Elder

Elder, elder Watched a bird tend its nest Its coming and going put my mind at rest And it told me to go outside That this was the time this time was right Cherry blossom, rowan flower too Hawthorn buds and deadnettle in bloom And so green green Dark green were the leaves of Elder too And roots, roots Let me lie above your roots Green shoots, shoots Let me eat your spring shoots That cleanse the cold from my blood Like the leaves through the air above me Elder, elder Last night I had a dream I burnt your branches down I cut your fingers and I burnt your crown And someone made a whistle and someone made a pipe And someone hollowed you through to blow our fire alive And so green, green Dark green were the leaves of elder you And roots, roots Let me play beneath your roots Green shoots, shoots Let me eat your spring shoots That cleans the cold in my veins And like the sun it lengthens my days Elder, elder