Black Hen by The Litchis

Debut demo video recording from the South African-Swedish husband and wife folk duo The Litchis. Based on the Tamil sugarcane plantation folkstory of a Black Hen that is said to bring bad luck, the song was written in December 2007. The Litchis are Jenny Kellerman Pillay and Pravasan Pillay.

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• The Litchis
• Folk Music
• Folk Song
• Folk
• Jenny Kellerman Pillay
• Pravasan Pillay
• Black Hen
• Bad Luck
• Durban
• Blues
• Acoustic Folk
• Music
• Tamil folklore
• Tearoom Books

[Tiekietjie]

@arubafication Been with me for a year Ain’t no plan to disappear Black hen ain’t give me no rest Ain’t afraid of butcher’s knife That bird ain’t got no life Black hen don’t fear no block I been good since it come But it ain’t helped me none Black hen don’t keep no score This bird don’t ever speak No gospel from its beak Black hen won’t give no reason My hair turned all white But that hen is black as night Black hen ain’t going nowhere

[Tiekietjie]

@arubafication Lyrics: Black Hen by The Litchis Black hen on my shoulder My luck is getting colder Black hen ain’t been good to me Spent my life never without Now my luck is heading south Black hen been dogging my step This bird ain’t lay no eggs Shiny feathers, crooked legs Black hen ain’t raise no chicks

[arubafication]

I love it, sooo pretty! Could you put the lyrics up somewhere? They're kind of hard to understand from the video.