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official-lauchzwiebel · 5 months

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My bonnie cuckoo I tell thee true that through the grass I'll rove with you I'll rove with you until the next spring and then my cuckoo shall sweetly sing

the ash and the hazel shall morning say oh bonnie cuckoo don't go away don't go away but tary here and make the spring last all the year

#let's just say i understand why alan lomax started crying when shirley collins her sister dolly and their mother sang this song #shirley collins #dolly collins #folk #folklore #folk song #folk music #something about this...................#it's always the cuckoo the herald of spring - of new life #and you know he cannot stay you know life will not stay the same #and you have to take it #but there's this part of you that's on its knees. begging for it to stay just a little longer #god .#birds as metaphors/symbols in folk song>>>>>>

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