Child Ballads - Lyrics

1

'I dreamd dreary dream last night,
keep a' frae !
dreamd pu'd the sae green
Wi my true on Yarrow.'

2

'I'll your dream, my sister ,
'll a' your ;
You 'd birk wi your luve,
He' killd, he' killd Yarrow!'

3

'O gentle wind, that blaweth
To where my love repaireth,
Convey kiss from his dear mouth,
And how fareth!

4

'But oer yon run armed men,
Have dule ;
They've slain, they've slain comliest swain,
He bleeding lies Yarrow.'

1	'I dreamd a dreary dream last night, God keep us a' frae sorrow! I dreamd I pu'd the birk sae green Wi my true love on Yarrow.'
2	'I'll read your dream, my sister dear, I'll tell you a' your sorrow; You pu'd the birk wi your true luve, He's killd, he's killd on Yarrow!'
3	'O gentle wind, that blaweth south To where my love repaireth, Convey a kiss from his dear mouth, And tell me how he fareth!
4	'But oer yon glen run armed men, Have wrought me dule and sorrow; They've slain, they've slain the comliest swain, He bleeding lies on Yarrow.'