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Rose of Turaida

from Busking Beyond Borders by David Fisher

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about

A 400-year-old Latvian folk tale that is suspected to be a true one. I came across this story at an art gallery in the town of Sigulda, a short walk from Turaida itself and the cave in which Maija was supposedly killed.

lyrics

The troops they came to raze the town in the year 1601
Among the dead a fellow found a lonely little one
He took her in and brought her up as if she were one of his own
All in the town her beauty it would mark her out alone

Chorus:
This is the ballad of poor Maija
She was the Rose of Turaida
This is the ballad of poor Maija
She was the Rose of Turaida

Victor was a gardener, he worked all in the grounds
At night they'd meet in secret, away from the city sounds
He promised her that they would wed but little did he know
That another man named Adam had his eyes on pretty Rose

(Chorus)

Adam asked the question and young Maija did refuse
She told him of the gardener to whom this man would lose
So Adam penned a letter in the gardener's own hand
And lured her from her safety to a hollow in the land

(Chorus)

When Maija found that she was tricked she promised her own mind
She would rather die than break her vow, she would leave her love behind
A silk red scarf she placed upon and to Adam she did say
If you cut me now this scarf will mean I'll live another day

(Chorus)

Adam was a foolish man and believed in Maija's tale
He struck her dead and fled the cave for he knew he did face jail
Victor found the body and was blamed for the maiden's death
At the trial they said that it was he who heard her final breath

(Chorus)

But a friend of Adam testified and brought his oath to bear
So our villain was convicted and the noose was his to wear
The gardener lived a quiet life as he pined for his only Rose
And envied Adam deep in the ground for he didn't share these woes

(Chorus x2)

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from Busking Beyond Borders, released December 9, 2018
Additional vocals by Annika Baumann

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David Fisher Birmingham, UK

David Fisher spent 3 years busking around Europe and beyond, including every country in the EU.

'Busking Beyond Borders' is his 2nd album and tells the stories of his adventures, along with a book of the same name.

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