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Corpus Christi Carol

from Bride of the Wintertide by Rowan Morrison

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This mysterious Middle English carol or hymn (also known as 'The Falcon Carol') has its earliest known notation in a manuscript dated 1504, found by apprentice grocer Richard Hill. The song survives in the folk tradition as 'Down in Yon Forest'. Many theories coexist as to the meaning of this song. We like the one that suggests it is Mary Magdalen's lament for her dead beloved...

lyrics

He bear her off, he bear her down
He bear her into an orchard ground

Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And in that orchard there was a hold
That was hanged with purple and gold
And in that hold there was a bed
And it was hanged with gold so red

Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

And on this bed there lyeth a knight
His wound is bleeding day and night
By his bedside kneeleth a maid
And she weepeth both night and day

Lu li lu lay lu li lu lay
The falcon hath bourne my mate away

By his bedside standeth a stone
Corpus Christi written thereon

credits

from Bride of the Wintertide, released December 10, 2021
Sung and played by Angeline Morrison.
Trad arranged by Angeline Morrison.
Produced by Angeline Morrison with Stephen Stannard.
Mixed by Stephen Stannard.

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Rowan Morrison England, UK

Rowan : Morrison are the musical twixting of The Rowan Amber Mill and Angeline Morrison. Angeline has released music as We Are Muffy (Tapete Records), The Mighty Sceptres (Ubiquity Records), The Ambassadors of Sorrow, and solo (Freestyle Records).
The Rowan Amber Mill releases music under their own name and under the guise of Making Tea for Robots (both on the MillerSounds label).
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