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Under the lime tree
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Under the lime tree was released on January 1, 1978 by Lungomare Srl as a part of the album Highdown fair
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Release DateJanuary 1, 1978
LabelLungomare Srl
LanguageEnglish
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Angelo Branduardi
Angelo Branduardi
Songwriter
Peter Sinfield
Peter Sinfield
Songwriter, Adapter
Luisa Zappa
Luisa Zappa
Songwriter

Lyrics

Down in the greenwood, under the lime tree
We spent lover's hours
And if you pass by you'll know we lay there
Look how we crushed all the flowers
The insects buzzed and the nightingales sang
High above the forest on a soft south wind
Point and laugh if you come walking past
I don't care at all how red her mouth is
Down in the greenwood, under the lime tree
Crushing the grass and the sweet herbs
There in the roses I laid my head down
See where the petals are disturbed
And if you accuse her of lying there with me
This I know for sure she will never be ashamed:
She was the one, the one and only woman
I ever came to wish would whisper my name
Down in the greenwood, under the lime tree
The lily embraces the ivy
And if you pass by, stop look and marvel
At how she has grown to survive him
For she stayed here with me for just a year
And bound her hair with gold
Oh my little white dove...
One fine day she turned into a hawk
And flew off to the sun to find a new love
Up in the blue sky ever the wind flies
Searching the clouds of his dreamland
The dream is for beauty but he'll
Never catch her...
She'll always slip through his hands
And thus we live forever and the dream
Just like the wind and clouds will escape us...
And thus we live forever and the world
Just like the wind and clouds will escape us
Written by: Angelo Branduardi, Luisa Zappa, Peter Sinfield
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