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08 Lyke Wake Dirge

from Druid Chants by Sencha Skene

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This is a traditional dirge. I took the liberty of Paganizing the lyrics.

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Am G Am G Em C G Am Em

On this night, on this night,
Every night and all,
Hearth and house and candle-light,
And the Donn receive your soul

When from here away you pass
Every night and all,
To Thorny Moor you come at last;
And the Donn receive your soul

If ever you gave hose and shoes,
Every night and all,
Sit then down and put them on;
And the Donn receive your soul

But if hose and shoes you gave none
Every night and all,
The thorns shall prick you to the bone;
And the Donn receive your soul

From Thorny Moor then you may pass,
Every night and all,
To the Bridge of Dread you come at last;
And the Donn receive your soul

If ever you gave silver and gold,
Every night and all,
At the Bridge of Dread you'll find foothold,
And the Donn receive your soul

But if silver and gold you gave none
Every night and all:
You'll tumble down to the House of Donn
And the Donn receive your soul

From Bridge of Dread then you may pass,
Every night and all,
To purging fire you'll come at last;
And the Donn receive your soul

If ever you gave meat or drink,
Every night and all,
The fire will never make you shrink;
And the Donn receive your soul

But if meat or drink you gave none,
Every night and all,
The fire will burn you to the bone;
And the Donn receive your soul

On this night, on this night,
Every night and all,
Hearth and house and candle-light,
And the Donn receive your soul

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from Druid Chants, released January 17, 2023

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Sencha Skene Seattle, Washington

(pronounced SHEN-ka SKAYNE)
I study all forms of spirituality.
The more I learn about paths from around the world, the more I know they all have more in common than not.

I seek the ancient origins of spirituality; the realms of animism and shamanism.

I began music in 1974. My influences were Neil Young, John Prine, Dan Fogelberg, and Pink Floyd.

Now I seek the mystical through music. ... more

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