Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is a British recording artist, actres… Read Full Bio ↴Sarah Brightman (born 14 August 1960) is a British recording artist, actress, songwriter and dancer, largely credited for being a pioneer of Classical Crossover. She sings songs in many languages including English, Spanish, French, Latin, German, Italian, Russian, Hindi, and Mandarin.

Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.

She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.

She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.

After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.

She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).

Come You Not from Newcastle
Sarah Brightman Lyrics

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Come you not from Newcastle?
Come you not there away?
O met you not my true love,
Riding on a bonny bay?

Why should not I love my love?
Why should not my love love me?
Why should not I speed after him,

Since love to all is free?

And all lines are repeated once more

Overall Meaning

The song "Come You Not from Newcastle?" by Sarah Brightman is a traditional English folk song that was first recorded in the 18th century. The lyrics are simple, yet poignant, as they explore the universal themes of love and longing. The singer asks if the listener comes from Newcastle, and if they have seen or met her true love. She describes him as riding on a "bonny bay," which likely refers to a beautiful horse.

Line by Line Meaning

Come you not from Newcastle?
Do you not come from the city of Newcastle?

Come you not there away?
Are you not headed in that direction?

O met you not my true love,
Did you not happen to encounter my beloved?

Riding on a bonny bay?
Riding upon a beautiful horse?

Why should not I love my love?
Why should I not love the one I adore?

Why should not my love love me?
Why should my beloved not return my affection?

Why should not I speed after him,
Why should I not hasten to follow him?

Since love to all is free?
Given that love is a universally shared emotion.

Come you not from Newcastle?
Do you not come from the city of Newcastle?

Come you not there away?
Are you not headed in that direction?

O met you not my true love,
Did you not happen to encounter my beloved?