Fire and Hemlock

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Diana Wynne Jones. Fire and Hemlock

FIRE AND HEMLOCK

Diana Wynne Jones. ILLUSTRATED BY DAVID WYATT

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PART ONE

1 A dead sleep came over meAnd from my horse I fell. TAM LIN

2 O I forbid you, maidens all,That wear gold in your hair,To come or go by CarterhaughFor young Tam Lin is there. TAM LIN

3 Abide you there a little spaceAnd I will show you marvels three. THOMAS THE RHYMER

4 The steed that my true-love rides onIs fleeter than the wind;With silver he is shod before,With burning gold behind. TAM LIN

5 O see you not yon narrow roadSo thick beset with thorns and briars?That is the path of Righteousness,Though after it but few enquires. THOMAS THE RHYMER

6 O they rode on, and further on,The steed went swifter than the wind,Until they reached a desert wideAnd living land was left behind. THOMAS THE RHYMER

PART TWO

1 And fill your hands o’ the holy waterAnd cast your compass round. TAM LIN

WHAT’S ALL THIS, IVY?I’VE TOLD YOU I WANT TO COME BACK!!!REG

2 She had not picked a rose,a rose,A rose but barely one,When up and started young Tam Lin. TAM LIN

3 O they rode on and further on,They waded rivers above the knee,And they saw neither sun nor moon,But they heard the roaring of the sea. THOMAS THE RHYMER

4 The truth I’ll tell thee, Janet;In no word will I lie. TAM LIN

BATH FESTIVALBeethoven, Dvorak, BartokTHE DUMAS QUARTET

5 But aye she grips and holds him fast. TAM LIN

6 And pleasant is the fairy landFor those that in it dwell,But at the end of seven yearsThey pay a tax to hell. TAM LIN

PART THREE

1 It was mirk, mirk night, there was no starlight;They waded through red blood to the knee,For all the blood that’s shed on earthRuns through the springs of that country. THOMAS THE RHYMER

2 They’ll turn me in your arms, lady,Into a serpent or a snake. TAM LIN

3 But, Thomas, you shall hold your tongue. THOMAS THE RHYMER

4 They’ll turn me in your arms, lady,Into a deer so wild,But hold me fast, don’t let me go. TAM LIN

5 “Harp and carp, Thomas,” she said,“Harp and carp along with me,And if you dare to kiss my lips,Sure of your body I will be.” THOMAS THE RHYMER

6 They’ll shape me in your arms, lady,A hot iron at the fire,But hold me fast, don’t let me go,To be your heart’s desire. TAM LIN

7 Out then spoke her brother dear –He meant to do her harm –“There grows a herb in Carterhaugh…” TAM LIN

PART FOUR

1 Had I the wit yestreen, yestreen,That I have got today,I’d pay my tax seven times to hellEre you were won away! TAM LIN

2 O first let pass the black, lady,Then let pass the brown,But quickly run to the milk white steed—Pull you his rider down. TAM LIN

3 But the night is Hallowe’en, Janet,The morn is Hallowday. TAM LIN

4 That is the path of Wickedness,Though some call it the Road to Heaven. THOMAS THE RHYMER

5 About the dead hour of the nightShe heard the bridles ring,And Janet was as glad of thatAs any earthly thing. TAM LIN

6 And see you not yon bonny roadThat winds across the ferny lea?That is the road to fair ElflandWhere you and I this night must be. THOMAS THE RHYMER

CODA

CODA They shaped him in her arms at last A mother-naked man. TAM LIN

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