· And I looked to the air
But the breeze was not cold
I sought for your hand
To hold unto me
I lay awakened
The dew on my brow
Come take my life
God, I'm dying
And the spirits of slumber
Lulled at my side
They tormented my world
And praised at my grave
I gave them a portion
In pursuance of my peace
But they took it and broke it
Where is my hope? ·

~ Renaissance - Virgin Black ~

Banshee, my theme to Halloween '08
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Mythology and folklore

In Irish legend, a banshee wails around a house if someone in the house is about to die.

There are particular families who are believed to have banshees attached to them, and whose cries herald the death of a member of that family.

Traditionally, when a citizen of an Irish village died, a woman would sing a lament, the lament would be sung by a fairy woman; having foresight, she would sing the lament when a family member died, even if the person had died far away and news of their death had not yet come, so that the wailing of the banshee was the first warning the household had of the death.

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Mitología y folclore

Cada banshee se dedicaba exclusivamente a una de las grandes familias irlandesas, a las que servían durante siglos y siglos, aunque solo aparecen cuando un miembro de la familia está a punto de morir.

Posteriormente se dijo que las banshees mostraban su respeto hacia los difuntos gimiendo o lamentándose debajo de la ventana del moribundo, a veces elevándose por los aires hasta varios pisos de altura para poder hacerlo.

Una banshee puede también permanecer a cierta distancia, una figura solitaria que nos anuncia la muerte paseando por las colinas que circundan la casa de la familia o sentada sobre un muro de piedra. A veces no es visible, pero sus gemidos penetrantes no dejan lugar a dudas respecto a su presencia.


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