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Thread #93905   Message #1812973
Posted By: Cruiser
18-Aug-06 - 10:44 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: Ashokan Farewell
Subject: Lyr Add: ASHOKAN FAREWELL (Macgregor/Ungar)
The official lyrics from Jay Ungar's website (also in the Digitrad). Very good lyrics, but with this tune I prefer the instrumental over the lyrical.

"Ashokan Farewell"

Words by Grian MacGregor
Music by Jay Ungar

The sun is sinking low in the sky above Ashokan.
The pines and the willows know soon we will part.
There's a whisper in the wind of promises unspoken,
And a love that will always remain in my heart.

My thoughts will return to the sound of your laughter,
The magic of moving as one,
And a time we'll remember long ever after
The moonlight and music and dancing are done.

Will we climb the hills once more?
Will we walk the woods together?
Will I feel you holding me close once again?
Will every song we've sung stay with us forever?
Will you dance in my dreams or my arms until then?

Under the moon the mountains lie sleeping
Over the lake the stars shine.
They wonder if you and I will be keeping
The magic and music, or leave them behind.


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