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Heather Dale - Mordred's Lullaby
- 2
Heather Dale - Come And Be Welcome
- 3
Heather Dale - Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
- 4
Heather Dale - The Maiden And The Selkie
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Heather Dale - Changeling Child
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Heather Dale - Crimson Sky
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Heather Dale - Fairytale
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Heather Dale - Hawthorn Tree
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Heather Dale - Holly Ivy & Yew
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Heather Dale - Huron Carol
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Heather Dale - The Morrigan
- 12
Heather Dale - The Trial Of Lancelot
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Heather Dale - Three Queens
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Heather Dale - White Rose
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Heather Dale - Adrift
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Heather Dale - As I Am
- 17
Heather Dale - Ave Maria
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Heather Dale - Bards Of Ealdormere
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Heather Dale - Bow To The Crown
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Heather Dale - Brother Stand Beside Me
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Heather Dale - Call The Names
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Heather Dale - Choose
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Heather Dale - Crashing Down
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Heather Dale - Culhwch And Olwen
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Heather Dale - Es Ist Ein' Ros'
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Heather Dale - Exile
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Heather Dale - Fisherman's Boy
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Heather Dale - Flowers Of Bermuda
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Heather Dale - For Guinevere
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Heather Dale - Fortune
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Heather Dale - Golgotha
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Heather Dale - Hero
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Heather Dale - Hunter
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Heather Dale - Inspiration
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Heather Dale - Into Town
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Heather Dale - Joan
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Heather Dale - Kingsword
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Heather Dale - Lily Maid
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Heather Dale - Martin Said To His Man
- 40
Heather Dale - May Queen
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Heather Dale - Measure Of A Man
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Heather Dale - Medusa
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Heather Dale - Miles To Go
- 44
Heather Dale - Mountain
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Heather Dale - My Only My Own
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Heather Dale - Never Quite Eden
- 47
Heather Dale - One Of Us
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Heather Dale - Prodigal Son
- 49
Heather Dale - Quem Pastores
- 50
Heather Dale - Renaissance Man
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Heather Dale - Rose And Lion
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Heather Dale - Sedna
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Heather Dale - Smith's Circle
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Heather Dale - Stars
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Heather Dale - Tarnished Silver
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Heather Dale - The Carter's War Song
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Heather Dale - The Greyhound
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Heather Dale - The History Of Ealdormere, part 1 and 2
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Heather Dale - The Joyful Knight
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Heather Dale - The Lady Of The Lake
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Heather Dale - The Old Duke
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Heather Dale - The Prydwen Sails Again
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Heather Dale - The Road To Santiago
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Heather Dale - This Endris Night
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Heather Dale - Trail Of Tears
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Heather Dale - Tristan And Isolt
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Heather Dale - True & Destined Prince
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Heather Dale - United At War
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Heather Dale - Up Into The Pear Tree
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Heather Dale - Veni Veni Emmanuel
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Heather Dale - War Between Brothers
Up Into The Pear Tree
Heather Dale
Upon the arm of Don Ambruglio, her newly wedded lord.
Their serving man was Pyrrhus that day as chance befell
And though he was the husband's man he longed to be her man as well.
Sweetly said Madonna with a twinkle in her eye,
"I see a tree hung low with fruit and oh the highest one is ripe!"
The Don looked sagely upward and nodded his assent
And so the servant stripped to shirt and hose and up the tree he went.
Up into the pear tree was handsome Pyrrhus sent
There he thought of a clever plan and this is how it went
And this is how it went
When the noble pair below were seated on the ground
From up above young Pyrrhus made a show of looking shyly down
"My lord I cannot blame you, but it seems to me unwise
To kiss your wife so boldly here and right before a servant's eyes!"
Ambruglio was taken aback, "My boy what's that you say?
My wife and I are sitting here and not entwined in Cupid's play."
Said Pyrrhus soul of innocence, "My eyes cannot agree,
But here come up and take my place my lord, perhaps it is the tree."
So up into the pear tree the foolish husband went
While Pyrrhus thought of the prize below and hastened his decent
And hastened his decent
There's nothing quite as pleasant as a summer's warm embrace
And when the Don looked down he saw the ardent lovers face to face
But to his cries the two below said simply "What's the fuss?
Just as before a yard or more still separates the two of us."
The Don cried "It's a miracle, let's cry it in the town!"
But with a smile Madonna said "I think that you should cut it down.
What good's a tree which lays a doubt on wives of good repute?
But Pyrrhus here has earned my gratitude for fetching me my fruit!"
So Pyrrhus felled the pear tree, as was his first intent
And once he'd finished his sweaty work his vigor was all but spent
His vigor was all but spent
The wondrous tree was lost, Ambruglio ne'er guessed the game
But still the tale went far and wide and garnered him a certain fame.
Lydia was happy with this pleasant stroke of luck,
And always called upon her Pyrrhus when she had some fruit to pluck.
And up into her pear tree was handsome Pyrrhus sent
For there he'd thought of a clever plan and that was how it went
Oh there he'd thought of a clever plan, and that was how it went