The words of Pru Kitching, set to music by Steve Robson, dedicated to Graeme Danby.
Recorded by Hitchin Band, MD Andrew Kershaw, with Graeme Danby on November 16th 2025. Recording Engineering: Simon Chorley Video: Ian Miles
“To Mars Condates Arponates willingly and deservedly fullfilled his vow”
Alter dedicated to Mars Condates, on display at the Bowes Museum
Condatis
HERE AM I GOD OF THE CONFLUENCE TYNE, WEAR AND TEES LIE UNDER MY INFLUENCE I RULE, I PROTECT, A GOD OF POWER AND HEALING A FORCE OF NATURAL FORCES, ALL KNOWING, AND ALL SEEING
AND I CONDATIS, WILL HOLD YOU SAFE, PROTECT YOU AND HEAL YOU, IN TIMELESS SPATE I AM THE WATER OF WEAR, TEES, TYNE I FLOW FOR EVER, AND NEVER ABATE
HERE I AM GOD OF THE WATERSHED, GODS OF ROME TAKE FEAR AND DREAD THE SURGE OF CONDATIS MIGHTY COURSE OVER ROCK AND LIMESTONE, THROUGH FARM AND FIELD, AND SEAMS OF LEAD ACROSS THE PENNINES, OVER RIVER BED AND YIELD TO YOU MY CEASLESS SWEEP, DOWN AND DOWN AND OUT TO SEA
PRU KITCHING
First Performance: Friday November 11th 2005, Graeme Danby with Stanhope Silver Band, Conducted by Steve Robson.
