The Death of Queen Jane-Karine Polwart

[00:00.000] 作词 : Karine Polwart [00:01.000] 作曲 : Karine Polwart [00:08.38]Queen Jane lay in labor full six days or more [00:16.84]While the women grew weary and the midwives gave o'er [00:26.87]And they sent for King Henry to come with great speed [00:36.53]To be with Queen Jane in her hour of need [00:45.63]King Henry came to her and he sat by her bedside [00:54.27]Saying, "What ails thee, my Jeannie? What ails thee, my bride?" [01:05.13]"Oh Henry, oh Henry, do this one thing for me [01:13.77]Rip open my right side and find my baby" [01:23.99] [01:24.73]"Oh Jeannie, oh Jeannie, that never will do [01:32.44]It would lease thy sweet life and thy young baby, too" [01:42.38]Well, she wept and she wailed 'til she fell into a swoon [01:52.69]And her right side was opened and her baby was found [02:02.07] [02:05.51]Well, that baby was christened the very next day [02:14.46]While his poor dead mother a-mouldering lay [02:25.61]And six men went before her and four more travelled on [02:35.36]While loyal King Henry stood mourning alone [02:45.76] [02:47.71]He wept and he wailed until he was sore [02:55.61]Saying, "The flower of all England shall flourish no more" [03:05.55]He sat by the river with his head in his hands [03:15.76]Saying, "My merry England is a sorrowful land"