Name: She Moved Through the Fair
Duration: P00H05M01S
Description: Traditional - arranged by Lothlorien. A well-known classic love song/ghost song. The theme was used by rock group Simple Minds in their song 'Belfast Child' which is hinted at here.

She Moved Through the Fair

from Greenwood Side by Lothlórien

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Traditional - arranged by Lothlorien. A well-known classic love song/ghost song. The theme was used by rock group Simple Minds in their song 'Belfast Child' which is hinted at here.

lyrics

My love said to me 'My mother won't mind
and my father won't slight you for your lack of kind'
Then she stepped away from me and this she did say
'It will not be long love, 'til our wedding day'

She stepped away from me and she moved through the fair
and fondly I watched her move here and move there
She went her way homewards with one star awake
as the swans in the evening move over the lake

The people were saying ... no two e'er were wed
but one has a sorrow that never was said
And she smiled as she passed me with her goods and her gear
and that was the last that I saw of my dear

I dreamt it last night - that my true love came in
So softly she entered her feet made no din
She came close beside me and this she did say
'It will not be long love, 'til our wedding day...'

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from Greenwood Side, released January 1, 2000
Nicole Leonard - vocals, whistle, keyboards

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Lothlórien Auckland, New Zealand

Lothlórien is a Celtic music group based in Auckland, New Zealand, taking its name from the magical forest found in Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings'.

Lothlorien plays ethereal and haunting Celtic music, both traditional folk and contemporary songs and tunes, including some original compositions. ... more

lothloriennz.com

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