Six English Songs by Izzy
01 - Down by the Salley Garden
Down by the Salley Gardens,
my love and I did meet.
She passed the Salley Gardens
with little snow-white feet.
She bid me take love easy,
as the leaves grow on the tree,
But I being young and foolish
with her did not agree.
In a field by the river,
my love and I did stand
And on my leaning shoulder,
she placed 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 am full of tears.
Down by the Salley Garden,
my love and I did meet.
02. The Last Rose of Summer
'Tis the last rose of summer,
Left blooming alone,
All her lovely companions
Are faded and gone.
No flower of her kindred
No rosebud is nigh
To reflect back her blushes,
Or give sigh for sigh.
I'll not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine on the stern,
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go, sleep thou with them
Thus kindly I'll scatter
Thy leaves over the bed,
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow
When friendships decay;
And from love's shining circle
The gems drop away
When true hearts lie wither'd
And fond ones are flown
Oh, who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
03. Greensleeves
Alas, my love you do me wrong
To cast me off discourteously
And I have loved you so long
Delighting in your company
I have been ready at your hand
to grant whatever you would crave;
I have both wagered life and land
Your love and good will for to have
I bought the kerchers to thy head
That were wrought fine and gallantly
I kept thee both at board and bed
Which cost my purse well favouredly.
Chorus
Greensleeves was all my joy
Greensleeves was my delight
Greensleeves was my heart of gold
And who but my Lady Greensleeves?
I bought thee petticoats of the best,
the cloth so fine as fine might be:
I gave thee jewels for thy chest,
and all this cost I spent on thee.
Well, I will pray to God on hie,
that thou my constancy maist see:
And that yet once before I die,
thou wilt vouchsafe to love me.
Chorus
Greensleeves, now farewell, adieu!
God I pray to prosper thee;
For I am still thy lover true
Come once again and love me.
Chorus
Who but my Lady Greensleeves?
04. Going Home
Going home, going home
I'll be going home
Quiet light, some still day
I'm just going home It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Work all done, care laid by
Going to fear no more Mother's there expecting me
Father's waiting, too
Lots of folk gathered there
All the friends I knew All the friends I knew Nothing's lost, all's gain
No more fret nor pain
No more stumbling on the way
No more longing for the day
Going to roam no more Morning star lights the way
Restless dreams all done
Shadows gone, break of day
Real life just begun There's no break, there's no end
Just a living on
Wide awake with a smile
Going on and on Going home, going home
I'll be going home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
I'm just going home Going home...
05. Song of Our Homeland
There beneath the burning sky
Languid breezes cooled us
There the cloud capped mountains
Dream above the silver sea
Vineyards yield sweet wine
Fly away on songs of freedom
Fly away on songs of freedom
Vineyards yield sweet wine
Fly away on songs of freedom
Fly away on songs of freedom
06. My Love is Like a Red Red Rose
My love is like a red, red rose,
That's newly sprung in June.
My love is like a melody,
That's sweetly played in tune.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
So deep in love am I,
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till the seas they all run dry.
Till the seas they all run dry, my love,
Till the seas they all run dry,
And I will love thee still, my dear,
Till the seas they all run dry.
Till the seas they all run dry, my dear,
And the rocks melt with the sun,
And I will love thee still, my dear,
While the sands of life shall run.
But fare thee well, my only love,
Oh fare thee well awhile!
And I will come again, my love,
Tho' it were ten thousand miles.
Tho' it were ten thousand miles, my love,
Tho' it were ten thousand miles,
And I will come again my love,
Tho' it were ten thousand miles.
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