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The Song of Wandering Aengus

from William Butler Yeats by Toby Darling

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This poem comes from William Butler Yeats' collection 'The Wind Among The Reeds' published in 1899

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The Song of Wandering Aengus


Am G
I WENT out to the hazel wood,
Am F
Because a fire was in my head,
Am Em
And cut and peeled a hazel wand,
Am F
And hooked a berry to a thread;
Am G
And when white moths were on the wing,
Am F
And moth-like stars were flickering out,
Am Em
I dropped the berry in a stream
Am F
And caught a little silver trout.

C Bm
When I had laid it on the floor
Am G
I went to blow the fire a-flame,
C Bm
But something rustled on the floor,
Am D
And someone called me by my name:
G D Em
It had become a glimmering girl
G D Em
With apple blossom in her hair
Bm A
Who called me by my name and ran
G A
And faded through the brightening air.

Instr: Bm A G A x2

Though I am old with wandering
Through hollow lands and hilly lands,
I will find out where she has gone,
And kiss her lips and take her hands;
And walk among long dappled grass,
And pluck till time and times are done,
The silver apples of the moon,
The golden apples of the sun.

Am G x4 fade

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from William Butler Yeats, released June 20, 2015
poem by Yeats
music by Toby Darling

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Feel free to do anything you want with these tracks, I am not interested in making money from music.

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