Children's Song (Take That Hatchet in Hand!)

by La Medea

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lyrics

Won't you let us stay on your golden shore?
A pair of frightened lambs,
We couldn't ask for more.
Our mother sends her love
And her warmest plans - O Lord!
Relinquishing her man - O Lord!
She hopes you understand - O Lord!
That that's not all!

To the virgin bride,
From our mother's hands,
Take this golden robe!
Take this amulet!
Take this golden gift
And place it round your neck - O Lord!
Like a dying wish - O Lord!
What a lovely gift - O Lord!
You've got to understand

That though she's been mad in the past
(it doesn't matter)
She's leaving that and starting afresh.
(it doesn't matter)
She’s gonna take that hatchet in hand...
She's gonna bury it deep.
She's gonna bury it deep.
What's the matter with you?
What's the matter with me?

What's the matter with you?
What's the matter with me?
Have you seen a ghost
Or just a memory?
That's why she sent us here:
To beg your charity - O Lord!
Accept the gifts we bring - O Lord!
You'll find they're made to please.
You'll find they're made to please.

And though she's been mad in the past,
(it doesn't matter)
She's leaving that and starting afresh.
(it doesn't matter)
Take that hatchet
And bury it deep.

credits

released May 19, 2020
From a work conceived, written, & directed by Yara Travieso
Original music & libretto by Sam Crawford

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Performed by Jason & the Argonauts:

Elizabeth de Lise - vocals, baritone electric guitar
Zeb Gould - vocals, acoustic guitar
Jeff Hudgins - baritone saxophone, harmony vocals
Ian Riggs - bass guitar
Timothy Quigley - drum set, orchestral crash cymbals
Arthur Solari - Fender Rhodes, celeste, marching bass drum

Featuring:

Kyle Quass - trumpet

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Produced by Sam Crawford & Arthur Solari
Arranged by Sam Crawford & the performers
Recorded, mixed, & mastered by Sam Crawford
Tracked at Primary Sound Studios (Bloomington, IN)

Album illustrations by Ryan Hartley Smith

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La Medea Brooklyn, New York

LA MEDEA re-imagines Euripides’ myth into a made-for-camera Latin-disco-pop feminist variety show. At once an immersive musical and a simulcast film, LA MEDEA is directed, performed, shot, and edited in real time. Declared "mythology's 'Nasty Woman'” by VICE, the pervasive figure of the dangerous immigrant woman who vengefully murders her own children is shattered in this genre-bending musical. ... more

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