Up Upon the Rose
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Song
All the Birds, Two by Two
All the birds, amàn amàn,
the birds nest two by two,
all the birds two by two,
the swallow with his mate.
The lonesome ni...
Song
Beam, Dear Moon
– Come on beam, dear moon,
shine, moon dear, and light the way to my love.
Beam high and low, for it’s muddy and wet;
beam...
Song
If I Had an Orchard
If I had an orchard,
an orchard studded with bitter oranges.
Studded with bitter oranges,
bitter oranges all covered in bl...
Song
A Partridge I Did Tame
A partridge I did tame, through April ‘til May came,
the tamer she became, the more she did complain.
All afire deep inside...
Song
All the Castles I Have Seen
The Castle of the Beautiful Maid
All the castles I have seen, not one have I not visited
vr' amán amán, not one have I not visited,
oh maid Frankish, maiden...
Song
Close to Daybreak
Close to daybreak, dawn’s crack in the East,
the Morning Star aloft, first light near at hand.
The sun was a- telling, ‘dau...
Song
Maria’ S Gone to Pick Some Lilac
Maria’s gone to pick some lilac, a nightingale is singing,
she goes to gather lilac blossom in vineyards and in paddocks.
A...
Song
Today, My Dark-Eyed Beauty
Easter Dance
Today, my dark-eyed beauty, today it’s ‘Christ is Risen!’
today it’s ‘Christ is Risen!, he’s taken up to heaven.
Today, my ...
Song
Whoever Saw a Tree of Green
Whoever saw a tree of green,
with eyes of black and a blond sheen
and royal blue leaves to boot,
eyes black, eyebrows dark...