The Daughter of Megan - Kate Rusby

From Kate's 2003 album, Underneath The Stars

Lyrics;
The daughter of Megan, so lovely and blooming,
I met in Glenavon's gay glittering hall,
And high rose my heart, ambition assuming
To dance with the damsel, the bloom of the ball.

Oh daughter of Megan, look not so alluring
On a youth that his hope with thy hand must resign;
That now the sad pang of despair is enduring,
The splendour thou lov'st can never be mine.

Go daughter of Megan, to castles of splendour,
Each eye that beholds thee thy presence shall bless,
And the delicate mind feel a passion more tender
On thy beauties to gaze than another's possess.

But daughter of Megan, tomorrow I'm going,
On oceans to sail where the rude billows roar;
I feel my full heart with affliction o'erflowing,
Perhaps I may gaze on thy beauties no more.

Oh the daughter of Megan, so lovely and blooming,
I met in Glenavon's gay glittering hall,
And high rose my heart, ambition assuming
To dance with the damsel, the bloom of the ball.

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Category:

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Tags:

• Folk
• England
• English
• Britain
• British
• Pure
• Records
• Barnsley
• Yorkshire

[renecoutts]

Kate sings with total conviction..she is just so good at telling a tale with honesty in her voice..she sings to us..and we feel we 've always known her know her...I don't think there is another artist on the folk scene who can put over a song as well as her..I just love her to bits..

[DanielR305]

Wonderful Kate just great love you sing with so much heart and meaning into your singing

[StephanusTacitus]

It has always been that many of my favorite songs are old English and Welsh tunes. Irish and Scots, too, of course. They resonate so well with my own heart.

[Zachariah109]

all new to me.... could listen all day...

[blackarabianmare]

@NamibianSunset24

Megan: The Bloom of the Ball.

[blackarabianmare]

@NamibianSunset24

Megan: The Bloom of the Ball.

[TomRAFC]

@LaFeeVerte1209 when i saw kate live she said she found the lyrics in an old book of folk songsbut it didn't have a tune and she wanted to give it one

[dazzajlee]

Spring flowers bloom with dew covered song. Our Kate shines like the sun. Embrace the warm glow both inside and out. Now rest and watch over your Megan picture.

[NamibianSunset24]

I love this song. Her voice is so pure! Plus my names megan;)

[blinky88]

i lison to kate every day . her voice sends shivers down my spine along with the beutiful harmanies created by the musicions. sounds made from the biuld up at the begining to the fall towards the end of the song is breath taking. so talented. i never tire of lisoning to kate rusby.

[LaFeeVerte1209]

I wonder if this folk song is related to 'Merch Megan', a traditional welsh song?