Crone's Lullaby

Words and music by Gwydion Pendderwen

      Em              Am
Go to sleep, dream ye deep
          D        G
Where the memories keep,
      C            B7           Em
But return to your mama, little baby.

     Em           Am
Your sire was the fire
     D          G
Of a moment's desire
         C           B7             Em
But he's gone and forgotten, little baby.

            G           D
     I will come if you call to me,
     Em
     Call to me, call to me;
           Am           Em
     And I hear my baby wailing:
             B7
     "Set me free, set me free!"

         Em         Am
When you wake at daybreak,
         D             G
For your true mother's sake
      C            B7         Em
Say a blessing for me, little baby.


You were born in the morn,
From your mama's womb torn,
To be sunshine for her, little baby.

When you smiled, little child,
All the creatures in the wild
Came to bask in your light, little baby.

     Now you came on a summer's day,
     Summer day, summer day;
     But the winter came and took you
     Far away, far away.

Now I'm old and the cold
Seeks to turn me to mould,
But I'll never forget, little baby.


On "The Faerie Shaman" album, 1981