The Visit

Loreena McKennitt The Visit Album - 1991 Track List 1.  All Souls Night 2.  Bonny Portmore 3.  Between The Shadows 4.  The Lady Of Shalott 5.  Greensleeves 6.  Tango to Evora 7.  Courtyard Lullaby 8.  The Old Ways 9.  Cymbeline =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 1 - All Souls Night Capo 5 [Verse] Bonfires dot the rolling hillside Figures dance around and around To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness Moving to the pagan sound. [Verse] Somewhere in a hidden memory Images float before my eyes        Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires And dancing till the next sunrise.         [Verse] I can see lights in the distance Trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing dancing A waltz on All Souls Night. [Verse] Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows Held up tall as the flames leap high The green knight holds the holly bush To mark where the old year passes by. [Verse] I can see lights in the distance Trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing dancing A waltz on All Souls Night. [Verse] Bonfires dot the rolling hillside Figures dance around and around To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness Moving to the pagan sound. [Verse] Standing on the bridge that crosses The river that goes out to the sea The wind is full of a thousand voices They pass by the bridge and me. [Verse] I can see lights in the distance Trembling in the dark cloak of night Candles and lanterns are dancing dancing A waltz on All Souls Night. (2x) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 2 - Bonny Portmore [Verse] O Bonnie Portmore I am sorry to have seen Such woeful destruction of your ornament tree For it stood on your shore for many’s the long day Till the long boats from Antrim came to float it away [Verse] O Bonnie Portmore you shine where you stand And the more I think on you the more I think long If I had you now as I had once before All the lords in old England would not purchase Portmore [Verse] All the birds in the forest they do bitterly weep Sighing "Where shall we shelter o where shall we sleep?" For the oak and the ash they are all cut down And the walls of Bonnie Portmore they are down to the ground [Verse] O Bonnie Portmore you shine where you stand And the more I think on you the more I think long If I had you now as I had once before All the lords in old England would not purchase Portmore. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 3 - Between The Shadows           (Instrumental - no lyrics) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 4 - The Lady Of Shalott           (Full Long Version) Capo 2 [Intro]                         [Verse] On either side of the river lie   Long fields of barley and of rye   That clothe the world and meet the sky   Through the field the road runs by To many towered Camelot   And up and down the people go   Gazing where the lilies blow   ’Round an island there below The island of Shalott [Verse] Willows whiten aspens quiver   Little breezes dusk and shiver   Through the wave that runs forever   By the island in the river Flowing down to Camelot   Four grey walls and four grey towers   Overlook a space of flowers   And the silent isle embowers The Lady of Shalott [Verse] Only reapers reaping early   In among the bearded barley   Hear a song that echoes cheerly   From the river winding clearly Down to towered Camelot   And by the moon the reaper weary   Piling sheaves in uplands airy   Listening whispers "’Tis the fairy The Lady of Shalott" [Instrumental]                                 [Verse] There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay   She has heard a whisper say A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot She knows not what the curse may be   And so she weaveth steadily   Little other care hath she The Lady of Shalott [Verse] And moving through a mirror clear There hangs before her all the year   Shadows of the world appear There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot And sometimes through the mirror blue   The knights come riding two and two   She hath no loyal knight and true The Lady of Shalott [Verse] But in her web she still delights To weave the mirror’s magic sights   For often through the silent nights A funeral with plumes and with lights And music went to Camelot Or when the moon was overhead   Came two young lovers lately wed   "I’m half sick of shadows" she said The Lady of Shalott [Instrumental]                                 [Verse] A bowshot from her bower eaves   He rode between the barley sheaves   The sun came dazzling through the leaves And flamed upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot   A red cross knight forever kneel’d   To a lady in his shield   That sparkled on the yellow field Beside remote Shalott [Verse] His broad clear brow in sunlight glowed On burnished hooves his warhorse trode   From underneath his helmet flowed His coal black curls as on he rode As he rode back to Camelot And from the bank and from the river   He flashed into the crystal mirror   "Tirra Lirra" by the river Sang Sir Lancelot [Verse] She left the web she left the loom   She made three paces through the room   She saw the water lily bloom   She saw the helmet and the plume She looked down to Camelot   Out flew the web and floated wide   The mirror cracked from side to side   "The curse is come upon me" cried The Lady of Shalott [Instrumental]                                 [Verse] In the stormy east wind straining The pale yellow woods were waning   The broad stream in his banks complaining Heavily the low sky raining Over towered Camelot Down she came and found a boat   Beneath a willow left afloat   And round about the prow she wrote ’The Lady of Shalott’ [Verse] Down the river’s dim expanse Like some bold seer in a trance   Seeing all his own mischance With a glassy countenance She looked to Camelot And at the closing of the day   She loosed the chain and down she lay   The broad stream bore her far away The Lady of Shalott [Instrumental]                                 [Verse] Heard a carol mournful holy   Chanted loudly chanted lowly   ’Til her blood was frozen slowly   And her eyes were darkened wholly Turned to towered Camelot   For ’ere she reached upon the tide   The first house by the waterside   Singing in her song she died The Lady of Shalott [Verse] Under tower and balcony By garden wall and gallery   A gleaming shape she floated by Dead pale between the houses high Silent into Camelot And out upon the wharfs they came   Knight and burgher lord and dame   And ’round the prow they read her name ’The Lady of Shalott’ [Instrumental]                                 [Verse] Who is this? And what is here? And in the lighted palace near   Died the sound of royal cheer   They crossed themselves for fear The Knights at Camelot   Lancelot mused a little space   He said "She has a lovely face   God in his mercy lend her grace The Lady of Shalott" [Outro]             =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 5 - Greensleeves [Intro] - - - - [Verse]    Alas my love you do me wrong    To cast me off discourteously;    And I have loved you oh so long    Delighting in your company. [Verse]    Greensleeves was my delight    Greensleeves my heart of gold    Greensleeves was my heart of joy    And who but my lady Greensleeves. [Instrumental]     - - - - [Verse]    I have been ready at your hand    To grant whatever thou would’st crave;    I have waged both life and land    Your love and goodwill for to have. [Verse]    Greensleeves was my delight    Greensleeves my heart of gold    Greensleeves was my heart of joy    And who but my lady Greensleeves. [Instrumental]     - - - - [Verse]    Thy petticoat of sendle white    With gold embroidered gorgeously;    Thy petticoat of silk and white    And these I bought gladly. [Verse]    Greensleeves was my delight    Greensleeves my heart of gold    Greensleeves was my heart of joy    And who but my lady Greensleeves. [Outro] - - - - =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 6 - Tango to Evora           (Instrumental - no lyrics) =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 7 - Courtyard Lullaby Capo 2 [Intro] [Verse] Within the deep night sky The stars lie in its embrace The courtyard still in its sleep Peace comes over your face [Verse] "Come to me" it sings "Hear the pulse of the land The ocean’s rhythms pull To hold your heart in its hand" [Verse] When the wind blows strong Across the cypress trees The nightbirds cease their song So gathers memories [Verse] Last night you spoke of a dream Where forests stretched to the east And each bird sang its song A unicorn joined in a feast [Verse] And in a corner stood A pomegranate tree With wild flowers there No mortal eye could see [Verse] Yet still some mystery befalls Sure as the cock crows at morn The world in stillness keeps The secret of babes to be born [Verse] Come to me my love Hear the pulse of the land The ocean’s rhythms pull To hold your heart in its hand [Verse] I heard an old voice say "Don’t go far from the land The seasons have their way No mortal can understand" =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 8 - The Old Ways [Intro]   /  /      /  /     [Chorus] The thundering waves are calling me home home to you    The pounding sea is calling me home home to you    [Verse] On a dark New Year’s night on the west coast of Clare I heard your voice singing Your eyes danced the song your hands played the tune ’Twas a vision before me   [Verse] We left the music behind and the dance carried on As we stole away to the seashore And smelt the brine felt the wind in our hair With sadness you paused [Verse] Suddenly I knew that you’d have to go Your world was not mine your eyes told me so Yet it was there I felt the crossroads of time And I wondered why      [Verse] As we cast our gaze on the tumbling sea A vision came o’er me   Of thundering hooves and beating wings In the clouds above [Verse] Turning to go heard you call out my name Like a bird in a cage spreading its wings to fly "The old ways are lost" you sang as you flew And I wondered why      [Chorus] The thundering waves are calling me home home to you    The pounding sea is calling me home home to you    [Chorus] The thundering waves are calling me home home to you    The pounding sea is calling me home home to you    [Chorus] The thundering waves are calling me home home to you    The pounding sea is calling me home home to you    =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- # 9 - Cymbeline Capo 5 [Intro]                                                                     [Verse] Fear no more the heat o’ the sun__ Nor the furious winters’ rages__ Thou thy worldly task__ hast done Home art gone and ta’en thy wages [Verse] Golden lads and girls all must__ As chimney-sweepers come to dust The sceptre learning physic must__ All follow this and come to dust         [Verse] Fear no more the frown o’ th’ great Thou art past the tyrant’s stroke Care no more to clothe and to eat__ To thee the reed the reed is as the oak [Verse] The sceptre learning physic must__ All follow this and come to dust All lovers young all lovers must__ Consign to thee and come to dust     =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-