The Fairy Boy Songtext

von Ruth Barrett

A mother came while the stars were paling
Calling to the fairy king
Thus she cried and the tears were falling
Wailing round a lonely spring
Why with spells my child you're caressing
Courting him with fairy joy
Why destroy a mother's blessing
Wherefore steal my baby boy?
O'er the mountain, through the wildwood
Tears a falling all in vain
Where the flowers are freshly springing
There I wander day by day
Fare thee well, my child forever
In this world I have lost my joy
On the echoes wildly calling
To restore my fairy boy