Savage Daughter - Leafy Greens & Mutton

Local medieval singing group, Leafy Greens and Mutton, performing the song "Savage Daughter" (Karen Unrein Kahan) at the Bangor Public Library on August 29, 2007.

Check out their website at http://www.geocities.com/aneleda

Leafy Greens and Mutton are also members of the SCA's (Society for Creative Anachronism) Shire of Endewearde (central and northern Maine).

Check out photos from the event at: http://photobucket.com/albums/ee79/catgirlpink/0000_SCAevents/2007-08-29_LGM

The Society for Creative Anachronism:
http://www.sca.org
The SCA's East Kingdom:
http://www.eastkingdom.org

Karen Unrein Kahan's website:
http://www.savagedaughter.com

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My Mother's Savage Daughter
music/lyrics c. 1990 Karen Unrein Kahan

Chorus: I am my mother's savage daughter--
the one who runs barefoot, cursing sharp stones.
I am my mother's savage daughter.
I will not cut my hair. I will not lower my voice.

My mother's child is a savage.
She looks for her omens in the colors of stones,
In the faces of cats and the fall of feathers,
In the dancing of fire and the curve of old bones.

Chorus

My mother's child dances in darkness
and sings heathen songs by the light of the moon
And watches the stars and renames the planets
and dreams she can reach them with a song and a broom.

Chorus

My mother's child curses too loud and too often.
My mother's child laughs too hard and too long
And howls at the moon and sleeps in ditches
And clumsily raises her voice in this song

Chorus

Now we all are brought forth out of darkness and water,
Brought into this world through blood and through pain.
And deep in our bones, the Old songs are waking
So sing them with voices of thunder and rain!

We are our mother's savage daughter--
the ones who run barefoot, cursing sharp stones.
We are our mother's savage daughters.
We will not cut our hair. We will not lower our voice. (x3)

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• Karen
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[bhubbard491]

I gotta say, we really rocked this one! I miss singing with you all!!!

[sisterjinx]

When I start missing all you folks I visit this video and it brings a smile to my face. :)

[fionanorthshield]

For those interested, if you search for shavasue and check out her videos, Mistress Wyndreth (Karen Unrein Kahan) is recorded singing her song Savage Daughter.

[hairyballzonna]

Lyrics are under more info

[evain2uchida]

ok does it say cursing sharp stones or casting sharp stones???

[evain2uchida]

o my... i loved this song... and you guys sung it so much... this song explains me sooo much... its like ur singing about me... i love it and thank you...

[loneroze]

This is wonderful! It really makes me happy to finally have a video to watch of this when I'm not at Pennsic! Thank you!

[jinkeejangler]

This is great. :)

[yurishoujo]

Oh wow, this song is fantastic! Great job. ^_^

[ariisu40]

I love this song!! Thanks for posting ^_^