Loreena McKennitt "Living Room Concert" -The Lady of Shalott - Video
PUBLISHED:  Feb 07, 2009
DESCRIPTION:
***lyrics below***
A performance of "The Lady of Shalott" from her third album "The Visit" The song is on a "bootleg" file that has been all about the internet. Called "Living Room Concert", I've no idea who recorded it, but I believe it's from 1994.

*I think she is tuning her harp in the beginning... That's what it sounds like. I do not know who the man is who speaks, but I love Loreena's "yes" it's sounds like... "of course it has a lot of strings! It's a harp!" Sorry I just thought that was interesting.*

If anyone has any information on who recorded this or who the man is in the clip, would you please tell me?

**Thanks to Peregrin27 for telling me that this is from a radio show**

Lyrics:

On either side of the river lie
Long fields of barley and of rye,
That clothe the world and meet the sky;
And thro' the field the road run by
To many-towered Camelot;
And up and down the people go,
Gazing where the lilies blow
Round an island there below,
The island of Shalott.


Only reapers, reaping early,
In among the bearded barley
Hear a song that echoes cheerly
From the river winding clearly
Down to tower'd Camelot;
And by the moon the reaper weary,
Piling sheaves in uplands airy,
Listening, whispers "'tis the fairy
The Lady of Shalott."

A bow-shot from her bower-eaves,
He rode between the barley sheaves,
The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves,
And flamed upon the brazen greaves
Of bold Sir Lancelot.
A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd
To a lady in his shield,
That sparkled on the yellow field,
Beside remote Shalott.

His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd;
On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode;
From underneath his helmet flow'd
His coal-black curls as on he rode,
As he rode back to Camelot.
From the bank and from the river
he flashed into the crystal mirror,
"Tirra Lirra," by the river
Sang Sir Lancelot.

She left the web, she left the loom,
She made three paces taro' the room,
She saw the water-lily bloom,
She saw the helmet and the plume,
She looked down to Camelot.
Out flew the web and floated wide;
The mirror cracked from side to side;
"The curse is come upon me," cried
The Lady of Shalott.

Who is this? And what is here?
And in the lighted palace near
Died the sound of royal cheer;
And they crossed themselves for fear,
All the Knights at Camelot;
But Lancelot mused a little space
He said, "She has a lovely face;
God in his mercy lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."
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