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‘Full fierce he was to sight / And all over bright green’
- Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

From our 5th solo CD Apple Pentacle, our 3rd on French fairy-world label Prikosnovénie: this song explores the 14th century Middle English chivalric romance, an Arthurian poem of love, sex, honour and magic, hearkening to Welsh mythology. Lady Bercilak, in the absence of her husband the Green Knight (the Grim Man in Green), tries to seduce the most pious knight of Camelot, Sir Gawain, who has a pentangle on his shield. Beneath the medieval courtesy was an ancient battle between Summer & Winter, a struggle between the waxing & waning Moon.

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Bow, your shield’s at ease.
How many virtues are these?
Count round your pentangle down to three:
Which courtesy would you now break for me?

Now, I’ll hunt to kill!
Your every wish to fulfil;
Master’s out, and the servants are all asleep:
I’m… your love and shall be still.

Keep my girdle green,
Dream, we are not who we seem:
So a good knight would have claimed a kiss
From the wife of the Grim Man in Green.
Face in the Leaves… leave the hunting to me!
I’ll ride you down, I’ll ride you free…

credits

from Apple Pentacle - full album 2005, released April 1, 2021
Music: Jenni Heinrich
Lyrics: Louisa John-Krol
Vocal Melody: Louisa John-Krol, Jenni Heinrich
Singing: Louisa John-Krol
Classical Guitar, Viola (including tremolo): Jenni Heinrich
Harp/Angel Harp: Maribel Steel/Harry Williamson
Produced with & engineered by Harry Williamson at Spring Studio

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Louisa John-Krol Australia

Louisa is an Australian singer, composer, writer & faery storyteller who has released many albums of ethereal music on indie labels, primarily in France. She's completing a fantasy series, The Elderbrook Chronicles, with a soundtrack.

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