She left her baby lying here,
Lying here, lying here,
She left her baby lying here
To go and gather blaeberries.
She saw the wee brown otter's track,
Otter's track, otter's track;
She saw the wee brown otter's track,
But she ne'er saw her baby!
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go,
Gorry o go, gorry o go;
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go,
She never found her baby.
She searched the moorland turns and then,
Wandered through the silent glen;
And she saw the mist upon the ben,
But she never saw her baby.
She heard the curlew crying far,
Crying far, crying far,
She heard the curlew crying far,
But she never heard her baby.
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go,
Gorry o go, gorry o go;
Ho-van, ho-van gorry o go,
She lost her darling baby.
She left her baby lying here,
Lying here, lying here,
She left her baby lying here,
To go and gather blaeberries.
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This is another song that doesn't belong to me, I found it when looking for lullabies to use in A Kelpie of Rowan. It was used as a warning to mothers not to leave their children alone because they could be abducted by fairies.
Unfamiliar words:
• blaeberries: also called bilberries. Similar to blueberries but they are darker in color and have a red/purple inside.
• Tarn: lake
• Ben: mountain
Curlew: type of bird
Happy reading!
~Goddess of Fate, signing out.
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