Music Of The Waters - online book

Sailors' Chanties, Songs Of The Sea, Boatmen's, Fishermen's,
Rowing Songs, & Water Legends with lyrics & sheet music

	274             Music of the Waters.
	the authoress, Lucy M. J. Garnett, from her collection of " Greek Folk-Songs " :'— THE SIREN AND THE SEAMEN. " A maid was singing as she sat, within a splendid window ; Her song was on the breezes borne, borne down unto the ocean— As many ships as heard her lay, moored, and made fast their anchors. A tartan from the Frankish land that was of love the frigate, Furled not her sails by breezes filled, nor yet along was sailing. Then to his men the captain called, astern where he was standing: ' Ho, sailors ! furl the sails at once, and climb ye up the rigging, That to this charmer we may list, list how she's sweetly singing,— Hear what's the melody to which she her sweet song is singing !' But so sweet was the melody, so passing sweet her warbling, The skipper turned him once again, and to the shore it drew him, And to the masts the mariners kept hanging in the rigging." GREEK SAILORS' SONG.