The Song of the Maenads

 

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Salute.

(A sultry strong female voice sings)

Euoi Euoi Euoi

Dance to the Aulos 

Play the Tympanon

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

Oh holy Dionysus 

Hear your Kisso 

Sing 

Aloud 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

Wherever you go 

You

Twice born and glorified 

Euoi Euoi Euoi

Dance to the Aulos 

Play the Tympanon

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

We

Raving ones

Cult of souls 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

Need nowhere to hide 

For these red lips and beating hearts 

Cry with mournful pride 

To be at your side 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

For we betide 

To ride morning tide

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

We  

Bacchae

Who sing and dance 

High on supernatural gleam 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

We Maenads

Who's sword's a cross

In shape of a Thyrsus 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

Worship thee 

In underground stream

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

For when Earth's last rites 

Are painted 

When Mars 

Red Goddess 

Tasted

And souls  

Twisted and dried 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

When sun's bright colors 

Faded

And youngest poets 

Written words 

Paint you blue inside 

Euoi Euoi Euoi

We'll all be 

Bacchaee

To dance 

For you 

Forever 

For all to see

To the Aulos 

And play the Tympanon

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

We 

The Queens 

Of all beneath 

That breathes or dies 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

See us now 

And hear our cries 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

As we

Dance to the Aulos 

Play the Tympanon

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

Oh holy Dionysus 

Hear your Kisso 

Sing 

Aloud 

Wherever you go 

Euoi Euoi Euoi 

You

Twice born and glorified 

Euoi Euoi Euoi

You

Twice born and glorified

Euoi 

Euoi

Euoi

(C)

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