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The Beltane Fire Festival is an annual ritual drama, held on April 30th on Calton Hill in Edinburgh. It is inspired by the supposed ancient Gaelic festival of Beltane which marked the beginning of summer.
 | Based on the story line of the festival, I created a musical suite. It is made of short pieces, so it leans as a whole more towards a single long piece of progressive rock music than towards a "concept album". To get a more complete idea of the BELTANE FIRE festival, you may want to visit the web site of the Beltane Fire Society. |
The BELTANE FIRE - mp3s
Complete Zip
1. Acropolis
2. May Queen
3. Fire Arch
4. Elemental Points
5. Red Charge
6. Green Man
7. Bonfire
8. Bower
9. Fire Arch - reprise
These are the lyrics from my new opus. They are directly inspired by the story of the BELTANE FIRE festival.
The BELTANE FIRE - Lyrics
1. ACROPOLIS
Don’t you hear the procession?
A drama from pre-Christian age
Freeing us from our obsession
Encouraging all fertilities
Can you see them on Acropolis?
Dressed in bright colors or dark attire
Some pared like princesses of ages
Some their naked body painted
Come on torchbearers and drummers
The Beltane Fire blows our minds
Can you see the Blue Men?
The Green Man in winter guise?
Soon they will light up the need fire
The mother of all fires tonight
Come on torchbearers and drummers
The Beltane Fire blows our minds
2. MAY QUEEN
Rejoice brave people of the isle
A new white queen has come to life
Guarded by the warrior women
The four handmaidens and herself
Born from the earth mother
Greet the cardinal directions
And proceed to Calton hill
Rejoice brave people of the isle
The May Queen has come to life
She will break the winter’s ice
The May Queen has come to us
She will give us all we need
The Green man will be her consort
The protector of her heart
Rejoice brave people of the isle
The May Queen has come to life
She will break the winter’s ice
The May Queen has come to us
She will give us all we need
3. FIRE ARCH
The May Queen is spinning
To make up her mind
The May Queen is spinning
She goes for the Arch
Stir from the air
Stir from the earth
The energy we need
To complete our work
Light up the Arch
Turn it to Fire
You have not seen
What’s going to been
Dancing the Queen
Dancing the green
Open the path
To the unseen
Light up the Arch
Turn it to Fire
You have not seen
What’s going to been
Mourning the losses
Of the past year
Maidens and women
Shred up a tear
Light up the Arch
Turn it to Fire
You have not seen
What’s going to been
4. ELEMENTAL POINTS
The Air is on display
The Air presents a gift
Live on the Air
The Earth is midst of the trees
The Earth is presenting bread
Live on the Earth
The Water is facing the Firth
The Water is washing her face
Live on the Water
5. RED CHARGE
The battle is on
Red is the fire
Red are the men
Red are the skins
Red is the fire
The battle is on
But with no killing
We need all forces
Throughout the summer
Half-naked wild men
Forces of chaos
Taunting the white
Half-naked wild men
The battle is on
But with no killing
There goes the red charge
Charging again
Shouting aloud
Leaving no rest
Charging again
The battle is on
But with no killing
We need all forces
Throughout the summer
The battle is on
6. GREEN MAN
The Queen is so beautiful
And the air has turned so hot
There is no way out for Green
He wants her pussy on his cock
For such an act of villainy
He will be killed by the maidens
His body ripped from winter shell
And then turned back to the May Queen
But the Queen loves the little Green
And brings him back to life again
To summer life and laughs and dance
7. BONFIRE
The Bonfire is lit
Circles around it
The Bonfire is lit
Give him a crown
Give him a throne
Light up a fire for us all
Light up a fire for us all
Light up the wax
The flaming hands
Light up a fire for us all
Light up a fire for us all
The Bonfire is lit
Circles around it
And walk around it
Three more times
The fire burns for us all
The Beltane blessing is announced
Winter is dead
Tear down his cloth
The fire burns for us all
Summer is here
8. BOWER
The May Queen’s bower
Is the final stage
Gifts are exchanged
Couples are blessed
Commitments are made
For a year and a day
The white and the reds can finally unite
Enjoy the summer and live on
9. FIRE ARCH - reprise
