Corbel now lives in Paris and performs in France and abroad. Her music blends ancient poems and compositions, celtic tunes and Mediterranean influences. She was noticed during her concerts and had the opportunity to play with the greatest “world music” artists:
Corpus Christi Carol
Cécile Corbel Lyrics
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He bare hym into an orchard brown
In that orchard ther was an hall
That was hanged with purpill and pall
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
And in that hall ther was a bede
Hit was hangid with gold so rede
And yn that bed ther lythe a knyght
His wowndes bledyng day and nyght
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
By that bedes side ther kneleth a may
And she wepeth both nyght and day
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
The fawcon hath born my mak away
The lyrics to "Corpus Christi Carol" by Cécile Corbel tell a haunting story of a knight who has been wounded and is lying bleeding in a bed. The first stanza describes how he is carried into an orchard, and in the second stanza, we learn that he is taken to a hall that is draped in purple and pall, a type of cloth used for covering coffins. The refrain, "Lulley lulley, lully lulley, the fawcon hath born my mak away," punctuates the end of each stanza.
The third and fourth stanzas describe the knight in detail: he is lying in a bed hung with red gold, and his wounds are bleeding day and night. By his side kneels a weeping maiden who mourns him both night and day. The final stanza repeats the refrain, emphasizing the significance of the falcon carrying the knight away.
The exact meaning of the falcon and the significance of the knight being carried away remain unclear, but the lyrics leave a powerful impression of a mournful scene. Some interpretations suggest that the knight has died and is being carried away by the falcon, while others speculate that the falcon is a symbol of the soul leaving the body.
Line by Line Meaning
He bare hym up, he bare him down
He carried him up and down
He bare hym into an orchard brown
He carried him into a brown orchard
In that orchard ther was an hall
In that orchard, there was a hall
That was hanged with purpill and pall
The hall was decorated with purple and fine cloth
Lulley lulley, lully lulley
Lullay, lullay, lullay
The fawcon hath born my mak away
The falcon has taken my mate away
And in that hall ther was a bede
And in that hall, there was a bed
Hit was hangid with gold so rede
It was hung with bright red and gold
And yn that bed ther lythe a knyght
And in that bed lies a wounded knight
His wowndes bledyng day and nyght
His wounds bleeding day and night
By that bedes side ther kneleth a may
By the bed's side, a maiden kneels
And she wepeth both nyght and day
And she weeps both night and day
Contributed by Lauren J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.