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Fables (Verse I)
01:02
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Did you see the dreamer
Under the shady tree
Fill his head with poems
And sip a cup of tea
Far off in the distance
In feathered hat and boot
Playfully emerging
The piper with his flute
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - mandolin
Steve Hastalis - flute
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2. |
The Witchwood
02:45
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A little white owl led me down into a dark wood
Somewhere along the way I found myself alone
Haunted by the empty fallen shadows
Where the leafy trees of summer once had grown
Through the thick hazel grass and golden yarrow
I wished that I could find my way back home
I followed deep into the wood
For if only I had understood
The things I’d find
There within the witchwood
I wandered on and plucked a sprig of sage
One for to bring wisdom, one to bring young age
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - mandolin & 12 string
Diana Mayne - violin & viola
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3. |
She Waits
02:50
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’Til the yellow roses they
Gift petals gold unto the earth
’Til the feathered robins lay
Tiny eggs of life’s rebirth
She waits at garden gate
Patterned eyes of silver light
‘Till the apple blossoms they
‘Fold eager buds unto the sky
She waits at garden gate
Patterned eyes of silver light
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Diana Mayne - violin
Laura Ostjerna Klehr - recorder
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4. |
First Day Of May
02:58
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This day of spring lasts forever
Round and round they go
The air is light as feathers
Seeds the farmers sow
See the gardener planting daffodils
While the church bells chime
’Tis the day of summer
The flower goddess brings
Under fragrant magnolias
Delicate blackbird sings
See the gardener planting marigolds
While the church bells chime
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Constantine - guitar, vocals, piano, percussion
Steve Hastalis - flute
Diana Mayne - violin
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5. |
Fables (Verse II)
00:51
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From the quiet stoney village
They heard his tuneful song
Glowing from the forest
As he led them forward on
With gleaming eyes of emerald
He brought them to a lea
Of periwinkle flowers
Which led down to the sea
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - mandolin
Steve Hastalis - flute
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6. |
The Shire
02:00
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Out past the village and over the hill
In a stoney country manor life is simple still
The maiden through her window
Sees the cherry blossom spring
The newborn hares dance joyfully
Around the faery ring
She goes down to the churchyard
And prays upon her knees
To rid her of the sorrow
And the lonely life she leads
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - 12 string
Diana Mayne - violin
James Conway - tin whistle
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7. |
Knight & The Primrose
03:10
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A knight he rode ‘long the banks of a shore
And under the rowan trees
He lie down to rest and dream of the day
He’d return to his home near the sea
A midsummer day when he voyaged away
To fight in the royal crusade
The primrose so gold seemed to sparkle and sway
Through the forest he’d vanish and fade
For many long years through wintery grey
He honored the lord of the land
Under the shade in the rowan tree glade
He rode long the crystals of sand
And over the hill came the fearless old knight
From where he’d left that day
The primrose so fair nor withered nor aged
Took the mournful servant away
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - 12 string
Steve Hastalis - flute
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8. |
Little Road
03:08
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If you go down a little winding road
And through the wooded hills
A little faery awaits you there
In her small enchanting dwell
She’ll give you all the forest
For a silver coin or two
A penny from your pocket
Will buy the morning dew
If you go down the thorny green path
Past a little sleepy town
Following the fire of the flickering light
Of the elven faery’s gown
She’ll sell you golden berries
From a silver birches crown
Gift you diamond cherries
For a clover from the ground
Selling the rainbows that she painted in the sky
Selling the moon and the seashore’s lullaby
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Constantine - guitar, vocals, celeste
Diana Mayne - violin & viola
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9. |
Fox's Fable
04:59
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The morning air was filled with sorrow
Tangled were the leafy boughs
The fox approached a grassy hollow
And lie beneath a willow’s brow
Up the path the badger rambled
Fumbling through the fleecy frond
Blindly and alone he traveled
Humming merrily along
You are but foolish for I am the ruthless
Deceitful and mischievous fox
Artful and fickle for I am the brittle
Cruel and merciless fox
Good morning grinned the fox so kindly
’Tis a day so sweet and calm
Would you come along so finely
Let us sing a joyful song
Certainly the badger stuttered
I shall come along with thee
To see the robins and the sparrows
There within the weeping tree
The fox so sly and fiercely clever
Led him to a bristly claw
With crafty grin and red fur feather
Never the sun the badger saw
You are but foolish for I am the ruthless
Deceitful and mischievous fox
Artful and fickle for I am the brittle
Cruel and merciless fox
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Constantine - guitar, vocals, organ, drums, bass
Mike Novak - dulcimer
James Conway - tin whistle
Jacob Hagaman - viola
Diana Mayne - violin
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10. |
Fables (Verse III)
00:53
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Silver wings of dragonflies
Teased them as they came
To a vast and misty hillside
Where the wind he then became
Did you see the dreamer
Asleep under a tree
Head that’s filled with fables
And a lovely pot of tea
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Constantine - guitar & vocals
Mike Novak - mandolin
Steve Hastalis - flute
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Constantine Chicago, Illinois
Constantine's songs are filled with pastoral tales of adventure, beauty and sorrow.
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