Verses for the prayers of Hasanyah the Queen, to be sung at the Midnight Song: XI. For the Afterfeast of Weixranbo

Four verses.

Orkon shook to hear the trumpet

Of the Guardian of the Waters.

Many monsters then in terror

Fled into the raging waters.

So the surging tempest took them

Down into the deep abysses.

Surging tempest of my anger—

Let it rage against my passions,

Let it wash away the monsters,

All the envy which within me

Breeds and festers now at midnight.

Let it swallow up desire.

Let it swallow up desire—

All the lusts that rage against me—

Until clean as any seashore

Waters spring again within me—

Healing waters, sacred fountain,

Which no evil thing approaches.

Seven swan-things Raos promised

To the Children of the Water:

Seven born and bound by Heaven

To give aid to Sencan’s people.

One fulfilled the role assigned him—

Six remain to aid the Children.