~ By Courtesy of Others ~
Listen to Karl sing it: mp3
In
the Valley
To the tune of
"Kintail" as performed by The Tannahill Weavers
on their album Cullen
Bay. A song for Harvest.
Land of our fathers, land
of our mothers
Softly wind blows though fields of gold
Down in the valley, ancestors watch me
Hail mighty Aesir, hail
mighty Vanir
Keep whole our land, watch our children
Down in the valley, ancestors watch me
Sweetly the scythe sings
softly by my feet
Harvesting love from our ancestors' toil
Honor their might, they gave us megin
Down in the valley, ancestors watch me
Winter will come soon,
her cold hand culling
Our children must survive, keep them well-fed
Give them you bread, teach them to live
Down in the valley, I'm feeling cold
© Karl Donaldsson
Image: Fraser Valley, Canada