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Thread #9401   Message #259654
Posted By: Naemanson
17-Jul-00 - 09:08 PM
Thread Name: Fairy/faery ballads - help
Subject: RE: Fairy/faery ballads - help
The song is The Knight Of The Rose and it is by Eileen McGann. You can find it Turn It Around. Her website is at http://www.canuck.com/~jscown/mcgann/

I dreamed I saw a garden
A lady she stood there,
Green and white were her garments,
A red rose in her hair,
I said to her, "My lady,
What do you do in here?"
She smiled and said,
"Where would I be,
But watching o'er my dear?"

But watching o'er my dear, my love,
But watching o'er my dear,
She smiled and said,
"Where would I be,
But watching o'er my dear?"

She gently took my hand then,
Her glove was all white lace,
And though we walked through garden paths,
Her small feet left no trace.
More lovely than the roses,
More stately than the trees,
And bloom and bough reached out to her,
And danced upon the breeze.

And danced upon the breeze.
And danced upon the breeze.
And bloom and bough reached out to her,
And danced upon the breeze.

We rested on a hanging bough,
And secrets she revealed,
Of a land where summer always shines,
And wounded hearts are healed,
Where sorrow never lingers,
And nothing causes pain,
Where heart's desire is heart's delight,
Forever and again.

Forever and again.
Forever and again.
Where heart's desire is heart's delight,
Forever and again.

We walked again and mists arose,
Her hand was cold in mine,
When suddenly my mind was filled
With all I'd left behind.
I cried, "Where do you lead me?"
Her eyes filled with despair,
And softly then she disappeared
Into the fragranced air.

Into the fragranced air.
Into the fragranced air.
And softly then she disappeared
Into the fragranced air.

And so now I wander all alone,
And never can find rest,
For she took all my heart's content,
Laid fire within my breast,
No beauty can be rich now,
No music can seem fair,
Until I find my lady with
The red rose in her hair.

The red rose in her hair.
The red rose in her hair.
Until I find my lady with
The red rose in her hair.

Fair breaks your heart doesn't it?