My own love said to me
"My mother won't mind.
And my daughters won't slight you
for your lack of kind".
He went away from me
and this he did say
"It will not be long, Love,
till our wedding day"
He went away from me
And he moved through the fair
And slowly I watched him
Move here and move there
He went his way homeward
with one star awake
As this swan in the evening
moves over the lake
I dreamed last night
that my own love came in
He came in so sweetly
his feet made no din
He came close beside me
And this he did say
"It will not be long Love
till our wedding day"
It will not be long love
long love
long love
love
If you'd like to learn a beautiful traditional-in-spirit piece, this is your song. Sinead's voice and lilt is strong, almost a cappella with the Chieftans backing her up on "Long Black Veil", the music is used sparingly and only as puntuation to the haunting lyrics. Traditional in feel, this piece is 20th century, credited to Herbert Hughes, composer of Irish folk music based on his collection of early Gaelic music, and lyrics are by Irish-American poet Padraic Colum.
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