Where do you now lie (Donncha)
Celtic styled folk ballad Lyric by Noel Downs Music and Arrangment by Rough Diamond (Andy Prescott)
Just a Lyric writer
Hi I'm Noel and I write poetry, ballads, and lyrics. The songs here are collaborations I've taken part in. I mostly either only write the lyric or collaborate on the lyric but occasionally I will do a melody too.
If you are interested in using any of the songs here, please feel free to contact me.
I am also looking for songwriters who are interested in my kind of lyrics to collaborate with.
Story behind the song
Listening to Jim Moray's CD of "Sweet England"...
Lyrics
Where do you now Lie
As sleep refused to take her,
On a journey far from here,
Tortured by her fancies,
And ever growing fears,
With her head upon her pillow,
A hand where he once lay?
Alone she quietly weeps,
Until the dawn of day
Donncha my darling,
Oh where do you now lie,
Are you fallen for another’s charms,
And are you warm at night,
Are you content there in her arms,
(Just) Like you were in mine,
Donncha my darling,
Where do you now lie,
In the darkness all alone
The nights are much too long,
Her aching heart is breaking,
She struggles to stay strong.
Her thoughts go on a journey,
Emotions rise and fall,
What can her [my] love be doing
Oh cant he hear her[my] call?
Donncha my darling,
Oh where do you now lie,
Are you behind some prisons wall,
And in a cage confined?
Have you chained to a galleys oar,
While the helmsman beats out time,
Donncha my darling,
Where do you now lie,
Do you wait for me to join you,
Has woe kept you away,
Are you castaway by tempest,
Or taken by the waves,
I long to be with you,
Parted nay again,
Without you is not living,
I can’t survive this way.
Donncha my darling,
Oh where do you now lie,
Where do you now rest your head,
Through the lonely nights,
When you belong here in my bed,
As Wedded vows define,
Donncha my darling,
Where do you now lie,
