Tori Amos
Tori Amos - Winter's Carol songtekst
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Het lied komt uit het sprookjesverhaal 'The Light Princess'. De Schot George MacDonald schreef dit verhaal in 1864. Tori Amos en Samuel Adamson maakte van het verhaal een musical waarin dus dit lied wordt gezongen.
A winter's carol, first song of the robin A winter's carol, I go through the land And I can hear it Ringing out, ringing out from pine to oak Bringing out with the December snow Ringing out a gift to old Wrapped in ribbons of gold for the whole world For the whole world The summer queen has been in darkness The summer queen has been in darkness The summer queen surrenders to this To him she reveals the secrets To him she reveals The wine ham secrets For a time, for a time rejoice Fire and frost in marriage Through a midwinter clearing A forest greets the snowy evening Year after year, the holly king Passes the torch as it was intended Through a midwinter clearing A final kiss and a new beginning Kiss on the queen wearing his wreath Soon with the sun she will be ascending On a midwinter clearing The forest greets a snowy evening With wands of yew, the holly king Passes the torch as it was intended Passes the torch as it was intended A winter's carol, first song of the robin The sun is reborn from the starry heavens A winter's carol echoes the sound of wonder And I can hear it Ringing out, ringing out from pine to oak Bringing out with the December snow Ringing out a gift of old Wrapped in ribbons of gold for the whole world Wrapped in ribbons of gold for the whole world Wrapped in ribbons of gold for the whole world For the whole world, for the whole world Ringing out winter's carol Ringing out winter's carol Ringing out winter's