Beautiful mill-stream so wild and so free
Send my beloved a message from me
And when you speak to her later today
Send her my love from a long way away.

Water to the bluebells she grows with such care
They look so lovely entwined in her hair
Moisten the roses, the ones she loves best
See how she clutches them close to her breast.

When she is lonely she sighs by the stream
Dreaming of me in a secret dream
Sweeten her sorrow and sing her your song
Tell her that I will be with her erelong.

Then when the evening has turned to red
Sing her a love song to take to bed
Then when the sun’s sitting low in the sky
Sing my beloved a lullaby.

Jeremy Sams (b?)

In twos and threes beside the fire
My comrades try to sleep
I’m kept awake by pain and fear
And longing strong and deep.

I’ve only known one fireside
Where I could truly rest
My best beloved in my arms
My head upon her breast.

Here all I see is swords and spears
Lit by the embers’ gleam
I see that life’s a vale of tears
And love’s an empty dream.

No. Only you can keep me strong
My life’s the life I chose
Ill close my eyes and sleep erelong
Tomorrow? No-one knows.

Jeremy Sams (b?)

Tenderly whispering leaves in the trees
Beautiful perfumes borne on the breeze
A delicate message from everywhere
The wonderful promise of spring in the air
Wherever you lead me I’ll follow you there
But where, yes where?

Beautiful millstream bubbling along
Leading me on with your siren song
What wonderful place are you hurrying to
Some magical sea made of silver and blue?
You’re telling me I should be following you
Where to, where to?

Glittering sunshine, first of the year,
Now I am certain that springtime is near
You greet me so sweetly from way on high
You’re smiling seductively up in the sky
I’m gazing upon you, a tear in my eye
But why, yes why?

Green buds are bursting from every tree
Snowdrops as far as the eye can see
With crocuses bursting in yellow and blue
As if Mother Nature had told them to
They’ve all found their purpose, their reason to be
But what of me?

Mind full of torment, heart full of pain,
Endlessly yearning, yearning in vain,
I know all the promise, the heartbreak of spring
I know the impossible dreams it can bring
And you can make all those dreams come true
Just you, just you.

Jeremy Sams (b?)

Softly flowing softly through the moonlight
Here’s my song for you
If you hear its magic music
You must feel it too.

See the treetops sigh to you
They’re whispering as they sway
They would hardly lie to you
So hearken to what they say.

Nightingales are singing sweetly
Can’t you hear their plea?
Offer up your love completely
Offer it to me.

They know how a soul can suffer
They know joy and pain
Even when a heart is broken
Love can live again.

Listen to the magic music
Soft and slow and sweet
Telling us we should be together
Make my heart complete.

Jeremy Sams (b?)

Waters that race, rivers that foam, this is the place I call my home.
Towering cliffs, timeless and strong, this is the land, where I belong.
Just as a wave follows every wave
My endless weeping will last till the grave.

Just like the ceaseless wind in the trees
There’s no reprieve for my miseries.
And like the mountain’s unchanging core
My endless pain will last evermore.

Jeremy Sams (b?)

Cursed is my destiny
Bitter, my agony
Wandering aimlessly
To lands unknown to me
Far from my family
Everyone dear to me.
Look at what’s left for me
Heartbreak and misery!

Sighing so bitterly
Weeping unceasingly
Sometimes my agony
Seems far too strong for me
Pounding unstoppably
Deep in the heart of me
Even the stars I see
Laugh at my misery.

Sometimes I hear the breeze
Brushing the poplar trees
Even the thought of these
Heavenly harmonies
Can’t set my heart at ease
Deepen my miseries
How can I live with these
Bittersweet memories?

Jeremy Sams (b?)

Farewell, you wonderful ramshackle town, farewell!
My lively young filly is pounding the ground
But maybe there’s time for a last look around
This cheerful old town hasn’t once seen me cry
So best not to start when I’m saying goodbye.
Farewell …

Farewell, you beautiful flowers and trees, farewell!
I’m trotting along by the silvery stream
Where lovers forgather to hope and to dream
They wouldn’t want weeping to ruin their day
So I’ll have to wait till I’m far far away
Farewell …

Farewell, adorable girls from the town, farewell!
You wave from your doors as I’m cantering by
I see that familiar gleam in your eye
I’d normally linger and share a hello
But that was then, now it’s time to go
Farewell …

Farewell, and farewell to the sun as it sets, farewell!
And winking like diamonds the stars appear
It’s always a comfort to know that they’re near
Wherever I wander, wherever I go
My stars are the truest companions I know.
Farewell …

Farewell, you light at the window, farewell!
From deep in the darkness you shimmer and shine
A hint of the magic that might have been mine
I’ve stood and I’ve gazed at you time and again
I may return here, but God knows when.
Farewell …

Farewell, you myriad stars in the sky, farewell!
That light in her window’s so tempting, so sweet
Your shimmering firmament can hardly compete
But I need to escape here, I have to be free
So even your friendship is useless to me.
Farewell …

Jeremy Sams (b?)