The Blacksmith’s Daughter

They told me lass know your place Tend the hearth weave with grace But fire and iron called to me Not spindle's thread nor tapestry I watched my father shape the blade Felt the heat unbowed unafraid If men may forge their tales in steel Then so shall I with hand and will Strike the iron shape the dream Steel and fire smoke and steam O cheann na tine O làmh gun chràdh (O head of fire, O hand unscarred) I forge my fate I bear no chain They laughed to see me at the fire Said no man would take me as a wife Let them wed their gentle maids I'd rather forge a sword than life The lords came seeking steel so fine Blades to make their banners shine Their hands reached out their voices bold But I alone decide what's sold Strike the iron shape the dream Steel and fire smoke and steam O ghealach bhàn O òran cruaidh (O pale moon, O song of stone) I forge my fate I stand alone No cradle rocks within these walls No children call no lover's hand But in the fire my spirit sings A blade shall bear my name through the lands I strike the iron I shape my dream Of steel and fire of smoke and steam O ghuth nan creag O chruadal gràidh (O voice of stone, O love unbowed) I forge my fate my name remains