Pavan - Amazing Blondel

Fare you well on the morrow I must leave
and I'm bound for a far and distant land
A tale would tell of my poor heart and how it grieves
so for you my love this sorrowful pavan

I was born in Lincoln county
and the son of a country wife am I
Out of all the flowers growing wild in yon forest
you're the fairest rose on which I've laid an eye

Love me hard with the dawn I'll be gone
and I don't know if I'll be back again
God as my guard I'm the champion of the wronged
off to holy wars to fight the Saracen

I was born in Lincoln county
and the son of a country wife am I
Out of all the flowers growing wild in yon forest
you're the fairest rose on which I've laid an eye

While you're away does your spouse turn a whore
or a chastity belt maiden while crusader's at war
Tired of my chain mail
my armour makes me sore
and it all seems so futile

Weep you will but my love I cannot stay
dry your eyes and we'll share a parting kiss
Wait until the advent of that day
when I'm home and gone is sadness such as this

I was born in Lincoln county
and the son of a country wife am I
Out of all the flowers growing wild in yon forest
you're the fairest rose on which I've laid an eye