Through bleary eyes I see the touch light Beyond the panes I sense a danger There's silhouettes of a hundred people My Sister Moon would reveal no stranger Collect my mantel, collect my senses I must away, slip into the dark night Would they go I should sleep till sunrise And with the day there would be some respite
Fly, sister, fly Into the dark night that loves you Into the darkness Let not their eyes catch your shining
Out the door and into the night air Oh, sweet Moon, don't betray your sister now Across the fields not a glance behind me The din so loud they must be upon me Away, away and away and away now Fast as the wind, just as fast as the Hare now Where I a cat I would not act fearfully Those stumbling men would be no match for me
Must catch my breath, must not let them hear me Though my heart is so loud it would deafen me Now a shout they must know where I lie So to my feet and again I must fly Rush through the trees, the thorn, the bramble While high above an owl flies carefree Why be I here, I should be beside him Ere will I go, they'd expect it of me