Twinkling Star of Montsegur

Beneath stars twinkling Sophia and Christ flew down In the form of birds In the form of large vultures Vultures filled with grace Vultures from the Great Mountains The Mountains of Snow They both perched on an ash tree Whose roots go deep down To Hades, the home of worms Whose trunk goes high up To the Kingdom of Heaven They watched the white lambs Twinkling with heavenly spears Glittering with shields Shining in holy armour Gleaming with their swords Ready to defend their home Their faithful castle Against the wolves of Saklas However old fate That serpent trapped in hunger Wanted to slaughter Every lamb looking upwards Every faithful lamb To snuff out their shining light The light of the world The two vultures from heaven Knew this coming fate And so, they sang in secret “The home is the spear The castle is the army The home is the shield The castle is the armour The home is the sword This small star of holy faith Will soon disappear When the red fire rises From the dying earth But after a day of toil You will reunite As a palace of starlight And the lambs shall watch As shining angels at peace As twinkling stars of the night”