He Moved Through The Fair lyrics
Sinead O'ConnorMy own love said to me
"My mother won't mind.
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kind".
He went away from me
And this he did say
"It will not be long love,
Till our wedding day"
He went away from me
And he moved through the fair
And slowly I watched him
Move here and move there
He went his way homeward
With one star awake
As the swan in the evening
Moves over the lake
I dreamed last night
That my own love came in
He came in so sweetly
His feet made no din
He crept close beside me
And this he did say
"It will not be long love
Till our wedding day"
Song Details
Music & Lyrics: Traditional
Released: 3rd June, 1997
Album: Gospel Oak
Brief: In Sinead's version, the gender of the pronouns is changed so that the song becomes “He Moved Through the Fair”.
The song is usually interpreted as a tale of a young woman who promises to marry the narrator, but she tragically dies before the wedding can take place. In this case it is the young man that dies before the wedding can take place.
Category: Romantic Tragedy
Covers (as “He Moved Through the Fair”): Maureen O’Hara, Sinead O'Connor (featured), Nana Maskouri.
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