Early Days: Bríd's Chant

         

a small turn sunwise

in the weaving of the cross

the three‑armed cross of Bríd

another small turn

and the cross’s spinning done

and the tying of the ends and tucking in

a long glance up

to the trailing of the sun

to the long trailing strands of the goddess

filtering in through the curtain of the leaves

the curtain of the garment of the trees

           Mael Brigde (1990)
           Copyright Casey June Wolf (2015)

This chant does have a tune. Sound quality is not great, but here goes anyway.

(Cross by E.E. Evans, in Irish Folkways)