anybody know the rest of the words ot this?

[divegirl]

Swallow swallow, little swallow
must you fly away?
why must you leave us, every summer grieve us
wouldn't you like to stay?

Bit random....think it may be a Scots school thing!

Lisa x

[micmak]

Is that the one from Thumberlina, where the prince says he must go to Egypt.

[karenmac60]

It's the Happy Prince by Oscar Wilde - one of my altime favourite stories and I still can't read it without breaking my heart!

[AlBags]

I only know the swallow .. swallow bit : )

[karenmac60]

Here you go - I'm tearing up already :)

http://fiction.eserve...ort/happy_prince.html

[divegirl]

Thank you all but this would seem to be a song that I am looking for not a story....Make you right though Karen....very sweet and sad!

Lisa x

[karenmac60]

Aw man! I've just sat and read it and I'm snivelling and snottering everywhere now! No idea what it is then, sorry x

[divegirl]

....hands Karen a kleenex.....

[karenmac60]

Ta :) Apparently it's a song called Swallow Swallow - there are references to it being recorded by Jancis Harvey and is on her album A Portrait of Jancis Harvey. A lot of her songs appear to be old folkey type songs so it could be something traditional. I can't find any sites that'll let you hear it though - but there are a couple of mp3 download sites that have it listed.

[karenmac60]

Here's the lyrics

http://blog.daum.net/...ext#ajax_history_home

[annie0000]

Karen - if you open that link, the song plays too.

[karenmac60]

Ah - I had my speakers off Annie ;)

[annie0000]

I didn't - they were up loud and it gave me a bit of a fright!!

[karenmac60]

Oops! :)

[divegirl]

Oh fantastic....thank you Karen....amazing!

Lisa xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx