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The Snow It Melts The Soonest

from Tradition by Ranagri

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    12 traditional songs reworked by Ranagri
    Released February 28, 2014

    Produced and recorded by Donal Rogers for Goatskin Records

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Track 11 from our forthcoming album 'Tradition" The Snow It Melts The Soonest is a British folk song dating back at least as far as 1821. It was mentioned, along with the lyrics, in Blackwood's Magazine of that year. Thanks to Antar Pravas for the fabulous artwork www.antarpravas.co.uk

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The Snow it Melts The Soonest

O, the snow it melts the soonest when the wind begin to sing;
And the corn it ripens fastest when the frosts are setting in;
And when a woman tells me that my face she'll soon forget,
Before we part, I wage a crown, she's fain to follow't yet.

The snow it melts the soonest when the wind begins to sing;
And the swallow skims without a thought as long as it is spring;
But when spring goes, and winter blows, my lass, an ye'll be fain,
For all your pride, to follow me, were't cross the stormy main.

O, the snow it melts the soonest when the wind begins to sing;
Oh The bee that flew when summer shined, in winter cannot sting;
I've seen a woman's anger melt between the night and morn,
And it's surely not a harder thing to tame a woman's scorn.

O, never say me farewell here - no farewell I'll receive,
For you shall set me to the stile and kiss and take your leave;
But I'll stay here till the woodcock comes,
and the martlet takes his wing,
Since the snow it melts the soonest lass,
when the wind begins to sing.

1st verse repeat

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from Tradition, released February 28, 2014

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Ranagri

Anglo Irish 4 piece alt folk. Dónal Rogers. Eliza Marshall, Eleanor Dunsdon, Jordan Murray.. inc flutes, whistles, harp, piano, bodhrán, dulcimer,guitars & bouzouki.
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