Quarter Palm Liturgy

UT NIBEN

Read your silks

your mothers and your mothers mothers

poured their blood in this land

poured their ghosts in this river

it was once a land of plenty

now it is barren

sullen and brackish

a green curse is on our land

give praise

UT KOTRI

Hear the hermits

moth-faced and sick of jungle fever

remember the ways of old

the tribes were numerous

they were clad in gold

their fields were white with rice

their drums beat the hour

their shield was called Al-Estia

gone with the river

give praise

UT DAGON

Listen to the dead man

asleep on his altar

he foretells the coming of the Dagon

great destroyer

of destruction he is made

in his hand the dagger

in his hand the lighting

in his hand the sight of man

in his hand the whirling nothing

soon he is upon us

to wipe away the empire of emperors

until nothing is left

give praise