Mother, please take me down to the water Huldana, Huldana I will be your waxing daughter Huldana, Huldana The Sun came in with bursting light And took my youth with all its might Mother please take me down to the water Huldana, Huldana Mother, please teach me how to make bed Huldana, Huldana The feathered pillow’s shaken and fat Huldana, Huldana The Moon has kissed my brow so soon And brought her song down to my womb Mother, please teach me how to make bed Huldana, Huldana Mother, please teach me how to bake bread Huldana, Huldana The hearth is clean and lovingly swept Huldana, Huldana The stars have spun a deep desire To heat the stones in ash and fire Mother, please teach me how to bake bread Huldana, Huldana Here is where I stand My feet on the dirt I give my whole to you And alone I hand The seeds to the earth I give my song to you Mother, please take me to the apple tree Huldana, Huldana Her fruits are now so sacred to me Huldana, Huldana The serpent, the apple, and the veil Huldana, Huldana The Sun came in with bursting light And took my youth with all its might Mother, please take me down to the water Huldana, Huldana