Release
me and let me rest
Closer by my mothers grave
Set
me free and let me go
If
I am to die, appease my maker
Mope
and mourn for me
And set on a simple trunk
Send me back in reunion with the earth
Send me back in reunion with the earth
When
I will be gone, take me back home
Before the sanctity of my elders
And let them chose the spot of my new home
Where amongst the dead, you must lay me to rest
If
I am to die, don't tamper with my spirit
But let
my peers sing in my praise
With no details to my journey
With no details to my journey
Wail and chant away your sorrow
When
my time comes, set free my soul
Mark all the ceremonies
Sit
my grave with scented roses
Light the fires to warm my night vigils
When
my time comes, the drums must play
And if you must, eulogize
me in decorum
Bury
me with the honour of my age
But
set me free to wonder