My Mother Told Me

My mother told me
My mother told me
When the moon was alone
Daughter of the northern sea
And singing
One day you must go follow the raven
Follow the phone.
Where the cold winds
Carry you, they will guide you home
My mother told me, "Do not
Fear the tide.
Even when the and singing] dark waves rise, I
Am by your side.
Sail my daughter.
Sail
Through the storm and snow.
See your
Sorrow to the sea.
Let the old gods know
My mother told me, "Keep your spirit bright.
Hold your heart like burning
Fire." Through the longest night
I hear her whisper