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Red is the Rose

from Xanthoria by Daniel Hester

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I first heard this traditional Irish song off of the Joe Heaney album, 'Say a Song'.

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Red is the rose that in yonder garden grows,
Fair is the lily of the valley,
Clear are the waters that flow in yonder stream,
And my love, it's fairer than any.

Over the mountain and down into the glen,
To a little Irish cot in the valley,
Where the thrush and the linnet sing their ditties and their songs,
And my love leaning over the half door.

Down by the seashore on a cool summers eve,
With the moon rising over the heather,
The moon it shone fair over her head of golden hair,
As she swears she'll be my love for ever.

It's not for the parting of my sister kate,
Or for the loss of my mother,
It's for the loss of my bonnie brown eyed girl,
I'm leaving my homeland forever.

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from Xanthoria, released May 8, 2023

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Daniel Hester England, UK

A musician from Lancashire who has been involved in and inspired by the local folk and live music scene for many years. He is now
writing and performing original and traditional songs in a distinct and unique style, gathered from his extensive experience in the folk world.
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