Three ravens - Cecile Corbel video free download
Artist: Cecile Corbel
Song: Three ravens
Disk: Songbook Volume 1
Website: http://www.cecile-corbel.com
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Lyrics:
Down-a-down, hey! down
They were as black as they might be
Down-a-down, hey! down
With a down derry derry
Down-a-down, hey! down
There were three ravens sat on a tree,
Down-a-down, hey! down
With a down derry derry down
The one of them said to his mate,
"Where shall we our breakefast take?"
"Down in a yonder green field,
There lies a knight slain under his shield."
"His hounds they lie down at his feet,
So well they can their master keep.
"His hawks they fly so eagerly,
There's no fowl dare him to come nigh."
Down there comes a fallow doe
As great with young as she might goe.
She buried him before the prime,
She was dead herself ere even-song time.
Comments
9 years ago
morevaseret
Such a beautiful voice, I would love to hear her sing the full version of this song to the wonderful tune written by Thomas Ravenscroft in 1611 It fits the song so much better. Here are the original lyrics; Adapted to more modern EnglishThere were three ravens sat on a tree, down-a-down hey down-a-down,They were as black as they might be, with a-down;When one of them sang to his mate, "Where shall we our breakfast take?With a down, derry-derry down-a-down. ( variation: "With a down, derry-derry, derry-down-down.")Down in yonder greeny field, down-a-down hey down-a-downThere lies a knight slain under his shield, with a-down:His hounds they lie down at his feet, so faithful they their master keep,With a down derry-derry down-a-down.His hawks they fly so eagerly, down-a-down hey down-a-down,There is no fowl dare him come nigh, with a-down;Down their comes a fallow doe, so great with young a she might go,With a down derry-derry down-a-down.She's lifted up his bloody head, down-a-down hey down-a-down,And kissed his wounds which were so red, with a-down;She's raised him up upon her back, and carried him to her domain; ( variation: instead of "her domain" "earthen lake.")With a down derry-derry down-a-down.She buried him before the prime, down-a-down hey down-a-down,She was dead herself before evensong time, with a-down:God grant every gentleman, such hawks, such hounds, and such a lemman.With a down derry-derry down-a-down. Prime --------------------------- 6pm.Evensong or Vespers ---- Early eveningDomain ------------------------ HomeLemman ----------------------- LoverDown-a-down, and Hey down-a-down, have no meaning, they are just fillers like Fa-la -la, or Hey nonny-nonny.I sing this often in folk song clubs and it is one of my favourite songs.Maureen x9 years ago
Agner de Gloire
quel parfum de la musique ~!10 years ago
serge st jean
Une voix douce10 years ago
Kary Shillong
Trugarez Quel plaisir, je m'évade vers la foret de Brocéliande10 years ago
Anna Humphries
Good song10 years ago
linkpark777
une grande artiste! Adoro o trabalho da cecile, parabéns!10 years ago
gilles Tkocz
j'ai une grande admiration pour cette artiste10 years ago
