Morwen by NimlothTheFair  

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Morwen

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Morwen

 

O, have you seen a small girl

With flowers in her hair?

She used to laugh and play here,

Her rosy cheeks so fair.

 

O yes, I saw a girl here

Some thirty springs before.

She played upon the meadows,

But now she plays no more.

 

O, have you seen a soldier

Who wields a heavy axe?

He fought in a great battle

Against our foe’s attacks.

 

O yes, I saw a soldier

Who fought a hopeless war.

So brave he was and steadfast!

But now he fights no more.

 

O, have you seen a maiden,

Whose hair by wind was swept?

Her eyes were full of sorrow

And glistened as she wept.

 

O yes, I saw a maiden,

A dress of white she wore.

She ran down to the river

And now she weeps no more.

 

O, have you seen a wanderer,

A tall and solemn lord?

He roamed the barren wastelands

And had a mighty sword.

 

O yes, I saw a wanderer,

Who heavy burdens bore.

His sword he turned against him

And now he roams no more.

 

O, have you seen a woman,

Whose hair is long and grey?

On every door she knocks here,

But never asks to stay.

 

Alas! I saw no woman

Who goes from door to door.

Perhaps she never came here,

I cannot help you more.

 

O! but I know that woman,

Whose heart with woe is sore.

She used to be a mother,

But now she is no more.