Hello again My Lovelies,
This is the fifth post in my Litha/Summer Solstice/Midsummer theme. I am sharing some of the songs that I’ve been known to sing at this time of year (with the help of some fruity tipple) as well as images, beautiful creations and snippets of wisdom appropriate for this joyful time of year.
The following song – Noon of Solstice – can be found on his album Spirit of Albion.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WdQiGmFxTE]
Noon of the Solstice by Damh The Bard
In times long past
Lived a Man of green,
And his footsteps brought life wherever he’d been.
In the deepest wildwood
Was the place he was seen,
And the people did love
And protect him.
And they saw his face change,
With the turn of the Wheel
Of the Seasons,
They heard his voice sing.
[Chorus:]
I’m the Horned God,
I’m the face in the trees,
I’m the breath of the wind that rustles the leaves,
I’m the Green Man
In the wildwood I roam,
Cernunnos, I’m Pan and I’m Herne.
I shall be as the Dark Holly King,
Darkness and cold
In my cloak I will bring,
And on Winter’s nights
To me you will sing,
Till the air around me starts changing,
And on the noon of the solstice
I’ll give up my crown,
To the Light
And the Mighty Oak King.
All Summer long
I shall rule just and fair,
Bring your crops to fruit
With the light that I share,
With fire and water,
From earth into air,
But the Wheel it keeps
Steadily turning.
And on the noon of the Solstice
I’ll give up my crown,
To the cold and the Dark Holly King.
T’is now modern times
And the Summer is here,
The Winter has gone
And the air it is clear,
On a fine day I walked
Through a woods I live near,
When a battle I spied
Through a clearing,
Two giants of leaves,
One light and one dark,
Even now the Wheel it is turning!
I hope you are enjoying my week of Litha and Midsummer posts. If you’d like to read any of them again, just search the tag #Litha at the bottom of the page or click on the Sabbats category.
Whatever you are up to, I hope you all have a fantastic June!
