Second Shaman's Song

O moon do not betray me
I pray you do not betray me
For I long to lie hidden
in the black skirts of the cool darkness

O moon do not discover me
I pray you, moon, do not discover me
For the eye of the wild pig
and the tail of the scorpion yearn like hearts on fire

O dawn do not come suddenly
I pray you do not come suddenly
For wrapped in shadows I sit
becalmed and free of the storms of light

O dawn, come with slow steps
with the careful steps of a dancer
(softly) from the east like a girl
in crimson come and lay your delicate kiss to my lips

for only then shall I rise
then, with the dew of your lips
on my brow shall I stand and fend
the onslaught of morning