Famadihana Lyrics

Open up the Grave where the cold Bodies lie
Timeless Tomb, the dank Home for the ones who died
No Tears run, the restful Sleep is just pretend
Finally we will see all of them again

Come! Come! The Graves are opened now
Come! Come! The Mob now sings out loud
Chant! Chant! For your beloved ones
Chant! Chant! Seven long Years have gone

Rays of Light caressing the Skin of the Dead
Inquisitive Eyes are filled with both Joy and Dread
The departed ones are taken from their dusty Keep
Knowing they cannot wake from their breathless Sleep

Come! Come! Ancestors we behold
Come! Come! To the Dead's new abode
See! See! Our Dead in shallow Homes
See! See! It's Time to turn the Bones

They are taken from the Grave
Aloud we chant and celebrate
Exhumed for another Feast
Tonight we bless the Deceased

Then they return to the Ground
With Blessings and Gifts abound
One Day we will all be free
When Death's Angel calls you and me