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The Mask And Mirror Full Album by Loreena McKennitt
The Mask And Mirror Full Album
Tuning: E A D G B E
Track List
1. The Mystics Dream
2. The Bonny Swans
3. The Dark Night Of The Soul
4. Marrakesh Night Market
5. Full Circle
6. Santiago
7. The Two Trees
8. Prospero's Speech
# 1 - The Mystics Dream
[Verse]
Dm G
A clouded dream on an earthly night
Dm G Bm C
Hangs upon the crescent moon
Dm G
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Dm G Bm C
Sings at the coming dawn
Dm G
Birds in flight are calling there
Dm G Bm C
Where the heart moves the stones
Dm G
There that my heart is longing for
Dm G Bm C
All for the love of you
[Verse]
Dm G
A painting hangs on an ivy wall
Dm G Bm C
Nestled in the emerald moss
Dm G
The eyes declare a truce of trust
Dm G Bm C
Then it draws me far away
Dm G
Where deep in the desert twilight
Dm G Bm C
Sand melts in pools of the sky
Dm G
Darkness lays her crimson cloak
Dm G Bm C
Your lamps will call, call me home
[Verse]
Dm G
And so it's there that my homage's due
Dm G Bm C
Clutch-ed by the still of the night
Dm G
Now I feel, feel you move
Dm G Bm C
And every breath, breath is full
Dm G
So it's there my homage's due
Dm G Bm C
Clutch-ed by the still of the night
Dm G
Even the distance feels so near
Dm G Bm C
All for the love of you
[Verse]
Dm G
A clouded dream on an earthly night
Dm G Bm C
Hangs upon the crescent moon
Dm G
A voiceless song in an ageless light
Dm G Bm C
Sings at the coming dawn
Dm G
Birds in flight are calling there
Dm G Bm C
Where the heart moves the stones
Dm G
There at my heart is longing for
Dm G Bm C
All for the love of you
# 2 - The Bonny Swans
Capo 2
[Intro]
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am G Am G Am G
Am G Am G Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
A farmer there lived in the North Country
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
He had daughters one, two, three
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
These daughters, they walked by the river's brim
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
The eldest pushed the youngest in
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
"Oh sister, oh sister, pray lend me your hand"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"And I will give you house and land"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
"I'll give you neither hand nor glove"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"Unless you give me your own true love"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
Sometimes she sank, sometimes she swam
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
Until she came to a miller's dam
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
The miller's daughter, dressed in red
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
She went for some water to make her bread
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
"Oh father, oh daddy, here swims a swan"
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
"It's very like a gentlewoman"
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
They laid her on the bank to dry
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
There came a harper passing by
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
He made harp pins of her fingers fair
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
He made harp strings of her golden hair
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
He made a harp of her breast bone
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And straight it began to play alone
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
He brought it to her father's hall
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And there was the court, assembled all
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
He laid the harp upon a stone
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And straight it began to play alone
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Instrumental]
Am G Am G Am G Am G
[Verse]
Am F C G
And there does sit my father the king
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And yonder sits my mother the queen
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
And there does sit my brother Hugh
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
And by him William, sweet and true
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Verse]
Am F C G
And there does sit my false sister Anne
Am F C G
Hey he ho, lay me Bonny down
Am G F C
Who drowned me for the sake of a man
F G
The swans swim so bonny o
[Outro]
Am G Am G
Am G Am G
# 3 - The Dark Night Of The Soul
Capo 3
[Intro]
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
[Verse]
Em D G
Upon a darkened night
C G/B Am D G
The flame of love was burning in my breast
Em D G
And by a lantern bright
C G/B Am D G
I fled my house while all in quiet rest
[Verse]
Em C G/B
Shrouded by the night
C G/B Am D
And by the secret stair I quickly fled
Em C D
The veil concealed my eyes
Em C G/B D G
While all within lay quiet as the dead
[Chorus]
Em D G
Oh, night thou was my guide
Em C G/B D Em
Oh, night more loving than the rising sun
C G/B
Oh, night that joined the lover
D
To the beloved one
Em C G/B D G
Transforming each of them into the other
[Verse]
Em D G
Upon that misty night
C G/B Am D G
In secrecy, beyond such mortal sight
Em D G
Without a guide or light
C G/B Am D G
Than that which burned so deeply in my heart
[Verse]
Em C G/B
That fire t'was led me on
C G/B Am D
And shone more bright than of the midday sun
Em C D
To where he waited still
Em C G/B D G
It was a place where no one else could come
[Chorus]
Em D G
Oh, night thou was my guide
Em C G/B D Em
Oh, night more loving than the rising sun
C G
Oh, night that joined the lover
D
To the beloved one
Em C G/B D G
Transforming each of them into the other
[Instrumental]
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
[Verse]
Em D G
Within my pounding heart
C G/B Am D G
Which kept itself entirely for him
Em D G
He fell into his sleep
C G/B Am D G
Beneath the cedars all my love I gave
[Verse]
Em C G
And by the fortress walls
C G/B Am D
The wind would brush his hair against his brow
Em C D
And with its smoothest hand
Em C G/B D G
caressed my every sense it would allow
[Chorus]
Em D G
Oh, night thou was my guide
Em C G/B D Em
Oh, night more loving than the rising sun
C G/B
Oh, night that joined the lover
D
To the beloved one
Em C G/B D G
Transforming each of them into the other
[Instrumental]
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
Em D G
C G/B Am D G
[Verse]
Em D G
I lost myself to him
C G/B Am D G
And laid my face upon my lovers breast
Em D G
And care and grief grew dim
C G/B Am D G
As in the mornings mist became the light
Em C G/B D G
There they dimmed amongst the lilies fair
Em C G/B D Em
There they dimmed amongst the lilies fair
Em C G/B D G
There they dimmed amongst the lilies fair.
[Outro]
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
Em C D
# 4 - Marrakesh Night Market
[Intro]
Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D
[Verse]
Gm D Gm D
They're gathered in circles, the lamps light their faces
Gm D
The crescent moon rocks in the sky
Gm D Gm D
The poets of drumming, keep heartbeats suspended
Gm D Gm
The smoke swirls up and then it dies
[Chorus]
D Gm
"Would you like my mask? Would you like my mirror?"
D
Cries the man in the shadowing hood
Gm D Gm D
You can look at yourself, you can look at each other
Gm D
You can look at the face, the face of your god
[Instrumental]
Gm D Gm D
[Verse]
Gm D Gm D
The stories are woven and fortunes are told
Gm D
The truth is measured by the weight of your gold
Gm D Gm D
The magic lies scattered on rugs on the ground
Gm D Gm
Faith is conjured in the night market's sound
[Chorus]
D Gm
"Would you like my mask? Would you like my mirror?"
D
Cries the man in the shadowing hood
Gm D Gm D
You can look at yourself, you can look at each other
Gm D
You can look at the face, the face of your god
[Instrumental]
Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D
[Verse]
Gm D Gm D
The lessons are written on parchments of paper
Gm D
They're carried by horse from the river Nile
Gm D Gm D
Says the shadowy voice in the firelight, the cobra
Gm D Gm
Is casting the flame, a winsome smile
[Chorus]
D Gm
"Would you like my mask? Would you like my mirror?"
D
Cries the man in the shadowing hood
Gm D Gm D
You can look at yourself, you can look at each other
Gm D
You can look at the face, the face of your god
[Outro]
Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D
Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D Gm D
# 5 - Full Circle
[Intro]
C
[Verse]
F C G Am Em
Stars were falling deep in the dark, darkness
C F C Dm C Dm G
As prayers rose softly, petals at dawn
Dm Am Em F G Am
And as I listened, your voice seemed so clear
F C G Am F G
So calmly, you were calling your god
[Instrumental]
Dm Am Em F G Am
La la la la la, etc.
Dm F G F
La la la la la, etc.
[Verse]
Am F G Am
Somewhere the sun rose o'er dunes in the desert
F C G F C G
Such was the stillness I ne'er felt before
Dm Am G Am Em F C Dm C G
Was this the question pulling, pulling, pulling you?
Dm F C G Dm F G F
In your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there?
[Interlude]
Dm Am Em F G Am
La la la la la, etc.
Dm F G F
La la la la la, etc.
[Verse]
Am F G Am
Elsewhere a snowfall, the first in the winter
F C G F C G
Covered the ground as the bells filled the air
Dm Am G Am Em F C Dm C G
You in your robes sang, calling, calling, calling him
Dm F C G Dm F G F
In your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there?
C F C G Dm F G F
In your heart, in your soul, did you find peace there?
[Outro]
C G Dm F C G F
C G Dm F C G F
C G Dm F C G F
C G Dm F C G F
# 6 - Santiago
(Instrumental - no lyrics)
# 7 - The Two Trees
This is an acoustic adaptation for one or two classical guitars.
Lyrics and chords follow.
E A D G B E E A D G B E
C 3 3 5 5 5 3 0 3 2 0 1 0
F 3 3 3 5 6 5 OR 1 3 3 2 1 1
G 3 5 5 4 3 3 3 2 0 0 3 3
Am x 0 2 2 1 0 x 0 2 2 1 0
(Preferred Set) (Easier Set)
___________________part 1_____________________________part 2________
|
Am G C | F C G Am
E|-----------------------0----------|---5--5--3---------------------|
B|---5---5--5----3---1---3---5---5--|---|-----|--5--1--3--1---------|
G|---2-------------------|---|------|---3-----|--------|-----0--2---|
D|---|-------------------|---2------|---------3--------|--------|---|
A|---0-------------------|---3------|------------------|--------0---|
E|-----------------------3----------|------------------3------------|
Repeat two times the whole thing, then play four times the part 2.
You can even add some arpeggios to make it sound better, but pick the
melodic line's notes louder.
Lyrics and Chords
-------------(part 1 and 2 : Am, G, C then F, C, G, Am)---------------
Am G C
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart
F C G Am
The holy tree is growing there
Am G C
>From joy the holy branches start
F C G Am
And all the trembling flowers they bear
Am G C
The changing colors of its fruit
F C G Am
Have dowered the stars with merry light
Am G C
The surety of its hidden root
F C G Am
Has planted quiet in the night
----------(part 2 only : F, C, G, Am)-----------------------------------
F C G Am
The shaking of its leafy head
F C G Am
Has given the waves their melody
F C G Am
And made my lips and music wed
F C G Am
Murmuring a wizard song for thee
(part 1 and 2)
There the Loves a circle go
The flaming circle of our days
Gyring, spiring to and fro
In those great ignorant leafy ways
(part 2 only)
Remembering all that stroken hair
And how the wingled sandal dart
Thine eye grow full of tender cares
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart
(part 1 and 2)
Gaze no more in the bitter glass
The demons with their subbtle guile
Lift up before us when they pass
Or only gaze a little while
(part 2 only)
For there a fatal image grows
That the stormy night receives
Roots half hidden under snows
Broken boughs and blackened leaves
(part 1 and 2)
For all things turns to bareness
In the dim glass the demon hold
The glass of outer weariness
Made when God slept in time of old
(part 2 only)
There, through the broken branches, go
The ravens of unresting thought
Flying, crying, to and fro
Cruel claws and hungry throat
Or else they stand and sniff the wind
And shake their ragged wings : alas!
Thy tender eyes grow all unkind
Gaze no more in the bitter glass
(part 1 and 2)
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart
The holy tree is growing there
From joy the holy branches start
And all the trembling flowers they bear
(part 2 only)
Remembering all that shaken hair
And how the winged sandal care
Beloved, gaze in thine own heart
# 8 - Prospero's Speech
[Intro]
Am
[Verse]
G Am Em
Now my charms all overthrown
Am F G Am
And what strength I have's, mine own
G C G Am Em
Which is most faint, now 'tis true__
Am F G Am
I must be here, confined by you
[Verse]
G Am Em
But release me from my bands
Am F G Am
With the help of your good hands
G C G Am Em
Gentle breath of yours my sails__
Am F G Am
Must fill or else my project fails
Em Am
Which was to please
[Verse]
G Am Em
Which was to please, now I want__
Am F G Am
Spirits to enforce, art to enchant
G C G Am Em
And my ending is despair__
Am F G Am
Unless I be relieved by prayer
[Verse]
G Am Em
Which pierces so that it assaults
Am F G Am
Mercy itself and frees all faults
G C G Am Em
As you from crimes would pardoned be___
Am F G Am
Let your indulgence set me free
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