He Moved Through The Fair lyrics
Sinead O'ConnorMusic Video
He Moved Through The Fair
My own love said to me
"My mother won't mind.
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kind".
He went away from me
And this he did say
"It will not be long love,
Till our wedding day"
He went away from me
And he moved through the fair
And slowly I watched him
Move here and move there
He went his way homeward
With one star awake
As the swan in the evening
Moves over the lake
I dreamed last night
That my own love came in
He came in so sweetly
His feet made no din
He crept close beside me
And this he did say
"It will not be long love
Till our wedding day"
Song Details
🎶 Composer Traditional
📝 Song Brief:
In Sinéad O’Connor’s version, the pronouns are reversed so the song becomes “He Moved Through the Fair.” Traditionally, the story is told from a young man’s perspective as he recalls his beloved, who dies before their wedding day. In Sinéad’s interpretation, the roles are reversed: it is the young man who dies, and the narrator is the one left behind mourning his loss.
🍀 Genre: Irish Folk Song
👥 Covers (as “He Moved Through the Fair”): Maureen O’Hara, Nana Maskouri.
🎤 Featured Artist: Sinead O'Connor
💿 Album: Gospel Oak
Recorded: 1997
Released: 3 June 1997
Country: US
Format: EP (CD, EP)
Label: Chrysalis
💿 Album Tracks:
- This Is To Mother You
- I Am Enough For Myself
- Petit Poulet
- 4 My Love
- This Is A Rebel Song
- He Moved Through The Fair (Live)
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