A Druids Song --- by Saul Scudder --- 1970's 80's and 90's


 

     Hey, Hey, The dance is done.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Hey, Hey, Hey, The mornings come.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Now hear the cockcrow greet the sun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Feel the sleeping scarecrow's shadows run.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Mast Tom and Melissa have had their fun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

 

     Your green corn wakes dreaming that the harvests    come.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     And a chilled black raven flies with what he's won.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     What can be seen when fate is spun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     What is known when fate has run.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     The sparkle of the dew when it meets the sun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

 

     A dreamers glance as a days begun.

                de dew, li de, li de, Way

     The mixing of the breeze before the dawn is done.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Where tree's leaves in mists are spun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     A bird speaks on the winds it rides among.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Gone to where the night is from.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Unseen is what might become.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

 

None hear yet songs still unsung.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Ladies know the truth still young.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Stars fade dancing to have fun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Unheard and unknown to some.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way

     Daybreak barely yet begun.

          de dew, li de, li de, Way