Fairport Convention - Marie La Cordelière Lyrics
On the tenth' of August 1512
We passed the headland west of Saint-Mathieu
English galleons
50 strong English galleons
The finest ship I'd ever seen
Marie la Cordelière
Belle Marie la Cordelière
She was so fine, such a sight to see
Sailing high on the summer sea
And I am proud to say that I have seen
Belle Marie la Cordelière
And when the Breton captain he did see
"Weigh the anchors high and we will fight
Weigh the anchors high!"
And the Belle Marie came sailing proud
200 canons shining on her sides
15 hundred men prepared to die
15 hundred men
Well the battle raged for many'an hour
Till her decks ran red with blood and we breached her side
Then the captain cried "Though we may die
We'll not surrender her"
Across the heaving deck he ran
In each hand a blazing brand he bore
Into the powder store and he blew her high
He fired the powder store
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Fairport Convention Marie La Cordelière Comments
Sera la misma que no pudo entrar a mazatlan
Could we have the official lyrics please ?
On the tenth’ of August 1512
We passed the headland west of Saint-Mathieu -
English galleons,
50 strong English galleons.
And so it was that I did see -
The finest ship I’d ever seen -
Marie la Cordelière,
Belle Marie la Cordelière.
Refrain:
She was so fine, such a sight to see,
Sailing high on the summer sea,
And I am proud to say that I have seen
Belle Marie la Cordelière.
And when the Breton captain he did see
The English flags out on the reach, he cried
"Weigh the anchors high and we will fight,
Weigh the anchors high!"
And the Belle Marie came sailing proud,
200 canons shining on her sides,
15 hundred men prepared to die,
15 hundred men.
Refrain.
Well the battle raged for many’an hour
Till her decks ran red with blood and we breached her side,
Then the captain cried “Though we may die,
We’ll not surrender her!”
Across the heaving deck he ran,
In each hand a blazing brand he bore
Into the powder store and he blew her high,
He fired the powder store.
Refrain.
absolutely stunning stuff - Fairport at their finest
This is beautiful!!! How is it possible that it only has 2 likes?!?!