Song, Chant, Poetry, Stories and Satire for the Pagan Community

This entry made: 01/13/2000

Title: Voice of the Woman
Lyrics by: Susan Urban
Tune: original
Date: 1994
Source:
Recorded on: "Da Codependent Polka," Susan Urban, 1994 (No Lady Productions, 1441 W. Farwell, Chicago, IL 60626)
Subject: Goddess

Chorus: I am the voice of the woman (2x)

I am the voice of the maiden who longs to be starting her life
I sing of the fire inside her that drives her to trouble and strife
I sing of her heart's greatest yearning: to love and be loved in return
I sing of the stubborn resistance she harbors for all that her elders have learned.

I am the voice of the mother who endlessly answers the call
Of babies and lovers and husbands who may not be grateful at all
I sing of her lion-like courage when any she loves is in need
I sing of a world that might never go on without women who toil and bleed

I am the voice of the crone, the vessel of wisdom and truth
Behind her the mother's great burdens, the passion and frolics of youth
I sing of a mind like a castle that's built out of memories dear
I sing of a face that's a garden of wrinkles that grew with the passage of years.

I am the voice of the woman (2x)
I am the woman who sings

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