The River honors the constant flow of nourishing water that our streams provide, giving life to all of us living things, never complaining of being tired or of running out of water to share, just giving. Jessica G-G helped me with the Spanish lyrics, which say the same things as the English, and the ancient Druids danced around the oak trees as their ecstatic connection to Spirit!  I've translated a few of my songs to the German language for some shows I'm currently doing in Germany, so here is The River in German!


The River
lyrics and music by Diane Patterson


I am a river, soy un rio
From the mountains to the sea
de las montanas al mar.
Flowing day and night, I sing,
Fluiendo, siempre, canto.
Agua clara traigo,
clear water I bring.

Regalando a las cosas vivas,
el rio nunca se contiene.
Giving, giving, a gift to the living things,
the river never holds back.

We're on a journey,
estamos viajando,
learning to love completely,
aprendiendo el amor total.
And we're dancing 'round the oak trees,
bailando entorno a los robles,
waking up in ecstacy,
despertarse en ecstasy!

Der Fluß

Ich bin ein Fluß

Von den Bergen zum Meer

Fließend Tag und Ncht, ich singe

Klares Wasser bring ich

Geben, geben, eine Gabe

Für lebendige

Der Fluß hält nie ein.

Wir sind auf einer Reise

Lernen wie Man völlig liebt

Und wir tanzen um die Eichen

Wachen in Verzückung auf.