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Thread #29330   Message #370362
Posted By: Plume
07-Jan-01 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: ADD: Woodlands of England (Hutchings/Whetstone
Subject: Lyr Add: WOODLANDS OF ENGLAND (Hutchings,Whetstone
Actually, this is an Ashley Hutchings (lyrics) and Dave Whetstone (music) song that appeared on the 1987 Celtic Music release The Wild Side of Town, CM 042. The vocalist was Cathy LeSurf. I don't know if it's still in print but whether used or new, you should be able to find it through http://www.rockinworld.com/. Lyrics as follows:

WOODLANDS OF ENGLAND
(Hutchings, Whetstone)

There's a song that they're singing, the Woodlands of England.
If you stand very still, you might hear on the breeze.
They sing a lament for the loss of their brethren,
And the words they are singing are these:

In the springtime, we'll bring you the fragrance of blossoms;
In the summer, present you with fruits of all kind.
In the autumn, we'll shower you with gold and with amber.
In the winter, our kindling you'll find.

Some of us are old-timers. We've known many voices,
Heard Rosalind's laughter, Giles Winterbourne's call,
Heard the woodpecker beat a tattoo as the day breaks.
Now he beats the retreat for us all.

There's a song that they're singing, the Woodlands of England.
If you stand very still you might hear on the breeze.
They sing a lament for the loss of their sisters,
And the words they are singing are these:

And soon there'll be nowhere to whisper your secrets,
Nowhere to hide all your anger and pain,
Nowhere for crying and nowhere for dying,
Nowhere for silence to reign.

There's a song that they're singing, the Woodlands of England.
If you stand very still you might hear on the breeze.
But in the sound air gets fainter and fainter.
It is vanishing now with the trees.

It's a lovely song, undoubtedly the standout track on this album. The original LP included a lyric sheet from which this info was gleaned. Cheers.