SONG LYRICS FOR WINTER SOLSTICE & BRUMA LUMEN

  • It may be dark and colder these days
    But that won’t stop our bright joyful ways
    Light the candles, let the music play
    Spinning around the sun and its rays
    Cycles of life will start a new phase
    Hope is here now, let our spirits raise

    Happy Winter Solstice! Sunshine will start drawing near
    Happy Winter Solstice! Raise up your glass in good cheer

    Gather around and ready the lights
    Festival time will brighten the night
    Set the Yule log, decorate the hall
    Science marks this great cycle of Earth
    Tilt to the sun sparks nature’s rebirth
    Bells are ringing, let the trumpets call

    Happy Winter Solstice! Sunshine will start drawing near
    Happy Winter Solstice! Join with your friends in good cheer

    It may be dark and colder these days
    But that won’t stop our bright joyful ways
    Light the candles… let the music play…

    Happy Winter Solstice! Sunshine will start drawing near
    Happy Winter Solstice! Raise up your glass in good cheer

    Happy Winter Solstice! Sunshine will start drawing near
    Happy Winter Solstice! Join with your friends in good cheer

    Words and Music by John Eric Klemesrud © 2023

  • light in the dark
    A reason for hope, just a spark
    On a long Solstice night
    A song in the air
    A gathering for those who care
    On a cold Solstice night

    The time may seem bleak but I know it’s the start
    And just the mere thought of this change warms my heart

    May we keep hopes shared by candlelight
    May your dreams be sweet on Solstice night
    Your light seems most bright when it’s darkest outside
    The weather may turn but our joy will abide

    The stories and songs will reflect all around
    The great joys of Yuletide that people have found

    May we keep hopes shared by candlelight
    May your dream be sweet on Solstice night
    Your light seems most bright when it’s darkest outside
    The weather may turn but our joy will abide

    A smile in the crowd
    The feeling up high on a cloud
    On a long Solstice night
    A star in the sky
    The tear drops of joy from my eye
    On a cold Solstice night

    Words & Music by John Eric Klemesrud © 2023

  • Throwing a spark into the winter air
    It lands upon the kindling assembled for a flare
    We’ve carried as much dry wood as we could bear
    Hiking through the snow, dulcius ex asperis

    Flames dancing up to snowflakes floating down
    Some flurries join the river as wind spins them around
    The blazing in brilliance grows as warmth abounds
    On a frosty day, dulcius ex asperis

    Meals are best shared outside among the trees
    A wilderness in motion as far as you can see
    With friends who have journeyed there beyond the freeze
    Our bonds warm the heart, dulcius ex asperis

    Words and Music by John Eric Klemesrud © 2025

  • Lux in tenebris, nova lux super nivem
    Lux in tenebris, per frigidum ventum lucens
    Lux in tenebris, tempus quo longae noctes
    Lux in tenebris, at in bruma spem habemus

    Lux in tenebris, iam nocte tamen canit
    Lux in tenebris, per tempestatem saltamus
    Lux in tenebris, alta mons solis lucet
    Lux in tenebris, calor hoc meum cor tangit

    Lux in tenebris, lux in tenebris
    Lux in tenebris, lux in tenebris

    TRANSLATION
    Light in darkness, new light upon the snow
    Light in darkness, shining through a cold wind
    Light in darkness, the time when the nights are long
    Light in darkness, but we have hope in winter

    Light in darkness, even though the night has come, they still sing
    Light in darkness, we dance through the storm
    Light in darkness, the high mountain shines in the sun
    Light in darkness, this warmth touches my heart

    Light in darkness, light in darkness
    Light in darkness, light in darkness

    Words & Music by John Eric Klemesrud © 2025