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Lament To The Moon

from Gracious Wings by Jackie Oates

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A song that I picked up from Kath Parry of Sidmouth, singer of so many beautiful songs. The lyrics to this version of the song appear in Alfred Williams’ ‘Folk Songs of the Upper Thames’ (1923) and are said to have been collected in Gloucestershire, with the tune composed by J.W. Turner in 1847.

lyrics

10. Lament To The Moon – Trad Arr. Oates/Spiers

As I strayed along, at the close of the day
About the beginning of June
By a jasmine shade I espied a fair maid
As she made her lament to the moon

CHORUS

Roll along, silvery moon
Whilst the nightingale’s song is in tune
There is a nothing so sweet
As when two lovers meet
By the bright silvery light of the moon

My love he was young, and a bold fisherman
His arms they were brawny and strong
His voice it was clear and a pleasure to hear
When singing an old ballad song

But alas to my grief, he now lies in the deep
A corpse ‘neath the grey angry sea
No more to return and its for him I’ll mourn
‘Till the day that the clay covers me

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from Gracious Wings, track released September 2, 2022
John Spiers – melodeon, Anglo concertina
John Parker – double bass

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Jackie Oates Wallingford, UK

Jackie Oates is a mainstay of English traditional music and one of the country’s best loved folk performers. Her deeply personal 2018 album The Joy Of Living was described as “utterly gorgeous” by The Guardian. Through collaboration and commission, Jackie brings elements of the English tradition to new people and places; bringing a much needed calm and joy to those who hear it. ... more

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