Be unclad of all fear,
o child mine,
of all of its grip and
its guile,
and be light as the air,
as the air, my love, as the
light and the air at dawn.
* * *
Let your gladness be sought,
o child mine,
be sought, the desire of your heart,
and may those that pass by be
the gladder for your touch;
the gladder, child that I love.
* * *
Be you clad in all colors,
o child mine,
in all colors, my love, save one.
And that color you will hold
in the palm of your hand,
and your eye will always be on it.
* * *
Its weight you must ken,
o child that I love, its weight,
that you'll surely keep steady,
for it's woe to you, and loss
beyond loss, if that weight
should ever be greater.
Oh it's woe to you, and loss
beyond loss, if that weight
should ever be greater.
Sep 10, 2019
Sep 10, 2019 at 8:27 PM UTC
Be unclad of all fear,
o child mine,
of all of its grip and
its guile,
and be light as the air,
as the air, my love, as the
light and the air at dawn.
* * *
Let your gladness be sought,
o child mine,
be sought, the desire of your heart,
and may those that pass by be
the gladder for your touch;
the gladder, child that I love.
* * *
Be you clad in all colors,
o child mine,
in all colors, my love, save one.
And that color you will hold
in the palm of your hand,
and your eye will always be on it.
* * *
Its weight you must ken,
o child that I love, its weight,
that you'll surely keep steady,
for it's woe to you, and loss
beyond loss, if that weight
should ever be greater.
Oh it's woe to you, and loss
beyond loss, if that weight
should ever be greater.
Derived from a melody of the kantele, the Finnish harp.
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