THE SNOW HARE

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Spell Songs is a musical evolution of both The Lost Words & The Lost Spells books by acclaimed author Robert Macfarlane and award-winning illustrator Jackie Morris; featuring the multifaceted talents and collaborative genius of Karine Polwart, Julie Fowlis, Seckou Keita, Kris Drever, Rachel Newton, Beth Porter and Jim Molyneux.

Find out more about Spell Songs and order our albums here:
https://www.thelostwords.org/spell-songs/

The mountain hare, or snow hare, the only truly Arctic animal of Scotland is under threat due to rapid ecological shifts. A creature that has evolved winter camouflage becomes immensely vulnerable when the snows don’t come as they used to. This song, led by Julie Fowlis and Karine Polwart, speaks to that fragility.

The Lost Words: Spell Songs (2019)
The Snow Hare

The hare turns white as
the year turns black
O the rain is falling
The hare turns white as
the year turns black
O the dark is rising

By the Loch of the Birds, he
hunkers down in the heather.
He waits for the veil of snow to
come and cover him over.

The snow hare hides in
the mountain moss
O the sleet is falling
The snow hare hides in
the mountain moss
O the dark is rising

By the Cairn of the Goose, he
hunkers down in the heather.
He longs for the veil of snow to
come and cover him over.

The hare he waits on the
highest hill but the
snow is no more falling
The hare he waits
on the highest hill
O the dark is rising

By the Rock of the Stag,
he shelters in from
the weather.
He prays for the veil
of snow to come
and cover him over.

Find out more about Spell Songs and order our albums here:
https://www.thelostwords.org/spell-songs/