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from the 1982 RCA Records album
"Lyonesse"
PL 37656
Recorded at John Knight Studio, Ponsongath, LIzard, Cornwall.
Engineer John Knight.
"Lyonesse is a country in Arthurian legend, particularly in the story of Tristan and Iseult. Said to border Cornwall, it is most notable as the home of the hero Tristan, whose father was king. In later traditions Lyonesse is said to have sunk beneath the waves some time after the Tristan stories take place, making it similar to Ys and other lost lands in medieval Celtic tales, and perhaps connecting it with the Isles of Scilly."
(wiki)
song by Richard Gendall
Brenda Wootton - vocals
David King - acoustic guitar
(apologies for vinyl jump near the start)
I
Lyonesse, Lyonesse,
where are your shores?
Houses and villages,
houses and villages,
seen no more,
Lyonesse, Lyonesse,
under the sea,
Dreams lie with mermaids,
children to be,
Dreams lie with mermaids,
children, to be.
II
Royal line. Royal line,
where your domaine?
Of your bright palaces,
of your bright palaces,
none remain,
Royal line, Royal line,
will you return?
Where bones lie
mouldering under the fern,
Where bones lie
mouldering under the fern.
III
Every year, every year,
life springs again,
Giving new chances,
giving new chances,
healing pain,
Every year, every year,
we can rebuild
Dream woven palaces
round a new child,
Dream woven palaces
round a new child.
IV
Cornish child, Cornish child,
you are today,
Travelling with everyman ,
travelling with everyman,
on your way.
Cornish child, Cornish child
within your life’s will,
There is a Lyonesse
that can be still,
There is a Lyonesse
that can be still.
V
Lyonesse, Lyonesse,
where was your shore?
Houses and villages,
houses and villages…
seen no more…
seen no more.
Thanks to Cattia Salto for accurate lyrics.