Like a river, we flow And like barley, we grow To reach for the light of the sun By the burbling brook, and the oaths that we took To unite, and face shadows as one When I saw you at first, I took no special heed As you led in the flock from the hills But when tragedy struck, and you rose to our needs My murmuring heart, pushed my faltering will Like the mountains, we stand And like Titans, we plan To push against dire designs Amidst blossoms of gold, With our futures untold, We merge, and mix water and wine As we raised up our children, and guarded the flocks The tribes of the iron man swelled By truncheon or pike, by arrow or rock One by one, we were pushed towards hell Like the great winds, we howl And we rake, like the owl Who terrifies creatures that creep If we die in our plight, At least we gave fight And refused to go softly to sleep But the man-creatures ran, and we breathed with relief Though steep was the price that we paid Fillie and foal, were screaming in grief Ten score were the grave-stones we laid Like a river… By the burbling … Like the mountain … Amidst blossoms ... Verse form I / C / G / F C / FG C / Verse form II / C G F C / F G C C / C G F C / F G C C /