Shai, Hulud!
Send me a Great One,
Send me the courage to ride it well.
Shai, Hulud!
Send me a way to change
The nightmare the Spice foretells.
Shai, Hulud!
Send me a new way,
And vengeance for those who die.
Shai, Hulud!
Send me a Worm to ride.
My homeworld was a water dream
That I had left behind.
Arrakis and her Spice had filled
The corners of my mind.
My mother stood beside me,
Father's ring was on my hand
When I started up the drumming,
And we crossed the desert sand.
I learned the ways of Fremen,
And I taught them mine, as well.
We trained an army twice as fierce
As any spawned in hell.
I had to prove my manhood
If I wished to hold command.
So I started up the drumming,
And I waited, hook in hand.
I've drunk the Maker's waters,
And I've searched each future path.
And nothing in my visions
Can prevent the days of wrath.
So I gather up the army
For a final bloody stand,
And we start the thumpers drumming,
And we ride across the sand.
The tales and songs will live beyond
The ending of my days,
And all that I have felt and loved
Will pass too soon away.
I walk into my future,
Knowing every step by heart.
And none will ever guess
How much I dread to play my part.