The Water Is Wide Lyrics
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The Water Is Wide
The water is wide, I can't cross over
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
My love is gentle, and love is kind
The sweetest love, when first it's new
But love grows old, and waxes cold
And fades away, like morning dew
There is a ship, she sails the sea
She's loaded deep, as deep can be
But not as deep, as the love I'm in
I know not I'll, I sink or swim
The water is wide, I can't cross over
And neither I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row, my love and I
And both shall row, my love and I
Song Details
🎶 Music & Lyrics: Traditional Scottish Folk Song - 1600's
✍️ Other title: O Waly, Waly
📝 Song Brief: Because the song dates several centuries, there have been a number of adaptations with different story lines and styles.
The song's lyrics poetically depict the challenges of love, using the metaphor of a wide stretch of water symbolising the challenges, uncertainties, and changing tides of love. The lyrics move between tenderness and sorrow — from the sweetness of new love to the pain of love that “grows old and waxes cold.”... read more at Wikipedia
🏴 Genre: Traditional Folk Song.
👥 Covers: Maura O'Connell, Enya, Niamh Parsons, Luka Bloom, Charlotte Church, Celtic Woman, Orla Fallon, Mary Black.
🎤 Featured Artists: Irish Roses - Rowena Taheny, Laurel MacDonald & Eleanor McCain.
📀 Album: Women Of Celtic Song
Released: 2009
Country: UK
Format: CD
Label: Somerset Entertainment
