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The Belle and the Englishman

by Shigawake

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Third single from the future EP Hold Back Time of the duo Shigawake.

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The Belle and the Englishman

On the French side of the land
On an island swept away by the winds
By the winds
Lived a lonely beauty
Widowed by the war five years since
Five years since

On a January night
She heard a sturdy knock on her door
On her door
Mam’ may I come in
And warm my icy hands,I implore
I implore

Skies opened wide on this cold winter night
For the Belle and the Englishman
Newfound love, one that would never die
For the Belle and the Englishman

He stayed there for a month
Sharing more than sheets with the belle
With the belle
One bitter morning
A bucket full of salt her father held
Her father held

Then by a window
He saw the Englishman please her needs
Please her needs
The bucket he let go
To find a way to set his mind at ease
Mind at ease

Skies opened wide on this cold winter night
For the Belle and the Englishman
Newfound love, one that would never die
For the Belle and the Englishman

The father and his mates
Took the Englishman to the sea
To the sea
Oh father in a fury
The heart of your own blood in agony
In agony
And if I freeze to death
If the waters take me down, mercy me
Mercy me
When night comes to fall
‘Tis your daughter who will die of misery
Of misery

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released August 17, 2021
Composer : Jonathan Painchaud
Songwriter : Hugo Perreault

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Shigawake Saint Sauveur, Québec

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