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A Song for Anne Neville

from Root, Seed, Thorn and Flower by Anne Lister

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Based on what we know of Anne Neville, who was the daughter of Warwick "The Kingmaker" and who married Richard III. It seems to have been a marriage of love.

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When we were children we played with the ball
Down by the stables by the side of the hall
And we sang songs of a love life long
His brothers would smile and called me a child
And Dickon laughed in the sun.

And I remember how we would dance
He said I would be the High Queen of France
His brother would be king, and he would be
The leader of all of the king’s army
And Dickon laughed in the sun.

And I remember one game we played
He was a prince and I was a serving maid
I don’t remember why I was afraid
He’d turn aside, and I’d run and hide
He’d have to search hard but I’d end in his arms
And in his arms I’d be safe.

And still I remember the silence in the air
When he picked from the garden a rose for my hair
It pricked him and he bled, and the white rose turned red
For a while we stood still and the warm air turned chill
And Dickon laughed in the sun.

But the game I remember, that stays with me most
Is when he fought the Welsh boy who came by to boast
He slipped and fell down, and the cheap tin-plate crown
That he wore just for fun caught the beams of the sun
And hung in a thicket of thorns.

When we were children we played with the ball
Down by the stables by the side of the hall
And we sang songs of a love life long
His brothers would smile and called me a child
And Dickon laughed in the sun.

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from Root, Seed, Thorn and Flower, released April 29, 2022
Steafan Hannigan - Turkish clarinet
David K - bass
Terry Mann - saxophone
Mike O'Connor - fiddle

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Anne Lister Wales, UK

Anne is best known for her song "Icarus", recorded and performed by a number of different singers, including Martin Simpson and Nic Jones. "Astrolabe" is her ninth solo album.

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