Story Behind The Song
His love dies and her ghost still haunts him as he remembers their promise to someday marry.
Song Description
Long, driving instrumental sections in the beginning, middle and end of this song make it ideal for action and race scenes.
Aggressive and fast-paced traditional Celtic reel played on the uilleann pipes; with Middle Eastern tabla, kit drum, flute, guit
| Song Length |
6:46 |
Genre |
World - Celtic, Electronic - Experimental |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Tense, Poignant |
Subject |
Ghosts, Sadness |
| Similar Artists |
Dead Can Dance, Jethro Tull |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1800 - 1899 |
| |
Lyrics
I once had a sweetheart, I loved her right well
I loved her far better than my tongue can tell
Her parents did slight me for want of some year
Adieu to all pleasure since I lost my dear
She went away from me
And moved through the fair
Where the hand clappin' dealers'
Loud shouts rent the air
The sunlight about her did sparkle and flame
Saying it will not be long love
'till our wedding day
When dew falls on meadows
And moths fill the night
When the glow from the creosote
Is half rose and half light
I will slip from my casement and I'll run away
Then it will not be long love
'till our wedding day
I dreamt it last night, my young love came in
She came creepin' so softly
Her feet made no din
She came steppin' up to me
And this she did say
It will not be long love 'till our wedding day