Wytches' Brew
Omnia Lyrics

Thrice the brinded cat has mewed!
The cat has signaled three times (a magical number) with its meowing

Thrice and once the hedge-pig whined!
The hedgehog has similarly made an odd number of noises, four, which we take as a mystical sign

Harpy cries: "'tis time! 'tis time!"
A harpy (a bird woman of Greek mythology) yells that now is the moment to begin the spell

Round about the cauldron go, in the poisoned entrails throw
In a circle around the boiling pot, we toss disgusting materials

Skin of toad and spike of bone, sharpened on an eagle stone
We use the hide of an amphibian along with a hard shard that has been honed with a special rock

Serpent's egg and dancing dead, effigy of beaten lead
We add a snake's egg along with something that resembles a moving corpse, a figure made of soft metal that has been molded

Double double trouble you, bubble in a witches' brew
All these elements create a liquid mixture that fizzes and stews, and we hope that the magic will brew successfully despite the danger

Fillet of a fairy snake, In the cauldron boil and bake
We put a slice of a magical (and probably non-existent) serpent into the pot to cook

Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog
We also add more disgusting animal parts to the soup

Lizard leg and fairy wing, round about the cauldron sing
We put in even more animal pieces and stir them around in the canister

Root of mandrake dug at night, when the moon is full and bright
We add roots from a poisonous plant collected during the full moon to the brew

Slip of yew and twig of fern, make the fire dance and burn
We throw parts from different trees on the fire and the flames leap up

For our will it will be done, when the hurlyburly's done
We hope the magic will work to accomplish our aim after everything has been completed

Double double trouble you, bubble in a witches' brew
The mixture continues to boil and froth, and we hope at the end we will have created something powerful

Double double toil and trouble - Fire burn and cauldron bubble - Double double trouble you - Bubble in a witches' brew
This stanza repeats the refrain, emphasizing the difficult and dangerous process of creating this magical concoction

Round about the cauldron go, in the poisoned entrails throw - Skin of toad and spike of bone, sharpened on an eagle stone - Serpent's egg and dancing dead, effigy of beaten lead - Double double trouble you, bubble in a witches' brew
The chorus is repeated, emphasizing the ingredient and the danger of the spell

Fillet of a fairy snake, In the cauldron boil and bake - Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog - Lizard leg and fairy wing, round about the cauldron sing - Double double trouble you, bubble in a witches' brew
The second part of the chorus is repeated, which lists the animal parts put into the boiling cauldron

Root of mandrake dug at night, when the moon is full and bright - Slip of yew and twig of fern, make the fire dance and burn - For our will it will be done, when the hurlyburly's done - Double double trouble you, bubble in a witches' brew
The chorus at the end is repeated, with the expectation of a successful outcome in the end