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Lux Aeterna: The Mother has finally found fertile ground for her new farm. She has gathered a group of other people displaced from their homelands. They try to cultivate and steward this new land together, planning crop rotations for the years to come. The Mother writes another letter to her Daughter with the good news, asking her to forget her failed cause and come to join them.


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Mother:
Gather round and gather in
We sing the farmers hymn
Seasonal perennial
We welcome in the spring

Gather round and gather in
Fine fibres to be spun
Cultivate regenerate
We’re heralding the sun

Gather round and gather in
We sing a solar song
Eternal perpetual
Reap the whole day long

Mother and Choir of Farmers:
Sing the song
and dance the dance
we sow the seeds
and plant the plants

Sing the song
and dance the dance
we sow the seeds
and plant the plants

Mother:
Gather round and gather in

Mother and Choir of farmers:
Sing the song
and dance the dance
we sow the seeds
and plant the plants

Sing the song
and dance the dance
we sow the seeds
and plant the plants

Choir of Farmers:
Solanum Tuberosum, Blue Annelise, Early Fortune, Jersey Royal, Russet, Yukon, Gold Rush, Charlotte

Triticum, Einkorn, Emmer, Spelt, Durum, April Bearded, Red Lammas, Purple, Square headed, Rye, Landrace

Linum Usitatissimum, Nathalie, Lisette, Linor

Trifolium Pratense, Phaceilia, Clover

Beta vulgaris conditiva, Mangle-Wurzel, Sugar, Crimson king, Badger Flame, Bolthardy, Chioggia

Lens Culinaris, Fabecea, Carlin, Borlotti, Canelinni, Hariocot, Adzuki, Garbonzo

Brassica Oleracea Italica, Purple sprouting, Calabrese, Sun King, Green Magic, Romanesco

Brassica Oleracea Acephala, Cavelo Nero

Mother (spoken):
My Dear Daughter,

I hope you received my first letter, and are on your way to find me now – but I’m sending this just in case… the old rooster isn’t the most reliable messenger. I worry about you both out in the waste. I’m sorry I couldn’t wait any longer at the farm, but after weeks of walking I have finally found fertile ground to sow the seeds I’ve been saving. Things are germinating already, but I’ve kept the apple seeds for us to plant together.

I’ve met many people and animals fleeing the storm and the war travelling south. We’re swapping seeds and trying to cultivate the land. All together we’ve managed to salvage a lot of tubers, grains, fibre flax, cover crops, beets and beans and brassicas. Spelt, Durum and April bearded wheat are coming through beautifully but many larger animals have already starved. The bears from the mountains who I’ve been following on their journey to find food were the first to fall. Ursus maritiems actos. A symptom and a symbol of the collapsing ecosystem. The latest extinction.

When will enough be enough? I wish you could let go of the idea that you can save the world with your mission, to extract every last scrap of dwindling power. We’ve gutted the earth, the barren battle fields and wastelands I had to trudge through, broke my heart.

I still dream of your return. You could be so much help to us here, and it would be a great joy for me to see you again. I know we’ve grown apart over the years but I would love to have you gather round the fire with me like we used to.

All my love, Mother Xxx

Mother (sung):
Gather round

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from Requiem for a Fading World (live album), released October 23, 2023

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Kerrin Tatman Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

"extremely impressive" Peter Phillips - Director of The Tallis Scholars on 'Stabat Mater'

I am a composer, multi-instrumentalist and creative producer based in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. I write a mixture of contemporary classical and neo-folk pieces for stage, film and concert hall and perform as a cellist, pianist, singer and accordionist in a variety of creative settings. ... more

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