http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/54.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net I was aware of the ancient English version, the three ravens, which has a somewhat more romanticised story, but this song as performed by The Corries is now a favourite of mine and thought I would share it with you.



The Twa Corbies

As I was walking all alane,
I heard twa corbies makin a mane;
The tane unto the ither say,
"Whar sall we gang and dine the-day?"

"In ahint yon auld fail dyke,
I wot there lies a new slain knight;
And nane do ken that he lies there,
But his hawk, his hound an his lady fair."

"His hound is tae the huntin gane,
His hawk tae fetch the wild-fowl hame,
His lady's tain anither mate,
So we may mak oor dinner swate."

"Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane,
And I'll pike oot his bonny blue een;
Wi ae lock o his gowden hair
We'll theek oor nest whan it grows bare."

"Mony a one for him makes mane,
But nane sall ken whar he is gane;
Oer his white banes, whan they are bare,
The wind sall blaw for evermair."

And in English:
The Two Crows

As I was walking all alone,
I heard two crows (or ravens) making a moan;
One said to the other,
"Where shall we go and dine today?"

"In behind that old turf wall,
I sense there lies a newly slain knight;
And nobody knows that he lies there,
But his hawk, his hound and his lady fair."

"His hound is to the hunting gone,
His hawk to fetch the wild-fowl home,
His lady's has taken another mate,
So we may make our dinner sweet."

"You will sit on his white neck-bone,
And I'll peck out his pretty blue eyes;
With one lock of his golden hair
We'll thatch our nest when it grows bare."

"Many a one for him is moaning,
But nobody will know where he is gone;
Over his white bones, when they are bare,
The wind will blow for evermore."
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My Dad has loads of Corrie's stuff. I shall demand copies!

Also, I think one of them shuffled off this Mortal Coil a few years ago, which is a shame.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1019022.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1019022.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1019233.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1019233.page GMT UK band Steeleye Span does a version of that.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1032675.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/259353/1032675.page GMT