Oh [a] canst thou see, yon [d] little turtledove
Sitting [a] under a [e] mulberry [a] tree
See [a] how that [e] she doth [F] mourn for her true [C] love
As [F] I shall [C] mourn for [G] thee, my dear
As [C] I shall [e] mourn for [a] thee
So fare thee well, my little turtledove
And fare thee well for a while
Butthough I go, I’ll surely come again
If it takes ten thousand mile my dear
If it take ten thousand mile
The thousand mile is very far away
For you to return to me
You leave me here to lament and well-a-day
My tears you will not see, my love
My tears you will not see
The crow that’s black, my little turtledove
Shall change its colour to white
Before I’m false to the maiden that I love
The noon-day shall be night, my dear
The noon-day shall be night
The hills shall fly, my little turtledove
The roaring billows burn
Before my heart shall suffer me to fail
Or I a traitor turn, my dear
Or I a traitor turn
Ein sehr trauriges, aber auch romantisches Lied, wie ich finde. Melodiös und schön. Die einzige Aufnahme, die ich bisher finden konnte, ist die von Paddy O’Connor And Friends. Auf youtube war es gar nicht aufzuspüren. PDF Version
