Ludi Ceriales Lyrics

Behold the harvest feast
The Ambarvalian Ritual
White robed women of Illinois
Bring the Torches on their search
Tie the lights to the foxes
Watch them run as priests pray
Symbol of Ceres the watchful mother
Her beautiful daughters pay tribute to her today

Welcome to the Harvest
This is the Ritual
We sacrifice the sow
The lamb, and the bull
She'll bring us a feast
For every day of the year
She'll bring us light
For every call we hear
Welcome to Cerealia
The Harvest Festivals
The Goddess shines upon us
And holds us in her arms
She'll bring us delights
In the ritual no one sees
Her fires vanquish night
Bringing Dawn again and again

She is the bringer of light
She is the reason we fight
Her body reckons the day
She is the reason we stay
Daughter of Saturn, sister of Vesta.
A basket of fruit, a garland of corn,
And her loving scepter.

Welcome to the Harvest
This is the Ritual
We sacrifice the sow
The lamb, and the bull
She'll bring us a feast
For every day of the year
She'll bring us light
For every call we hear
Welcome to Cerealia
The Harvest Festivals
The Goddess shines upon us
And holds us in her arms
She'll bring us delights
In the ritual no one sees
Her fires vanquish night
Bringing Dawn again and again