I Understand Somewhat the Girls of Salem Village
Now, I understand better the frightIn the “afflicted” girls in Salem…Salem Village was on the fringes of the wilderness, Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Distrustfully hostile Wabanaki threatened the strangers,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. There was an opinion of the Wabanaki from survivors, Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Families and neighbors ceaselessly feuded with each other,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Hardly did a severe religion comfort the people of SalemVillage,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. The church preached of predestination and brimstone,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. That humanity is born sinful and errant, vile; Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. There was not but severe discipline from tender childhood,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. According to scripture, undutiful children aided Satan,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. And therefore, children must obey their elders,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. It was either blessed or damned that they were,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. And one would not know until uncertain death came,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. And women must be silent, obedient, domestic, Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Families controlled daughters more tightly than sons,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. According to scripture, woman was naturally sinful,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Satan made easy prey of vulnerable women, Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Idleness was a sin, heavy work exhausted from dawn til dusk, Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. The Devil was as real as the hard, unfamiliar land,Daughters reacted with delirious fits and fright. Tuigimh Mi Beagan na Nigheanan Salem Village‘Nis, theirinn gun tuig mi nas fheàrr a’ mhaoim ‘snaNigheanan “àmhgharach” an Salem…Bha Salem Village aig an iomall na dìthreibh, -ˆ-ˆ-ˆ-ˆ--ˆ-Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim. Mhaoidh Wabanaki nàimhdeil amharasach air goill,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Bh’ann beachd nan Wabanaki o na luchd-tàrsainn, Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Strì teaghlach ‘s nàbaimh Salem ri chéile gun stad,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.‘S gann ‘dh’fhurtaich creideamh cruaidh an sluagh Salem Village,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.An t-eaglais ‘shermonaich fhor-òrdachaimh ‘s phronnaisg,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Gur daonnachd air bhreith peacach ‘s iomrallach, suarach; Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Chan eil ann ach smachd cruaidh o leanabachd shoineant’,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.A-réir ri teagasg, dh’fhòir chlann mhì-dhleasnach Sàtan,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Is mar sin, feumaimh pataich géilleamh na foirfich,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.B’e aon cuid beannaichte no mallaicht’ a bh’annta,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Is cha bhiomh fhios aig neach gus tháinig bàs teagmhach,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Is dh’fheumamh mnathan ‘bhith ‘nan tosd, umhail, taigheil,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Choir teaghlaich smachd na b’ teinn’ air nigheanan na mic,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.A-réir ri teagasg, bu bhean nàdarrach pheacach,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Rinn Sàtan feudal furast’ á mnathan leònta, Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Bu peacamh leisg ‘s chlaoidh obair trom o mhoch gu dubh, Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.Bu ‘n Diabhal cho fìor ris an tìr cruaidh, aineol,Dh’fhrith-ghluais clann-nighean le breisleachd ‘s maoim.-ˆ-ˆ-ˆ-ˆ--ˆ-ˆ--ˆ--ˆ--
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