Courtyard Lullaby

Loreena McKennitt - Courtyard Lullaby Capo 2 [Intro] [Verse 1] Within the deep night sky The stars lie in its embrace The courtyard still in its sleep Peace comes over your face [Verse 2] "Come to me" it sings "Hear the pulse of the land The ocean’s rhythms pull To hold your heart in its hand" [Verse 3] When the wind blows strong Across the cypress trees The nightbirds cease their song So gathers memories [Verse 4] Last night you spoke of a dream Where forests stretched to the east And each bird sang its song A unicorn joined in a feast [Verse 5] And in a corner stood A pomegranate tree With wild flowers there No mortal eye could see [Verse 6] Yet still some mystery befalls Sure as the cock crows at morn The world in stillness keeps The secret of babes to be born [Verse 7] Come to me my love Hear the pulse of the land The ocean’s rhythms pull To hold your heart in its hand [Verse 8] I heard an old voice say "Don’t go far from the land The seasons have their way No mortal can understand"