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Highly thunders the wooden drum
with its stretched cowskin
Grants us courage
it tunes its voice
Wise as the Lion
it lets forth its roar

Like the Lion roars the wooden drum
with its stretched cowskin,
like the bull bellows to the cow in heat
A bull you are, my drum!
You are compelling fire!

First, o drum, let your voice thunder,
let the echoes sound over the back of the earth!
Highly ringing
down dive and behold
what shadows hidden by the light

may your sound penetrate forth
between the two worlds both!
May your sounds widen
and make haste yonder!
Rumble you thunder, rise above
and roll, spur me to victory

artfully carved
I let your voice intensificate
Allure the most brave to tread
Sharpened by the holy formulas you are
as the mighty rock
dances
dance merrily o drum

Like the one with knowledge of the art of speech,
thus let your voice sound out
find peace of mind
thunder

(Calin 15/11/09)

L Patrik WJ english version 24/11/09