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The minstrel's song
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A medieval ballad about the magic of music, sung to an easy and catchy tune (WARNING: VEEERY CATCHY. Will cause unstoppable "earwig" (that idiom doesn't exist in English, does it?!) if heard before going to bed ;D
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Lafleur Ylanoire are two young musicians from Heidelberg, Flora Bastian (Lafleur) and Nora-Marie Borrusch (Lanoire). They write, sing and play their own songs,
Lafleur Ylanoire are two young musicians from Heidelberg, Germany: Nora-Marie Borrusch and Flora Bastian. They write and play their songs themselves, sometimes accompanied by other musicians - that's why the name "Lafleur Ylanoire" actually stands not only for the two "basic" members, but for several different "sets" of musicians.
Song Info
Genre
Acoustic • Acoustic Folk
Charts
Peak #176
Peak in subgenre #36
Author
Flora Bastian
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Flora Bastian
Uploaded
July 02, 2006
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MP3 3.8 MB • 128 kbps • 4:07
Story behind the song
Actually, this song has 15 stanzas. But considering the fact that the SHORT version with 9 verses is already close to ten minutes long, we did not have the time to record the LONG version yet :) To give you an idea of the complete story, ALL stanzas are included in the lyrics. So don't wonder why some are not sung here!
Lyrics
A travelling minstrel came once to our town, Suspicious looks followed him soon, But all stood enchanted and bound by his spell When the stranger burst into this tune: Lalala… A fisherman passed him, he carried a net A new one he had carefully tied - But hearing the tune he forgot about fishing and carelessly threw it aside. Lalala… A priest and a sister came walking along Towards the church where they daily would pray. But drawn by the music they joined in the song And so simply decided to stay. Lalala… The king had a daughter, like morning so fair But for noblemen she had no love Instead with the minstrel she promised to stay And to pick him the stars from above! Lalala… The bishop was worried to find that the church Was empty; the priest gone away So he send the inquisitors, who, finding the priest, Whirled round him in dances so gay… Lalala… The king found his daughter no more in her room, And sent for the kingdom’s best knight Who looked for the daughter and had to agree That her feelings were perfectly right Lalala… The city’s first herald arrived not at work And so did the treasurer, too They cast off their robes and twisted and turned Like nobody thought they could do! Lalala… And finding her grandsons and granddaughters gone, The old healer hobbled out with her stick But hearing the music she broke it in two And spun round just like a young chick…! Lalala… So the mayor himself got up out of his chair And went there to find out what was wrong: But he couldn’t help merrily joining the dance When he heard the magical song! Lalala… Full of sorrow and wrath the king sent for his troups But the knights were afraid and said “no!” Save one named Abelius, cross-eyed and lame, dumb and silly, he was willing to go. Lalala… When deaf-mute Abelius walked up to the place, He could’n believe his own eyes: He never had seen such astonishing sight As he saw now with greatest surprise: Lalala… So Abelius had messengers sent to the king who of the strange findings should tell But they didn’t believe him, instead came to see And immediately joined in as well! Lalalala… But Abelius quite cleverly sent for the king And with beans and wool stopped up his ears, And the same with the bishop, and seeing this sight, He laughed till he burst out in tears…! Hahaha… The king and the bishop cried: “Kill him right now!” - and Abelius hewed off his head… but the minstrel just vanished and turned into smoke … and I knew he would never be dead… Lalala…
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