Breaths

Refrain:
Listen more often to things than to beings,
listen more often to things than to beings,
tis’ the Ancestors’ breath when the fire’s voice is heard,
tis’ the ancestor’s breath in the voice of the waters.
Zah Whsshhh Aahh Whsshh

1 Those who have died have never, never left
The dead are not under the earth
They are in the rustling trees
They are in the groaning woods
They are in the crying grass,
They are in the moaning rocks
The dead are not under the earth [Refrain]

2 Those who have did have never, never left.
The dead have a pact with the living.
They are in the woman’s breast,
They are in the wailing child
They are with us in our homes.
They are with us in this crowd
The dead have a pact with the living. [Refrain]

Source: Singing the Journey: a supplement to Singing the Living Tradition #1001