the wretched?
Am I no longer free
To be An Morrigan,
The raven queen,
The mistress of ghosts,
The war-cry of dawn,
The washer at the Ford?

Tell me, Cu Chulainn,
Why does your name
Tastes like wild honey?
Tell me, Cu Chulainn,
Why does your face
Shine like the sun?
Tell me, tell me, Cu Chulainn,
Are you too good for me,
Or am I?..

Why, oh why, Cu Chulainn,
My sleep flees from me
When I watch you?
Why, oh why, Cu Chulainn,
Does the darkness burn
Once I think of you?
Why, oh why, Cu Chulainn,
Does the mighty Morrigan
Fall so low?..

Do you not know, Cu Chulainn,
That I watch you?
Do you not know, Cu Chulainn,
That I am there?
Do you not know, Cu Chulainn
That I love you?
Do you not know, Cu Chulainn,
That I yearn for you?
Do you not care?

Rise up, Cu Chulainn,
Son of Lugh Lamfhada,
Rise up, Cu Chulainn,
The wrath of the battle,
Rise up, Cu Chulainn,
And hear my voice,
Rise up, Cu Chulainn,
For I am calling you,
And I curse you.

The one you refuse,
The one you deny,
The one you flee from
The one you scarred,
The one you hurt,
The one who loved you,
The one who tempted you,
The one who is mighty enough
To destroy you.

Hear me, Cu Chulainn,
For you shall be mine.
If not in life,
In death.
Hear me, Cu Chulainn,
For you will cry out
My name
In agony.
Hear me, Cu Chulainn!

Hear me now,
And flee.