Bridal Ballad

Song Bridal Ballad
Artist Hayley Westenra
Album Pure

Lyrics

[00:00.660] The ring is on my hand,
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[00:04.860] And the wreath is on my brow;
[00:10.100] Satin and jewels grand
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[00:14.880] Are all at my command,
[00:20.570] And I am happy now.
[00:26.470]
[00:30.900] And my lord he loves me well;
[00:32.380] Bridal Ballad
[00:34.980] But, when first he breathed his vow,
[00:39.500] I felt my bosom swell-
[00:43.260] For the words rang as a knell,
[00:48.120] And the voice seemed his who fell
[00:51.900] In the battle down the dell,
[00:56.200] And who is happy now.
[01:01.970]
[01:04.510] But he spoke to re-assure me,
[01:08.910] And he kissed my pallid brow,
[01:12.830] While a reverie came o'er me,
[01:17.270] And to the church-yard bore me,
[01:21.090] And I sighed to him before me,
[01:25.830] Thinking him dead D'Elormie,
[01:29.640] "Oh, I am happy now!"
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[02:20.250] And thus the words were spoken,
[02:24.200] And this the plighted vow,
[02:28.350] And, though my faith be broken,
[02:32.520] And, though my heart be broken,
[02:37.130] Here is a ring, as token
[02:41.090] That I am happy now!
[02:46.850]
[02:49.450] Would God I could awaken!
[02:53.370] For I dream I know not how!
[02:57.470] And my soul is sorely shaken
[03:01.480] Lest an evil step be taken,-
[03:05.540] Lest the dead who is forsaken
[03:10.190] May not be happy now.