Loreena Mckennitt Lady of Shalott[1]

L O R E E NA M C K E N N I T TS H E ET M U S I C PIANO ♦ VOCAL The Lady Of Shalott From the Quinlan Road CD “The Visit” This sheet music reflects a simple arrangement that should be considered a guide a good starting point for a performance that can be adapted for your own preference. To purchase Loreena McKennitt Sheet Music visit Copyright to this printed edition of Loreena McKennitt’s composition is owned by Quinlan Road Limited and is provided to you for your personal private use only. Any publication, reproduction, transcription, or use of this edition in a public performance without the express prior consent of Quinlan Road Music is strictly prohibited. Please contact Quinlan Road at [email protected] or by telephone at 1-800-361-7959 or 1-519-273-3876 to inquire about permissions. œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ D D # & # w # & # w w ? ## œ œ œ œ œ D ˙ ˙ ˙ œœœœ w œ œ œ œ w œ E m/D 2fr. Melody & ## c œ œ ∑ ∑ œ œ œ ∑ ∑ œ Piano # & # c D w w w œ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ D ˙ œ E m/D 2fr. Music by Loreena McKennitt Words by Alfred Lord Tennyson E m/D 2fr. œ ˙œœœ w w œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ D E m/D œ œ œ w œ ˙ œ œ ˙ œ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ ˙ œ & ## # & # w ? ## œ œ œ œ œ w w w w œ œœ œ ˙ ˙ ˙ œœœœ w œœœœ œ œ œœ œœ w œœ œ w œ œ œœ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙œœœ œ œ œ œ © 1991 Quinlan Road Limited . œ œ œ œ ? ## c œ œ œ E m/D 2fr.The Lady of Shalott INTRO D5 D 5fr. er side œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ of the ri œ œ œ œ œ œ - ver œ œ ˙ lie ‰ ‰ long fields œ œ œ œ bar - œ œ ley and of ? ## w w # & # œ & ? ## œ ## œ œ A/C # œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ D/F # œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ A Bm œ œ œ Bm G œ œ ˙ of ‰ ‰ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ the œ world œ and œ meet œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ rye. œ ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ -2- . On eith . D # & # w # & # w w ? ## œ œ œ œ ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ j œ œ œœ w w w œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ.The Lady of Shalott D E m/D 2fr. That clothe œ œ œ the œ œ ˙ sky. œ œ J œ ∑ œ œ A D G A D & & ## ## ‰ ‰ 1. w œ - j œ ˙ j œ ˙ e lot. 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There she weaves by Bm œ œ œ œ œ night œ œ œ ˙ and day ‰ Œ A ma.gic web with co œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ lours gay. j œ ˙.The Lady of Shalott ENDING D G A D & ## A/C # Bm ‰ # & # ‰ œ œœ œ œœ œ œ œ ? ## w w œœ œ Lan." ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ w œ œ œ w œ œ œ œ œ œ -6- ˙ œ ˙ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œ œ œ . œ œ œ D The j œ ˙. "She has œ œ œ œ œ œ a love œ œ œ ˙ - œ Bm œ œ œ œ œ œ œ œ ˙ G # œ & # ‰ œ œ œ # œ & # ‰ œ œ œ œ God in D/F # ˙ œ œ œ œ ˙ œ œ œœ œ œ A ly face. œ. ˙. œ La - dy œ œ of ˙. A œ œ lend œ œ œ œ his mer . œ. œœ ˙ D # & # w # & # w w ? ## œ lott.ce . œ œ ˙ E m/D 2fr. 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And little other care hath she. And up and down the people go. aspens quiver." INTERLUDE There she weaves by night and day A magic web with colours gay. Willows whiten. -1- . And the silent isle imbowers The Lady of Shalott. Little breezes dusk and shiver Thro' the wave that runs for ever By the island in the river Flowing down to Camelot. Listening. reaping early. And so she weaveth steadily. And by the moon the reaper weary. And thro' the field the road run by To many-towered Camelot. In among the bearded barley Hear a song that echoes cheerly From the river winding clearly Down to tower'd Camelot. Overlook a space of flowers. She has heard a whisper say. Piling sheaves in uplands airy.THE LADY OF SHALOTT Words by Alfred Lord Tennyson Music by Loreena McKennitt INTRO A C A C A C B C On either side of the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye. A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. whispers "'tis the fairy The Lady of Shalott. Only reapers. The Lady of Shalott. Gazing where the lilies blow Round an island there below. She knows not what the curse may be. The island of Shalott. That clothe the world and meet the sky. Four grey walls. and four grey towers. Or when the Moon was overhead. And sometimes thro' the mirror blue The Knights come riding two and two. But in her web she still delights To weave the mirror's magic sights. That sparkled on the yellow field. From underneath his helmet flow'd His coal-black curls as on he rode. A red-cross knight for ever kneel'd To a lady in his shield. From the bank and from the river he flashed into the crystal mirror. The sun came dazzling thro' the leaves. -2- . Came two young lovers lately wed. with plumes and lights And music. INTERLUDE A bow-shot from her bower-eaves. His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd. "Tirra Lirra. went to Camelot. On burnish'd hooves his war-horse trode." said The Lady Of Shalott. Beside remote Shalott. And flamed upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot. As he rode back to Camelot. For often thro' the silent nights A funeral." by the river Sang Sir Lancelot. Shadows of the world appear. She hath no loyal Knight and true. The Lady Of Shalott. There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot. He rode between the barley sheaves.THE LADY OF SHALOTT B C B C A C B C And moving through a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year. "I am half sick of shadows. " cried The Lady of Shalott. She saw the water-lily bloom. She saw the helmet and the plume.THE LADY OF SHALOTT A C She left the web. And round about the prow she wrote The Lady of Shalott And down the river's dim expanse Like some bold seer in a trance. Down she came and found a boat Beneath a willow left afloat. The mirror cracked from side to side. "The curse is come upon me. The Lady of Shalott. The broad stream bore her far away. She looked down to Camelot. Out flew the web and floated wide. Heavily the low sky raining Over towered Camelot. Seeing all his own mischance – With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot. The broad stream in his banks complaining. And at the closing of the day She loosed the chain and down she lay. INTERLUDE -3- . The pale yellow woods were waning. INTERLUDE B C B C In the stormy east-wind straining. She made three paces taro' the room. she left the loom. For ere she reach'd upon the tide The first house by the water-side. chanted lowly. The Lady of Shalott. Singing in her song she died. And round the prow they read her name. All the Knights at Camelot. Silent into Camelot. And her eyes were darkened wholly. By garden-wall and gallery. Chanted loudly. And they crossed themselves for fear. Under tower and balcony. mournful.THE LADY OF SHALOTT A C B C A ENDING Heard a carol. The Lady of Shalott." -4- . Dead-pale between the houses high. holy. The Lady of Shalott. God in his mercy lend her grace. But Lancelot mused a little space He said. A gleaming shape she floated by. Till her blood was frozen slowly. INTERLUDE Who is this? And what is here? And in the lighted palace near Died the sound of royal cheer. Out upon the wharfs they came. Turn'd to towered Camelot. Knight and Burgher. "She has a lovely face. Lord and Dame.