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Brigit's Song

from Grand Promenade by Maggie McKaig

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Yet another excerpt from Ella Young's wonderful "Celtic Wonder-Tales." Everyone listens to Brigit, and few dare mess with her. She's one powerful goddess. So much so that early Christians in Ireland stole her, usurped her from the druids and converted her. She became Saint Brigid of Kildare, don't you know. The Bride. A cunning move.

"Celtic Wonder-Tales" was originally published in Dublin in 1910.

"In Tir-na-Moe, the Land of the Living Heart, Brigit was singing. Angus the Ever-Young, and Midyir the Rred-Maned, and Ogma that is called Splendour of the Sun, and the Dagda, and the other lords of the people of Dana drew near to listen. Brigit sang."

And then came the words that became the lyrics to my song.

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Brigit's Song

Now comes the hour foretold
A god-gift bringing, a wonder sight
Is it a star new born
Splendid up springing
Out of the night?

Is it a wave from the Fountain of Beauty
Up-flinging foam of delight
Is it a glorious immortal bird
That is winging, hither it’s flight

Hmm mm mm mm, hmm mm mm, mm

Ours to take and to keep

Let the wave break, let the star rise
Let the flame leap, if our hearts are wise

It is a wave high-crested, melodious
Triumphant, breaking in light
It is a star rose-hearted
A joyous splendor risen in light
It is a flame from the world of the gods
And love runs before it
It is a flame from the world of the gods
A quenchless delight, risen from night

Hmm mm mm mm, hmm mm mm, mm

Ours to take and to keep

Let the wave break, let the star rise
Let the flame leap, if our hearts are wise.

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from Grand Promenade, released June 20, 2003
Brigid Celtic Fire #Imbolc by Esther Remmington

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Maggie McKaig Nevada City, California

I'm a singer-songwriter, guitarist, accordionist, composer, poet, essayist, playwright. Since 2009 I've led World music quartet Beaucoup Chapeaux. With my partner of 45 years Luke Wilson we raised two sons, made seven albums, and grown veggie gardens and fruit trees on five acres of never ceded land once occupied by the Nisenan Tribe near Nevada City, CA.
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