Name: The Willow Tree Waltz
Duration: P00H03M09S
Description: This track was written and performed by Newhaven Community Choir as part of the Songbirds Project with funding from the Edward Marshall Trust. The Songbirds Project was developed by the Thrive Archive. All money raised will go to support the choir.

The Willow Tree Waltz

from Nest Of Songbirds by Newhaven Community Choir with The Victoria and Stockbridge Primary School Choirs

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This track was written and performed by Newhaven Community Choir as part of the Songbirds Project with funding from the Edward Marshall Trust. The Songbirds Project was developed by the Thrive Archive. All money raised will go to support the choir.

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The Willow Tree Waltz

Out sail the boats only the waves roll in
Those on the shore left watching for their kin

The man makes a creel for his wife to carry
She stands on the brae as the clouds sail by
The bairn sleeping snug in a skull of willow
The reek from the lums rising into the sky

The man has to fish though his heart would tarry
He stands on the deck as the brown sails fly
Fish squirm in nets as they’re hauled from the billows
Wind circling up from a dark’ning sky

His love prays to God for the man she married
She climbs through the storm as the snowflakes fly
All sight of his voyage the storm has swallowed
She swims through the air with a drowning cry

The creel come the spring has no bairn to carry
It’s roots weave a grave for the soul inside
The Brae has a mark for the fishers to follow
A tree rises up joining ground sea and sky

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from Nest Of Songbirds, released April 15, 2017
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Newhaven Community Choir Edinburgh, UK

Connecting people and place through the joy of song.

We are a choir based at Victoria Primary School in the historic fishing village of Newhaven, Edinburgh Scotland. We meet on Wednesday evenings from 7 - 8:30. All are welcome to attend. We especially like singing songs that celebrate the history and culture of our community. ... more

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