Rooted

I’m just a village girl, in torn and dirty clothes
Been helping in the gardens and the fields
I’m just a village girl, and all the village knows
There’s no chance the wizard would choose me

Rooted - I am rooted here for good
Rooted - I am rooted in this soil
Rooted - Though I fear the Wood
I would never leave this land
Oh, I would never leave this land

Eleven will line up at the harvest feast
I‘m not the special girl, the pretty one
Another will be taken, to my mother’s great relief
Oh, dear Kasia, my friend, you must be brave!

Rooted – we are rooted here for good
Rooted – we are rooted in this soil
Rooted - Though we fear the Wood
We would never leave this land
Oh, we would never leave this land

On that very day, a woman will return
No tales of her lost years will she share
With her new wealth, the village she will spurn
Like all those before, no longer one of us

(instrumental chorus)

Oh Kasia, come back; be the girl we knew
Remember who you are for ten whole years
We’ve always known the Wizard would choose you
To take you to his tower at seventeen

Rooted - I am rooted here for good
Rooted - I am rooted in this soil
Rooted - Though I fear the Wood
I would never leave this land
Oh, I would never leave this land

The Wizard has appeared in the village square
Grabbed me by the hand and we are gone
I have been ..... uprooted.