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Never Let a Man Steal your Thyme

from The Maiden​’​s Lament by Bronwyn Claire Asha

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Also goes by the names “The Maiden’s Lament” (hence, the title for the album!), “The Sprig of Thyme,” “Rue,” “Garner’s Gay,” among others. Dating back to at least the 1500s, the first written record of this song is from 1659. It was the first folk song collected by the folklorist Cecil Sharp in 1903 while he was sitting outside a vicarage and heard the gardener there singing it.

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Come all you fair and tender girls
That flourish in your prime, prime,
Beware, beware, keep your garden fair
And let no man steal your thyme, thyme,
Let no man steal your thyme.

For when your thyme is past and gone
He'll care no more for you, you.
For every place that your thyme was waste
Will all spread o'er with rue, rue,
Will all spread o'er with rue.

The gardener's son, he was standing by,
Three flowers he gave to me, me.
The pink, the blue and the violet too
And the red, red rosy tree, tree,
And the red, red rosy tree.

But I forsook the red rose bush
And gained the willow tree, tree,
That all the world may plainly see
How my love slighted me, me
How my love slighted me.

For woman is a branched tree
And man a clinging vine, vine,
And from her branches carelessly
He'll take what he can find, find,
He'll take what he can find.

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from The Maiden​’​s Lament, released December 5, 2022

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Bronwyn Claire Asha British Columbia

Bronwyn Claire Asha is a Canadian multi-instrumental folk artist. Her music breathes new life into the traditional folk ballad genre, and her unique arrangements of traditional songs on fiddle, guitar, harmonium and banjo with loop effects create a sound that feels both elemental and ancient. Her live performances combine storytelling and history for a powerful and engaging listening experience. ... more

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