— No, no, dear God!… No, Christ!— Mighty god of the Sun, bountiful goddess of
— No, no, dear God!… No, Christ!— Mighty god of the Sun, bountiful goddess of our orchards, accept our sacrifice and make our blossoms fruit— The lord’s my shepherd…— Sing cuckoo. Ewe bleats harshly after lamb. Cows after calves make moo— Oh, God…— Sing cuckoo. Grows the seed and blows the mead— I humbly entreat you for the soul of this, thy servant, Neil Howie… who will today depart from this world— Cuckoo, cuckoo— Do not deliver me into the enemy’s hands…— Wild bird are you. Be never still, cuckoo*Poster for The Wicker Man, a film directed by Robin Hardy (1973) • via Bibliothèque Infernale on FB -- source link