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~ By Courtesy of Others ~

The Pole Stone
(Externsteine)

I am PAN,
I am PAL,
I am the Pole that grows from the earth.
I am the strength
That rises from the earth,
The beat of the heart
Glowing in the earth.

I am PAN, I am PAL,
The Pole, the arrow!
I lift grass and trees,
I lift animal and man
High into the light.
I give
Strength to their legs,
Lust to their lives,
Diversity in HERNE´s antlers.

I am PAN, I am PAL,
From the glowing heart of the earth
I arise.
I am the lightning
Jumping into the clouds.
The ram spreading fertility,
The bull drawing furrows,
The fox lying in waiting,
The tower around which the clouds dance,
The cry of the cat in deep night.

I am PAN, I am PAL,
yes, FREY I am, the old
The eternally young FREY
and freedom, joy, peace,
aye, fertility I give.

Come, FREYA, enfold me!
You star of stars:
Moon! Be around me, yes,
devour now your dragon!
Deep from the earth I grow!

I am PAN,
I am PAL,
I am the pole that grows
up from the earth.
I am the power
that rises from the earth,
The beat of the heart
which glows in the earth.

I am PAN, I am PAL,
I am the pole, the arrow!
I lift the grass, I lift the trees,
I lift the animal and man
High up into the light.
I give
Strength to their legs,
Lust to their lives,
Diversity in the antlers of HERNE.

I am PAN, I am PAL,
I rise
from the glowing heart of the earth.
I am the lightning jumping up
into the clouds.
The ram which spreads fertility,
The bull which draws the furrows.
The fox in ambush,
The tower which cleaves the dance of clouds,
the cats cry in the night!

I am PAN, I am PAL,
yes, FREY am I, the old
for ever young god FREY
and freedom, joy and peace,
fertility I give.

Come, FREYA, yes! enfold me!
You star of stars:
MOON! Be around me, yes,
devour now your dragon!
Deep from the earth I grow!

© Original: "Der Pfahlstein", Dan Nielsen     Solmaanen.dk
© Translation: Dan Nielsen, Michaela Macha

Note: The Externsteine (Extern Stones) are a site in Germany, reputedly an ancient place of worship.

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