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The Three Ravens

from Folk​-​Lore by Xisco Rojo

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There were three ravens sat on a tree,
Down a down hey down hey down.
They were as black as black might be,
With a down.
Then one of them said to his mate:
"Where shall we our breakfast take?"
With a down derry derry derry down down.

Down in yonder greenfield,
Down a down hey down hey down.
There lies a knight slain under his shield;
With a down.
His hounds they lie down at his feet,
So well they their master keep.
With a down derry derry derry down down.

His hawks they fly so eagerly,
Down a down hey down hey down.
There is no fowl dare him come nigh
With a down.
But down there comes a fallow doe,
As great with young as she might go.
With a down derry derry derry down down.

She lifted up his wounded head,
Down a down hey down hey down.
And kissed the wounds that were so red.
With a down.
She got him up upon her back
And carried him to an earthen lake.
With a down derry derry derry down down.

She buried him before the prime,
Down a down hey down hey down.
She was dead herself ere evensong time.
With a down.
God send every gentleman
Such hawks, such hounds and such a leman.
With a down derry derry derry down down.

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from Folk​-​Lore, released June 29, 2023
Xisco Rojo: Voice, Arabic oud, cimbalom, mandolin, Ondes Martenot, Piccolo, tenor recorder, viola, trumpet, synthesizers, tape sound processing, hand percussion

Luis Mármol: Djembe

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Xisco Rojo Madrid, Spain

Xisco Rojo is a guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who creates a music halfway between chamber folk, primitivism, sound art and experimentation.
hola@xiscorojo.com

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