From the recording The Road to Elfland

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One of the best versions of Trystan and Isolde is to be found in Parke Godwin's 'Firelord', which is also the absolute best re-telling of the Arthur story with all of the rich cast of characters, that I have ever found.

Lyrics

I remember the mist on the water
Three days to England's shore
Three day to tarry, three to return
Nine days that turned into more

They say the Irish have magic
Stronger than blood or than steel
From the moment I saw you, a spell on my heart
I am praying will never be healed

But the fates were against us
And your love was not mine
From across the wide water
Came the calling of duties that left our desires behind

Let the land fade away
Let the sea gently rock us to sleep in the dawn
I forsake the dry land
Three days to England and a lifetime before they were gone

Blood is thicker than water
But not as thick as the wine
That ran from my cup on the night that you married
Pressed from a thousand red vines

I counted my days by your kisses
And the hours when caution had flown
And all of my songs thought I sang for the hall
Were intended for your ears alone

Riding to battle was easy
Even if death the field bring
Than all the night I spent drunk and raging
While you lay with your husband
The man who was also my king

Let the land fade away
Let the sea gently rock us to sleep in the dawn
I forsake the dry land
Three days to England and a lifetime before they were gone

To tired to argue, too tired to love in the end
It all came to this, a whispered goodbye
And a vow upon steel, not to see you again

Now all of my days have receded
All of my songs have gone dry
And all that remains, as the world turns to grey
Is the memory, of a ship rolling, ever turned to the dawn

Let the land fade away
Let the sea gently rock us to sleep in the dawn
I forsake the dry land
Three days to England and a lifetime before they were gone