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Scottish Witchcraft: The Witches 'Reel' s
This song comes from Scotland and has been dated to the year 1591. The words of the trial for witchcraft Count Francis Stewart of Bothwell, who was accused of using magic to kill King James VI groped. He was convicted, but escaped from the castle where he was detained and caused all sorts of uproar after - you know that rose, small armies to kill the king - or something ... But this litany is what is interesting for me. Read on for Scots who does not understand it, this song does not mean much or make much sense beyond " Ring-a-ring a Widdershins" But there is much more into it, once studied and translated. To hear how it should be sung listen Green Crown's version
First is a folk dance accompanied by a melody and / or song. In The Witches' Reel instructions for dance shows in the song - and dance is one of the witch. The song is sung three times while turning counterclockwise nine times in total, once for every line, faster and faster each time. Witches do not hold hands when we dance, but rather link their arms around each other in turn to take the next arm of the witch, and so on and so forth .. This is how you can throw in when the last song ends.
translation using the Dictionary of Scots:
It goes fast, you go witch!
If you do not go fast, witch leaves me in a circle in a circle
Widdershins (counterclockwise)
Link hands and joyful Widdershins,
Wives, wreaths, mothers and young girls go
Cyrano!
It goes fast, you go witch!
If you do not go fast, the Witch
leave me in a circle circle Widdershins
Repeated (or tissue) easily and quickly
Hidden on skirts and hair flying
Three times three!
It goes fast, you go witch!
If you do not go fast, the Witch
leave me in a circle circle Widdershins
Whirlpool (by rotating) screaming louder, Widdershins
The Devil take the last (Back)
Whoever she is!
In the 16th century in this process of Earl's reel was accused of magic and run on a cliff by the sea, resulting in a strong wind and rainstorm threatens to raise the king's ship was at sea. The conjecture, of being a witch, well read on the Scottish tradition, this litany is Widdershins for opening a door to the underworld to retrieve Nicnevin (also known as a giant ogress M'Neven or '/ The meaning Gyre Carline 'witch), queen of the court and Elphame unseelie . For the ancient Celts was the sea and the underworld can still find traces of Nicnevin as the sea witch, in the folk tales of the sea is his domain. In the legends it is said that when you invoke it is known that she came from a storm or a strong wind rises. I also assume that the last person to do the ride was not chosen to be owned by Nicneven or communicate with her to deliver his messages to the rest of the group. "Hell" was used by Scots to refer to any unseelie or evil spirit, not necessarily the Christian devil, as in rite d 'initiation of the witches of Orkney. Some scholars argue that this litany as possible with Druidic origin, the person standing the last may have been chosen as a sacrifice - but that does not necessarily mean killing him - but instead of their being has been chosen for a task can be dangerous.
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* Excuse me but the word Widdershins so I could not translate it in any way, do tell if anyone knew the replacement and so the text would be more functional, The same applies to the concept of Ring-a-ring a Widdershins " mentioned in the first part
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