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Drowned Sailor

from Flash of Blue EP by Faradena Afifi

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Traditional folk song arranged by Faradena Afifi

lyrics

A young maid was a walking down on the sea strand
And spied a drowned sailor lain dead on the ground
And as she drew near him, it made her to a stand

For she saw it was her true love by the marks on his hand.

As he was a sailing the ocean so brave,
the ship it was wrecked by the wind and the waves
the storm was a raging and the billows loud did roar
which tossed this poor sailor all on the sea shore

She put her arms around him and cried “oh my dear”
she wept and she kissed him ten thousand time o’er
and I am contented to lie by your side
and in a few moments this lover she died

In yonder green churchyard this couple was laid
and a stone for remembrance was put on their grave
oh, my joys are all ended and my pleasures are fled
and this grave that we lie in is our married bed

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from Flash of Blue EP, released May 24, 2023
Faradena Afifi, voice, piano. Steve Beresford, voice

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Faradena Afifi Cambridge, UK

Faradena is a British /Afghan community musician and T'ai Chi practitioner, who plays strings, piano, found objects, percussion, sings and moves. Folk and improvised music.

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