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Child Owlet

by Cerys Hafana

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Oh I sit into my bower / Sewing a silken seam
A bonny shirt for Child Owlett as he goes out and in
His face was fair, long was his hair / I’ve called him to come near
“Oh, you must cuckold Lord Ronald / For all his lands and gear”

“Oh, lady, hold your tongue, for shame / For such should ne’er be done
How can I cuckold Lord Ronald / And me his sister’s son?”
Then I’ve taken a small penknife / That lay here by my side
I’ve pricked myself below my breast / Which made my body bleed

Lord Ronald’s come into my bower / Where I did make my moan
“Oh, what is all this blood”, he said / “That shines on your breastbone?”
“Young Child Owlet, your sister’s son / Is new gone from my bower
Had I not been a good woman / I’d be Child Owlet’s whore”

Then he has taken Child Owlet / Thrown him in prison strong
And all his men, a council held / To judge Child Owlet’s wrong
Some said, Child Owlet, he should hang / Some said that he should burn
Some said that they’d have Child Owlet / Between wild horses torn

There was no grass on Elkin Moor / No broom nor bonny rush
But’s dripping with Child Owlet’s blood / And pieces of his flesh
There was not stone on Elkin Moor / No broom nor bonny whin
But’s dripping with Child Owlet’s blood / And pieces of his skin

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released January 11, 2024
Child Owlet - Child Ballad 291, trad.
produced, arranged + performed - Cerys Hafana
mixed + mastered - Mike West (www.9thwardpickinparlor.com/about)

artwork + design - Jonathan Gross Engravings (@engrossingprints)

originally made for Old Tunes Fresh Takes (soundcloud.com/oldtunesfreshtakes/anna-rg-wife-of-ushers-well-pt-1)

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Cerys Hafana Machynlleth, UK

Cerys Hafana is a composer and multi-instrumentalist who mangles, mutates, and transforms traditional music. She explores the creative possibilities and unique qualities of the triple harp, and is also interested in found sounds, archive materials and electronic processing. ... more

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