John Fleagle - The Hern lyrics

The hern flew east the hern flew west Lully-lullay, lully-lullay She bore her o'er the fair forest The falcon hath born my mate away She bore her o'er the meadows green Lully-lullay, lully-lullay All to espy what might be seen The falcon hath born my mate away Oh, then she saw an orchard fair Lully-lullay, lully-lullay Where grow'th the apple and the pear The falcon hath born my mate away And in that orchard stands a hall Lully-lullay, lully-lullay Was clad all o'er with purple and pall The falcon hath born my mate away And in that hall there stands a bower Lully-lullay, lully-lullay Was covered o'er with periwink flower The falcon hath born my mate away Beneath that bower there stands a bed Lully-lullay, lully-lullay With silken sheets of gold so red The falcon hath born my mate away And in that bed that lies a knight Lully-lullay, lully-lullay Whose wounds do bleed both day and night The falcon hath born my mate away Under that bed there runs a flood Lully-lullay, lully-lullay One half runs water, the other runs blood The falcon hath born my mate away By the bed side there stands a stone Lully-lullay, lully-lullay A leal maiden was sat thereon The falcon hath born my mate away With silver needle and silken thread Lully-lullay, lully-lullay She stems the wounds where they do bleed The falcon hath born my mate away