Very awesome! Also titled "Cruel Sister" and performed by "Pantagle" in the early seventies or so. Awesome traditional piece of music. "Twa corbies" too!
There lived a lady by the North Sea shore (Lay the bent to the bonnie broom) Two daughters were the babes she bore (Fa la la la la la la la la la) As one grew bright as in the sun So coal black grew the elder one A knight came riding to the lady's door He'd travelled far to be their wooer He courted one with gloves and rings But loved the other above all things Oh sister will you go with me To watch the ships sail on the sea? She took her sister by the hand And led her down to the North Sea strand And as they stood on the windy shore The dark girl threw her sister o'er Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam Crying sister reach to me your hand Oh sister, sister let me live And all that's mine I'll surely give It's your own truelove that I'll have and more But thou shalt never come ashore And there she floated like a swan The salt sea bore her body on Two minstrels walked along the strand And saw the maiden float to land They made a harp of her breast bone Whose sound would melt a heart of stone They took three locks of her yellow hair And with them strung the harp so rare They went into her father's hall To play the harp before them all But as they laid it on a stone The harp began to play alone The first string sang a doleful sound The bride her younger sister drowned The second string as that they tried In terror sits the black-haired bride The third string sang beneath their bow And surely now her tears will flow
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Very awesome! Also titled "Cruel Sister" and performed by "Pantagle" in the early seventies or so. Awesome traditional piece of music. "Twa corbies" too!
Interesting blend of cultures.
Kya bat hai!! Feel silenced and in awe by the beauty of your singing soul
I haven't heard this version (or nearly this version) in a very long time. Someone, please, show the lyrics...I want to sing it too
You should be able to get most of them from the video, no? You can ask me if anything isn't clear. Too many words to write down.
There lived a lady by the North Sea shore
(Lay the bent to the bonnie broom)
Two daughters were the babes she bore
(Fa la la la la la la la la la)
As one grew bright as in the sun
So coal black grew the elder one
A knight came riding to the lady's door
He'd travelled far to be their wooer
He courted one with gloves and rings
But loved the other above all things
Oh sister will you go with me
To watch the ships sail on the sea?
She took her sister by the hand
And led her down to the North Sea strand
And as they stood on the windy shore
The dark girl threw her sister o'er
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam
Crying sister reach to me your hand
Oh sister, sister let me live
And all that's mine I'll surely give
It's your own truelove that I'll have and more
But thou shalt never come ashore
And there she floated like a swan
The salt sea bore her body on
Two minstrels walked along the strand
And saw the maiden float to land
They made a harp of her breast bone
Whose sound would melt a heart of stone
They took three locks of her yellow hair
And with them strung the harp so rare
They went into her father's hall
To play the harp before them all
But as they laid it on a stone
The harp began to play alone
The first string sang a doleful sound
The bride her younger sister drowned
The second string as that they tried
In terror sits the black-haired bride
The third string sang beneath their bow
And surely now her tears will flow