Beltane Fires

Song: Beltane Fires
Artist: Gaia Consort
Album: Secret Voices

A health to the mothers of the Merry Begotten
A health to the maiden with the firey eyes
A health to the crone that smiles beside us
On the other side of a Beltane Fire

A health to the sweet rain gently falling
Down upon the Earth so fair
A health to the wind that Gails around us
And feeds the passion of a Beltane Fire

A health to the lovley green-eyed Susan
She whose heart is my desire
And after all the May Pole's rising
Will you leap with me now o'er a Beltane Fire?

Alternate verse
A health to the acts of love and pleasure
A health to the way the May poles rise
A health to those who bear no children
So those who do come along survive!

Copyright 2000 Christopher Bingham

Eo! The Maiden and the horned one
Eo! The call to spill the seed
Eo! The stirring of the Cauldron
Eo Evohe!

Eo! The Green Man ever present
Eo! The Raven in the wood
Eo! The kisses ripe for tasting
Eo Evohe!

Eo! The rising of the sleepers
Eo! To hear the Pipe at dawn
Eo! The quickening is here
Eo Evohe!

Eo! The sweet rain gently falling
Eo! The seed deep in the Earth
Eo! I hear my lovers calling
Eo Evohe!

Eo! The lusty summer coming
Eo! The green leaf in the bud
Eo! The wild sap is running
Eo Evohe!

Eo! The musky Piper playing
Eo! The One Who Calls the Dance
Eo! The howling earth is saying
Eo Evohe!

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• wicca
• wiccan
• beltane
• fires
• gaia
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• secret
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[happyhidanproducts]

Oh, this just makes me want to get up and dance. But my father (a Christian) is in the room and would spray holy water on me. >> Thank you for posting this up.

Blessed Be

[Solaris242]

I just love this kind of music. Pagan/folk. When done well, its awesome. Its got the lyrical ability of country with a much bigger range of sound.

[ChrissieMadIpod]

Can someone be beautiful and find the tabs/chords for this, or do them? I love this so much. <3

[dansjuf88]

Hi, may I ask something? I'm not that into wicca so I don;t always understand what he's singing about, but I hear him sing quite often about a raven. Can someone explain to me what that means/stands for? Thanks.

Great song by the way.

[Crimsonrose1014]

@happyhidanproducts I had one of those dads lol and he actually did spray holy water on me, and salt, I told him it was refreshing like being at the ocean ! )O(

[bornforwater2]

@CelastrinaLadon It's a traditional expression of joy. Eo Evohe!

[spadecufflinks]

what this sux donkey balls! what time is it?

[CelastrinaLadon]

Eo Evohe!

^what does that mean?

[ceaharps]

@happyhidanproducts Dance for the Lord, then! :-) Ever heard "Lord of the Dance?"

[SparrowHawk541]

@MajikkaniHand ah well, it will come round again :)

[MajikkaniHand]

@SparrowHawk541 Fuck (ha) I missed Beltane again. XD