The Willow Maid
by Erutan
A young man walked through the forest
With his quiver and hunting bow
He heard a young girl singing
And followed the sound below
There he found the maiden
Who lives in the willow
He called to her as she listened
From a ring of toadstools red
Come with me my maiden
Come from thy willow bed
She looked at him serenely
And only shook her head
See me now
A ray of light in the moondance
See me now
I cannot leave this place
Hear me now
A strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me
To follow where you lead
A young man walked through the forest
With a flower and coat of green
His love had hair like fire
Her eyes an emerald sheen
She wrapped herself in beauty
So rich and so serene
He stood there under the willow
And he gave her the yellow bloom
Girl my heart you've captured
Oh, I would be your groom
She said she'd wed him never
Not near nor far nor soon
See me now
A ray of light in the moondance
See me now
I cannot leave this place
Hear me now
A strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me
To follow where you lead
A young man walked through the forest
With an axe sharp as a knife
"I'll take the green eyed fairy
And she shall be my wife.
With her I raise my children
With her I'll live my life"
The maiden wept when she heard him
When he said he'd set her free
He took his axe and used it
To bring down her ancient tree
"Now your willow's fallen
Now you belong to me"
See me now
A ray of light in the moondance
See me now
I cannot leave this place
Hear me now
A strain of song in the forest
Don't ask me
To follow where you lead
She followed him out the forest
And collapsed apon the earth
Her feet had walked but a distance
From the green land of her birth
She faded into a flower
That would bloom for one bright eve
He could not take from the forest
What was never meant to leave
Nith adan pada nedh i tawar
An in wainole rui peng
E lethriil nith iell glir
A aphad i laer dad
Ennas e cen i elleth
In cuinar min i tathar
E ialla he sui hin lasta
O korma od hwand ruin
Tol na amin nin sell
Tol o lle tathar haust
Hin tiri na ho tin
Ar ere pal he dol
Cen nin si
Arma o lim nedh ithil salka
Cen nin si
Im pol u lesta sen sad
Hlar nin si
Lir o glir nesh i taur
Ava can nin
Na aphad manke lle tog
Nith adan pada nedh i tawar
An elanor a heleth laeg
In meleth arwa fing sui naur
Hin hen calen glin
He harn atse ned bain
Sinen neth sinen tin
E tar ennas nuin tarthar
E ant hin i malen edlothiad
Nith nin ind lle orthor
Amin ind na lle herven
He pent hi vesta e lau
U neva egor rato
Cen nin si
Arma o lim nedh ithil salka
Cen nin si
Im pol u lesta sen sad
Hlar nin si
Lir o glir nesh i taur
Ava can nin
Na aphad manke lle tog
Nith nin ind lle orthor
An hast maeg sui sigil
Amin gar laeg heneb elleth
A he ind na nin bess
Na hin amin ortho nin hen
Na hin amin cuina nin cuil
Iel nir ir hen hlar e
Ir e ped e penia hin lain
E hal e hast iuith ten
Na to dad hin iar orn
Si lle ier tathar dannen
Si lle ier sabar
Cen nin si
Arma o lim nedh ithil salka
Cen nin si
Im pol u lesta sen sad
Hlar nin si
Lir o glir nesh i taur
Ava can nin
Na aphad manke lle tog
Hen aphad e ed i tawar
Hwin nna i amar
Hin tail ere pada thent haered
Oi celin do ned hin nosta
Hen thinna ea alfirin
Tanya edlothia er du
E u hauta o i tawar
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