комментированный список 1961 "Джоан Баэз, том 2"

Barbriallen (Traditional)

'Twas in the merry month of May 
When green buds all were swellin', 
Sweet William on his death bed lay 
For love of Barbriallen.

He sent his servant to the town 
To the place where she was dwellin', 
Sayin' you must come, to my master dear 
If your name be Barbriallen.

So slowly, slowly she got up 
And slowly she drew nigh him, 
And the only words to him did say 
Young man I think you're dyin'. 

He turned his face unto the wall 
And death was in him wellin', 
Good-bye, good-bye, to my friends all 
Be good to Barbriallen.

When he was dead and laid in grave 
She heard the death bells knellin' 
And every stroke to her did say 
Hard-hearted Barbriallen! 

Oh mother, oh mother go dig my grave 
Make it both long and narrow, 
Sweet William died of love for me 
And I will die of sorrow.

And father, oh father, go dig my grave 
Make it both long and narrow, 
Sweet William died on yesterday 
And I will die tomorrow. 

Barbriallen was buried in the old churchyard 
Sweet William was buried beside her, 
Out of sweet William's heart, there grew a rose 
Out of Barbriallen's a briar. 

They grew and grew in the old churchyard 
Till they could grow no higher 
At the end they formed, a true lover's knot 
And the rose grew round the briar.
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