Under the Boughs

Taken away from under the boughs

Far from the sheltering glens

Imprisoned by wizards to sing for a serpent

In the guise of a man

They come with teeth and tusks and talons

They come with horns and hooves and claws

A wailing cry is heard deep within the forest

A bestial host heeds the king stag's call

Watch them come from lands all around

To hear the maiden in white

Sing her songs of sorrow and love

In the hall of the king tonight

She was stolen from under the boughs

Away from the sheltering glens

Imprisoned by wizards to sing for a serpent

In the guise of a man

In a wood untouched by axes

Creatures dwell unseen by men

Songs are sung by a virgin princess

Heard but once and never again

They come with teeth and tusks and talons

They come with horns and hooves and claws

A wailing cry is heard deep within the forest

The bestial host heeds the king stag's call

Watch them come from lands all around

To hear the maiden in white

Sings her songs of sorrow and love

In the hall of the king tonight

Soon the herald shall sound the alarm

As the faery queen's armies draw near

And the maiden shall cease her lament

As the wicked men cry out in fear

In a wood untouched by axes

Creatures dwelt unseen by men

Songs were sung by a virgin princess

Heard but once and never again