Corpus Christi Carol
Lulley, lulley, lully, lulley,
The fawcon hath born my mak away.
He bare hym up, he bare him down,
He bare hym into an orchard brown.
In that orchard ther was an hall,
That was hanged with purpill and pall.
And in that hall ther was a bede,
Hit was hangid with gold so rede.
And yn that bed ther lythe a knyght,
His wowndes bledyng day and nyght.
By that bedes side ther kneleth a may,
And she wepeth both nyght and day.
And by that bedes side ther stondith a ston,
“Corpus Christi” wretyn theron.
Why is “Corpus Christi Carol” included on Grace?
Jeff included this cover of the Benjamin Britten piece as a gift to his high school friend Roy Rollo from Long Beach, California. Roy had introduced Jeff to the work of the composer.
«The “Carol” is a fairytale about a falcon who takes the beloved of the singer to an orchard. The singer goes looking for her and arrives at a chamber where his beloved lies next to a bleeding knight and a tomb with Christ’s body in it.»«My friend Roy introduced me to the song when I was still in high-school and now I’m singing it for him.»
— Jeff Buckley
fonte: jeffbuckley.com
Comment by iBlawgger — 21 May 2006 @ 1:44 pm
Vedi anche Wikipedia.
Comment by Administrator — 22 May 2006 @ 12:33 pm