viernes, 8 de mayo de 2009

Beltane Fire Festival (Edinburgh)

El Beltane Fire Festival de Edimburgo tiene lugar tradicionalmente 
el 30 de abril de cada año, en Calton Hill.

Beltane es una palabra del gaélico-celta que significa "brillante / fuego sagrado", siendo el festival una celebración del florecimiento de la primavera, que antiguamente también coincidía con con las trashumancias de los ganados; la fertilidad de la tierra y del ganado, marcados por el fuego como elemento común. La fecha del festival no tenía un día fijo como ahora, ya que, según algunos expertos en temas celtas, estaba relacionada con la primera luna llena después de la floración del espino.


Beltane (also known as May Day) is an ancient fire festival which celebrates the return of fertility to the earth. It is characterized by bright colors, dancing, singing and merry-making of all kinds. The well-know May Pole harkens back to a time when the returning sun rejoins the Mother Earth to begin a new season of planting and raising crops. Many wild and magical things were said to occur on this day!



Beltane / JL Greene

Come dance the ring and with me sing 
Of the queen and king of Beltane 
Where the bold Greenman gives his gentle hand 
To the Lady of the Land at Beltane 

Come brightly dressed and we will bless 
The field's success at Beltane 
Love is in the air and mirth to share 
A raucous affair is Beltane 

Refrain 

No longer looms the winter's gloom 
The flowers bloom at Beltane 
Spring is born upon this morn 
The fields adorn at Beltane 

With Winter past the light gains fast 
Mab's spell is cast at Beltane 
Love is in the air and mirth to share 
A raucous affair is Beltane 

Refrain 

The lover's quest is doubly blessed 
At this springtime fest of Beltane 
The maiden fair with flowers in her hair 
Her love ensnares at Beltane 

The sun of gold his ways unfold 
Bright and bold at Beltane 
Love is in the air and mirth to share 
A raucous affair is Beltane 

Run away with me to the Land of the Sidhe 
Set your spirit free at Beltane 
The fires blaze as the fiddle plays 
Wild are the ways of Beltane 

Dance and drum til the day is done 
It's all for fun at Beltane 
Love is in the air and mirth to share 
A raucous affair is Beltane 

Copyright 2008 - JL Greene
from Crossroads, released 01 January 2008

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