| Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (1863–1944). The Oxford Book of Ballads. 1910. |
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| 100. The Falcon |
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LULLY, lulley! lully, lulley! | |
| The faucon bath borne my make away! | |
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II
He bare him up, he bare him down, | |
| He bare him into an orchard brown. | |
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III
In that orchard there was an halle, | 5 |
| That was hangéd with purple and pall. | |
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IV
And in that hall there was a bed, | |
| It was hangéd with gold sa red. | |
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And in that bed there li’th a knight, | |
| His woundés bleeding day and night. | 10 |
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At that bed’s foot there li’th a hound, | |
| Licking the blood as it runs down. | |
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By that bed-side kneeleth a may, | |
| And she weepeth both night and day. | |
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VIII
And at that bed’s head standeth a stone, | 15 |
| Corpus Christi written thereon. | |
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Lully, lulley! lully, lulley! | |
| The faucon bath borne my make away. | |
| | | GLOSS: make] mate. pall] fine cloth. may] maiden. |
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