Three Ravens
Gregor Lumsden There were three ravens sat on a tree,
down a down, hey down a down,
They were as black as they might be
with a down, down, down
Then one of them said to his mate
"Where shall we now our breakfast take?"
With a down, derry, derry, down, down
Down in yonder deep green field,
down a down, hey down a down
There lies a knight slain under his shield,
with a down, down, down
His hounds they lie down at his feet,
so well do they their master keep
With a down, derry, derry, down, down
His hawks they fly so eagerly,
down a down, hey down a down
There's no fowl that dare him come nigh,
with a down, down, down
Down there comes a fallow doe,
as great with young as she might go
With a down, derry, derry. down, down
She lifted up his bloody head,
down a down, hey down a down
And kissed his wounds that were so red,
with a down, down, down
She got him up upon her back,
and carried him to earthern lake
With a down, derry, derry, down, down
Alexander Montoro Aha-ha-haaaaaa

Aha-ha-haaaaaaaaaaa
ha-ha-ha-ha-a
Gregor Lumsden She buried him before the prime, a derry
She was dead herself ere evensong time
God send every gentle man such hawks, such hounds,
And such a loved one

Three Ravens
Länge 5:46
Musik John Harle
Text traditionell
Solos Gregor Lumsden
aufgenommen 2017
veröffentlicht auf Hope
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Informationen zum Lied
"The Three Ravens" ist eine Ballade aus dem Mittelalter, die 1611 in einer Sammlung von Thomas Ravenscroft veröffentlicht wurde. Wenn diese Ballade dann auch im Zusammenhang mit der Bezeichnung "Child Ballads" genannt wird, dann heißt dies nicht, dass es sich um eine Ballade für Kinder handelt. Vielmehr wurden im 19. Jahrhundert viele Balladen von Francis James Child neu zusammengestellt und vertont.

Saxophonist und Komponist John Harle veröffentlichte 1996 auf seinem Album "Terror and Magnificence" eine eigene Komposition, die von Sarah Leonard gesungen wurde.
Auf dieser Version basiert das von LIBERA gesungene Lied.


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