Banks of Claudy Loreena McKennitt

Banks of Claudy As I walked out one morning All in the month of May Down by a flowery garden I carelessly did stray.

The Lady of Shalott Loreena McKennitt

The Lady of Shalott On either side the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the wold and meet the sky; And trho' the field the road run by To many-towered Camelot; And up

Seeds of love Loreena McKennitt

Seeds of love I sowed the seeds of love I sowed them in the spring I gathered them up in the morning so clear When the small birds so sweetly sing When the small birds so sweetly sing The gardener

Lullaby Loreena McKennitt

Lullaby O for a voice like thunder, and a tongue To drown the throat of war! - When the senses Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness, Who can stand?

Greensleeves Loreena McKennitt

Greensleeves was my delight, Greensleeves my heart of gold Greensleeves was my heart of joy And who but my Lady Greensleeves.

The Mummers' Dance Loreena McKennitt

When in the springtime of the year When the trees are crowned with leaves When the ash and oak and the birch and yew Are dressed in ribbons fair When owls call the breathless moon In the blue

Night ride across the Caucasus Loreena McKennitt

Night ride across the Caucasus Chorus: Ride on - Through the night - Ride on Ride on - Through the night - Ride on There are visions, there are memories There are echoes of thundering hooves

All souls night Loreena McKennitt

All souls night Bonfire dot the rolling hillsides Figures dance around and around To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness Moving to the pagan sound.

Mummers' Dance Loreena Mckennitt

When owls call the breathless moon in the blue veil of the night When shadows of the trees appear amidst the lantern('s) light.

Stolen child Loreena McKennitt

Stolen child Where dips the rocky highland Of Sleuth Wood in the lake There lies a leafy island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water-rats There we've hid our fairy vats Full of berries

Mystic's Dream Loreena Mckennitt

crescent moon A voiceless song in an ageless light Sings at the coming dawn Birds in flight are calling there Where the heart moves the stones It's there that my heart is longing for All for the love of

The Mummer's Dance Loreena McKennitt

And some time of this day Now returning back again We bring a garland gay Who will go down to those shady groves And summon the shadows there And tie a ribbon on those sheltering arms In the springtime

The Mystic's Dream Loreena McKennitt

crescent moon A voiceless song in an ageless light Sings at the coming dawn Birds in flight are calling there Where the heart moves the stones There that my heart is longing for All for the love of

The Mystic`s Dream (From The Movie `The Mists Of Avalon`) Loreena McKennitt

crescent moon A voiceless song in an ageless light Sings at the coming dawn Birds in flight are calling there Where the heart moves the stones It's there that my heart is calling All for the love of

The two trees Loreena McKennitt

The changing colours of its fruit Have dowered the stars with merry light; The surety of its hidden root Has planted quiet in the night; The shaking of its leafy head Has given the waves their melody

Dante's Prayer Loreena McKennitt

When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone I did not believe because I could not see Though

Standing stones Loreena McKennitt

Which caught the eye and then the heart Of one who could never be A lover of so true a maid Or fair a form as she.

The Dark Night Of The Soul (어두운 밤의 영혼) Loreena McKennitt

Upon a darkened night The flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest Shrouded by the night And by the secret stair I quickly fled The

Come by the hills Loreena McKennitt

And cares of tomorrow must wait till this day is done. Come by the hills on the land where life is a song And sing while the birds fill the air with their joy all day long.

God rest ye merry, gentlemen Loreena McKennitt

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy; O tidings of comfort and joy!

Balulalow Loreena McKennitt

Balulalow I come to hevin which to tell The best nowells that e'er befell To you thir tythings trew I bring And I will of them say and sing.

Marrakesh night market Loreena McKennitt

Marrakesh night market They're gathered in circles the lamps light their faces The crescent moon rocks in the sky The poets of drumming keep heartbeats suspended The smoke swirls up and then dies

The seasons Loreena McKennitt

The seasons Come all you lads and lasses, I'd have you give attention To these few lines I'm about to write here, 'Tis of the four seasons of the year that I shall mention, The beauty of all things

In praise of Christmas Loreena McKennitt

In praise of Christmas All hail to the days that merit more praise Than all of the rest of the year, And welcome the nights that double delights As well for the poor as the peer!

The Highwayman Loreena McKennitt

He'd a French cocked-hat on his forehead, a bunch of lace at his chin, A coat of the claret velvet, and breeches of brown doe-skin. They fitted with never a wrinkle.

Breaking the silence Loreena McKennitt

Breaking the silence I hear some distant drumbeat A heartbeat pulsing low Is it coming from within A heartbeat I don't know A troubled heart knows no peace A dark and poisoned pool Of liberty

Prospero's Speech Loreena McKennitt

And now my charms are all o'erthrown And what strength I have's mine own Which is most faint now t'is true I must here be released by you But release me from my bands With the help of your good

Kellswater Loreena McKennitt

Kellswater Here's a health to you bonny Kellswater Where you get all the pleasures of life Where you get all the fishing and fowling And a bonny wee lass for your wife.

Let all that are to mirth inclined Loreena McKennitt

Let all that are to mirth inclined Consider well and bear in mind What our good God for us has done In sending his beloved Son Chorus: For to redeem our souls from thrall Christ is the saviour of

Seeds Of Love (사랑의 씨앗) Loreena McKennitt

I sowed the seeds of love I sowed them in the spring I gathered them up in the morning so clear When the small birds so sweetly sing When the small birds so sweetly sing The gardener was standing by I

The dark night of the soul Loreena McKennitt

The dark night of the soul Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest Shrouded by the night and by the secret

Courtyard lullaby Loreena McKennitt

Courtyard lullaby Wherein the deep night sky The stars lie in its embrace The courtyard still in its sleep Peace comes over your face "Come with me" it sings "Hear the pulse of the land The

Dark Night Of The Soul Loreena Mckennitt

to moonn6pence from shootingstar(papayeverte) The Dark Night Of The Soul /Loreena Mckennitt Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house

The king Loreena McKennitt

Our King is well-dressed in silks of the best In ribbons so rare no king can compare. We have travelled many miles over hedges and stiles, In search of our King unto you we bring.

Let us the Infant greet Loreena McKennitt

Let us the Infant greet Let us the Infant greet, In worship before Him fall, And let us pay Him homage meet, On this His Festival Let us to the Infant sing, And bring Him of gifts rich store,

Santiago Loreena McKennitt

January, 1992 - Just performed in Santiago de Compostella in the Galician area of Spain...misty and lush as we arrived from more arid areas of the country; clearly Celtic territory in the language and

The old ways Loreena McKennitt

On a dark new year's night On the west coast of Clare I hear your voice singing Your eyes danced the song Your hands played the tune T'was a vision before me.

The Wexford carol Loreena McKennitt

glorious star, And on they wandered night and day Until they came where Jesus lay, And when they came unto that place Where our beloved Messiah was, They humbly cast them at his feet, With gifts of

Bonny Portmore Loreena McKennitt

Bonny Portmore O Bonny Portmore I am sorry to see Such a woeful destruction of your ornament tree For it stood on your shore for many's the long day Till the long boats from Antrim came to float

She moved through the fair Loreena McKennitt

She moved through the fair My love said to me My mother won't mind And me 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,

Dickens' Dublin (The Palace) Loreena McKennitt

I walk the streets of Dublin town It's 1842 It's snowing on this Christmas Eve Think I'll beg another bob or two I'll huddle in this doorway here Till someone comes along If the lamp lighter comes real

The bonny swans Loreena McKennitt

It's very like a gentle woman the swans swim so bonny o They placed her on the bank to dry with a hey ho and a bonny o There came a harper passing by the swans swim so bonny o He made harp pins of

Snow Loreena McKennitt

The meadows and far-sheeted streams Lie still without a sound; Like some soft minister of dreams The snow-fall hoods me round; In wood and water, earth and air, A silence everywhere.

Skellig Loreena McKennitt

The bells call all to mass Sit here by my side For the night is very long There's something I must tell Before I pass along I joined the brotherhood My books were all to me I scribed the words of

Blacksmith Loreena McKennitt

I wish them both much joy Though they can't hear me And may God reward him well For the slighting of me.

Coventry carol Loreena McKennitt

Herod, the king In his raging Chargèd he hath this day His men of might In his own sight, All young children to slay That woe is me Poor child for thee!

Saiman night Loreena McKennitt

Saiman night When the moon on a cloud cast night Hung above the tree tops' height You sang me of some distant past That made my heart beat strong and fast Now I know I'm home at last You offered

Samain Night Loreena McKennitt

When the moon on a cloud cast night Hung above the tree tops' height You sang me of some distant past That made my heart beat strong and fast Now I know I'm home at last You offered me an eagle's wing

Down By the Sally Gardens Loreena McKennitt

river My love and I did stand And upon my leaning shoulder She laid her snow-white hand She bid me take life easy As the grass grows on the weirs But I was young and foolish And now I am full of

Annachie Gordon Loreena McKennitt

Down came her father and he's standing at the door Saying Jeannie you are trying the tricks of a whore You care nothing for a man who cares so much for thee You must marry Lord Sultan and leave Annachie