Welcome... Oh Long Departed

Welcome, oh long-departed
Greetings, welcome well received

Welcome, a million welcomes
We are cheered by your presence

A leader, home illuminated by you
Among your tribe and family

Arriving home, receive esteem
From our hearts we are proud of you

Invoking God, may He respond
Joy and fortune won by you

Lightened your world softly
Among the young and the old

Forthcoming fortune reveals
One who delights and is with you delighted

Of bright cheeks, with wisps
Feeling you struck her when she struck you




  • After Lasting Darkness

    Shone and glowed after lasting darkness
    From you, my life, I saw its sun and moon ...