The Maid and the Laranian

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The Maid and the Laranian

Postby Matt » Thu Sep 16, 2004 6:19 pm

Hârnic Traditional
Arranged by Ewen of Ravinargh

Verse 1
Oh the maid went down to the well for to wash
And the dew fell down on her snow-white flesh
The dew fell down on her snow-white flesh
As the sun shone down so early.

Verse 2
And as she washed and as she wrang,
She hung them out on a hazel wand,
She hung them out on a hazel wand,
And by there came a Laranian.

Verse 3
“God speed you old man” she cries,
“And God speed you my fair pretty maid”,
“God speed you my pretty fair maid,
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 4
“Have you got a cup, have you got a can?
Can you give a drink to a Laranian?
Can you give a drink to a Laranian?
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 5
“Oh I’ve no cup and I’ve no can
And I cannot give a drink to a Laranian,
I cannot give a drink to a Laranian
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 6
“You lie! You lie! You are foresworn,
For if your true love came to Hârn
Then a cup, a can you’d find for him
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 7
She swore by the Maid of the Checkered Shield
To a true lover she’d had never to yield,
True lover she’d had never to yield
As the sun shines down so early.

Verse 8
“You lie! You lie! You are foresworn.
Nine children you have born,
Nine children you have born
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 9
”There’s three of them lying under your bed head,
Three of them under the hearth are lain,
Three of them under the hearth are lain,
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 10
“Three more playing on yonder green,
Count fair maid for that makes nine,
Count fair maid for that makes nine
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 11
“Oh Laranian father do tell me
Penance that you will give to me,
Penance that you will give to me
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 12
“Penance I can give thee none
But seven years as a stepping stone,
Seven years as a stepping stone,
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 13
“Seven more as a clapper to ring in a bell,
And seven to suffer a Deryni spell,
Seven to suffer a Deryni spell,
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 14
“Oh welcome, welcome stepping stone.
Welcome clapper in a bell to ring,
Welcome clapper in a bell to ring
As the sun shines down so early.”

Verse 15
Welcome stone, welcome bell
Larani keep me from the Deryni spell,
Larani keep me from the Deryni spell
As the sun shines down so early.”
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