The Song
The song Holtz can be heard quietly singing to himself throughout the series was first sung by him to comfort his daughter, after finding his wife and son murdered. The song is "Ar Hyd y Nos" ("All Through the Night"), a Welsh song that later became widely used as a lullaby in England. Holtz sings the song numerous times in the 21st century. Lorne is able to foresee Holtz's plan to destroy Caritas when he hears Holtz singing the lullaby as he exits. Lorne actually sings a bit along with him until he gets the premonition. The lines of the song that Holtz can be heard singing are, "Sleep, my love, and peace attend thee, all through the night. Guardian angels God will lend thee, all through the night. No forebodings will alarm thee, all through the night. They will keep all peril from you, all through the night..." Because the original song is in Welsh, some translations of the lyrics differ from others. "Ar Hyd y Nos" was first recorded in 1784, 20 years after Holtz's family's death, and 11 years after his meeting with the demon Sahjhan who later transports him to the 21st century.
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