Paganistan: Notes from the Secret Commonwealth
In Which One Midwest Man-in-Black Confers, Converses & Otherwise Hob-Nobs with his Fellow Hob-Men (& -Women) Concerning the Sundry Ways of the Famed but Ill-Starred Tribe of Witches.
'Snowdrop, Snowdrop': A Magical Little Children's Song for Imbolc
As its alternate name, Candlemas Bells, would suggest, the snowdrop (Galanthus nivalis, "milk-flower of the snows") is the floral signature of the festival of Imbolc.
Check out 'Snowdrop, Snowdrop,' a charming (and magical) little song by the prolific and thoroughly unpretentious writer of children's songs, Dany Rosevear. Of such humble fieldstones is the temple of modern pagan culture built.
Of course, I've been unable to resist tampering with the lyrics.
Just a little.
Snowdrop, Snowdrop
Snowdrop, snowdrop, little drop of snow:
what will you do when the cold wind blows?
I'll hide my little head and say:
cold wind, cold wind, go away.
Snowdrop, snowdrop, dressed in green and white:
what will you do when the Sun shines bright?
I'll ring my little bell and sing:
Ding-a-ling, ring-a-ling, here comes Spring.
You may also want to check out 'Snowdrop,' a traditional Appalachian tune here played on the clawhammer banjo. Let me just mention that, in the old days, banjo heads used to be made from the skin of the groundhog (Marmota monax), Imbolc's animal mascot.
And 'round the Wheel doth turn.
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Monday, 04 February 2019
"Snow bells."
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Monday, 04 February 2019You're welcome!
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I remember a Schumann song called 'Schneegloeckchen,' sung here by the lovely Edith Wiens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOsXVXpWHWo