Mother falls on the mountain stair Wild marauders footsteps fill the air Fox appears drawn by moans and sighs Reaching in despair the mother cries
Chorus: Fox-woman, sister, we are one Give me vengeance though my life is done Fox-Woman, sister, name your fee Grant that I may strike my enemy
Rebels stare silent at the fox As the wild beast chained in them unlocks Killers flee fighting hard and wild As fox-woman guards the one with child
Temple priest takes the mother in Tells her that the vengeance will begin Though she knows she must pay with death Mother whispers with each passing breath
Chorus
Soft she comes to the temple door Russet pelt a shadow near the floor Deep the drums in her gentle heart Keep the rhythm as the birth pains start
Russet gown, hem of snowy white Now a woman steps into the light Makes her way to the bed of pain Reaches down with touch as soft as rain
As her touch melts into the flesh Pain departs as fox and mother mesh Screaming ends with one quiet breath As the mother gives herself to death
And the priest raises up the knife Carves a door to bring the child to life Infant born still without a sound Fox and human spirits have been bound
Chorus
Killers come seeking for the child Turned away by visions strong and wild As they flee down the mountain stair Vengeance, on fox footsteps, leaves her lair