Twa Corbiez
Omnia Lyrics

As I was walking all alone
While journeying in solitude

I heard two ravens cry and moan
I overheard the croaks and groans of two corbies

The one onto the other did say-o
One corbie said to the other

Where shall we go and dine today-o?
Where should we feast today?

Out beyond that old high dike
Past the ancient embankment

I know there lies a murdered knight
I am aware of a slain warrior in that area

And no-one knows that he lies there-o
No one else is aware of his resting place

But his hawk and his hound and his lady fair-o
Only his loyal animals and mistress know

His hawk and his hound and his lady fair
The knight's falcon, dog, and lover

His hound is to the hunting gone
His dog is off hunting

His hawk to fetch the wild bird home
His falcon is retrieving prey

His lady loves another knight-o
His lady has taken up with another warrior

So we may make our dinner sweet-o
So we can have a savory meal

So you may sit on his white thigh
You can perch on his pale leg

And I’ll peck out his bonny blue eyes
And I will extract his pretty blue eyes

And with a lock of his golden hair-o
Along with a strand of his blond hair

We’ll fix our nest when it grows bare-o
We'll use those materials to make our home when ours wears out

We’ll fix our nest when it grows bare
We'll repair our dwelling when it becomes dilapidated

There’s many a one for him does moan
Many people lament his absence

But none will know where he is gone
But no one knows where he has journeyed

And o’er his bones when they lie bare-o
And when his bones are exposed

The wind will blow forever more-o
The wind will continue to blow indefinitely

The wind will blow forever more
The breeze will persist eternally