Red And Gold Lyrics in English Fairport Convention
Below, I translated the lyrics of the song Red And Gold by Fairport Convention from German to English.
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Red and gold are royal colors
Red and gold are royal colors
Peasant colours are green and brown
Peasant colors are green and brown
Green is the corn in the brown earth when it's growing
Green is the corn in the brown earth when it's growing
Red and gold when the harvest is cut down
Red and gold when the harvest is cut down
Through Cropredy in Oxfordshire the Cherwell takes its course
Through Cropredy in Oxfordshire the Cherwell takes its course
And the willows weep into its waters clear
And the willows sweep into its waters clear
My name it is Will Tims and it's here that I was born
My name is Will Tims and it's here that I was born
And raised in faith my King and God to fear
And raised in faith my King and God to fear
In 1644 the King in Oxford Town did dwell
In 1644 the King lived in Oxford Town
Though we'd heard that Cromwell's army was nearby
Though we'd heard that Cromwell's army was nearby
It did not occur to me that little Cropredy
It did not occur to me that little Cropredy
Could be witness to the meeting of both sides
Could be witness to the meeting of both sides
On June the 29th that year I was about my work
On June the 29th that year I was about my work
Cutting hedges in the meadow by the stream
Cutting hedges in the meadow by the stream
My blade slipped, I cut my hand and my own dear blood did flow
My blade slipped, I cut my hand and my own dear blood did flow
Upon the brown earth and the corn still green
Upon the brown earth and the corn still green
Now it did distress me so to watch my own blood flow
Now it did distress me so to watch my own blood flow
And quickly soak into the greedy ground
And quickly sink into the greedy ground
In red and gold my colors swam and sweat broke on my brow
In red and gold my colors swam and sweat broke on my brow
And faint I knew that I must lay me down
And faintly I knew that I must lay me down
At first I thought the thundering was just inside my head
At first I thought the thundering was just inside my head
So I raised myself above the hedge to see
So I raised myself above the hedge to see
And I watched as in a dream as the armies fought downstream
And I watched as in a dream as the armies fought downstream
The battle for the bridge at Cropredy
The battle for the bridge at Cropredy
Now the King's men fought in red and gold though
Now the King's men fought in red and gold though
Cromwell's men were plainer
Cromwell's men were plainer
The blood they spilled was coloured just the same
The blood they spilled was colored just the same
Through the hedgerow's fragile cover I saw brother killing brother
Through the hedgerow's fragile cover I saw brother killing brother
And all of this was done in Jesus' name
And all of this was done in Jesus' name
All that day and all the next the battle it was raging
All that day and all the next the battle it was raging
Though when darkness came I slipped away
Though when darkness came I slipped away
But the crying of the dying kept me wakeful and just lying
But the crying of the dying kept me awake and just lying
In my bed until the dawning of the day
In my bed until the dawn of the day
And the dreams I had were red and gold
And the dreams I had were red and gold
And the little stream became a flood
And the little stream became a flood
From all my brothers killing one another
From all my brothers killing one another
Till waking I realised it was all my own dear blood
Till waking I realized it was all my own dear blood
Some were buried in the church and some just where they fell
Some were buried in the church and some just where they fell
With no markers to declare their place of rest
With no markers to declare their place of rest
But the poppies they do grow where they were never sown
But the poppies do grow where they were never owned
And to my mind they do declare it best
And to my mind they do declare it best
And each year when the green corn once again turns into gold
And every year when the green corn once again turns into gold
And the poppies in the field again remind me
And the poppies in the field again remind me
Like the scar upon my hand and the blood spilled on this land
Like the scar upon my hand and the blood spilled on this land
And the hungry earth so eager to confine me
And the hungry earth so eager to confine me
For read and gold they are the colours
For read and gold they are the colors
One is blood and one is power
One is blood and one is power
Though I may find my rest in Cropredy Church
Though I may find my rest in Cropredy Church
In golden fields forever will spring the poppy flower
In golden fields forever the poppy flower will spring
By Cropredy the Cherwell is still bidden to keep flowing
By Cropredy the Cherwell is still bidden to keep flowing
And the willows by its side still gently weep
And the willows by its side still gently weep
But still in restless dreams by this most peaceful stream
But still in restless dreams by this most peaceful stream
The poppies wake me from my rightful sleep
The poppies wake me from my rightful sleep
And the dreams I have are red and gold
And the dreams I have are red and gold
And the little stream becomes a flood
And the little stream becomes a flood
From all my brothers killing one another
From all my brothers killing one another
Till waking I realise it's all my own dear blood
Till waking I realize it's all my own dear blood
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