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Lord Sterling

Lord Sterling rides down to the Faery glen,In search of a fair young lass,He sees her dancingIn all his dreamsBetween the auld standing stones. Lord Sterling rides hard and long is his wayTo stones of the faerie glen,The laugh and the smileOf a fair young lassDriving him closer still. Lord Sterling is young, and hisContinue reading “Lord Sterling”

I shall claim my own

I shall claim my own.In living or dying,In peace or war,In battle or dance –Mine shall beWho is meant to be. I shall claim my own.Bard or king,Warrior or maiden,Child or druid-Mine shall beWho is meant to be. I shall claim my own.As I have claimedTaliesin and Myrddin,Aneirin and Gwendolleu-For mine is mine,And always willContinue reading “I shall claim my own”

Dark love of mine/Ailein Duinn

Oh dark love of mine,Does the water cradle youNow, where my arms cannot? Dark is the sea,And dark is my heart,For the water has taken my love. The sea has taken him,Taken him as a spouse,Tore him from my embrace. On a bed of seaweedMy love now sleeps,In the dark of the sea, His hairContinue reading “Dark love of mine/Ailein Duinn”

Gwyn’s courtship

I am not riding today,I’m courting.Courting my autumn bride. I am not hunting today,I’m dancing.Dancing till stars look down. I am not fighting today,I’m singing.Singing of love till dusk. I am the son of Nudd, cariad,I am the winter LordI am the northern king, cariad,I am the autumn born. Shining like starlight, cariad,Shining and youngContinue reading “Gwyn’s courtship”

Highland vow/By the fires of Samhain

By the lights of SamhainBy the mists of the OtherworldBy the rainstorms and dustBy oak, ash and thorn I swear to be true. In living and dyingIn joy and sufferingIn despair and hopeIn cold and heat, I shall be by your side. In the lands of the livingIn the realms of the deadIn the greenContinue reading “Highland vow/By the fires of Samhain”

With the rain I come

With the rain I comeFor the dyingAnd the yet unborn. With the rain I comeTo restore and heal,And to make amends. With the rain I comeTo take all the pain,And to soothe the mind. With the rain I comeSwift like summer storm,Cold as winds of night. With the rain I comeSinging out the dead,Singing babesContinue reading “With the rain I come”

Sky wept as they rode

Sky wept as they rodeFor the battle was nighAnd many would perish. Sky wept as they rodeFor the hearts were breakingAnd blood boiled. Sky wept as they rodeFor the faith drove themAnd the pipes sang. Sky wept as they rodeFor the flower of GododdinWould fall on the field. Sky wept as they rodeFor none couldContinue reading “Sky wept as they rode”

Cathraeth/ Y Gododin

I remember Cathraeth,Where many were slain.They rode off to battleFor victory they rode,All they gainedWas death. I remember Cathraeth:Where the field once was,Blood flows.Blood drips from broken spearsHelmets are crushed,Shields shattered. I remember Cathraeth:Where the mighty fell,No flower would bloom.Blood washes the tears away,And swords are powerlessWhere death triumphs. I remember Cathraeth.The billowing cloaks,The battleContinue reading “Cathraeth/ Y Gododin”

Aneirin

Aneirin I am the son of the heathered hills,The rolling waves and the distant skies,I am the son of the mists and winds,The cliffs and rivers, the moss and pines. I am the one who sang in the wild,Of battles and hearts on the chainmail sleeves,I am the one who never took sides,In halls whereContinue reading “Aneirin”

Barddas

I am Taliesin. I know why the sun rises,Why the stars shine,Why the wind has wings,Why the battle rages I am Taliesin I wander through the mists,And I dance with the Fair folk –Nothing is hidden from me,And nothing can hold me. I am Taliesin. No chains are strong enough,No mind is powerful enough,No heartContinue reading “Barddas”