Hunting the Wren by Natalie Merchant
Hunting the Wren by Natalie Merchant

Hunting the Wren

Natalie Merchant * Track #5 On Keep Your Courage

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Hunting the Wren by Natalie Merchant

Release Date
Fri Apr 14 2023
Performed by
Natalie Merchant
Produced by
Natalie Merchant
Writed by
Ian Lynch
About

Much of the song employs “the wren,” and the traditions and superstitions associated with its namesake holiday, as a metaphor for the abuse and exploitation of women by violent men.

From the album’s liner notes: “Hunting the Wren was written as part of a songwriting challenge between Ian [Lynch] an...

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Hunting the Wren Lyrics

Sharp is the wind
Cold is the rain
Harsh is the livelong day
Upon the wide open plain

By Donnelly's hollow
Under sod gorse and furze
There lies a young wren oh
By the saints she was cursed

The wren is a small bird
So pretty she sings
She bested the eagle
When she hid in its wings

With sticks and with stones
All among the small mounds
They come from all over
To hunt the wren on the wide open ground

They flock round the soldiers
In jackets so red
For barrack room favours
Pennies and bread

The soldier is rough
In anger or fun
He causes much bloodshed
With his big musket gun

The birds of the earth
The beasts of the field
By spite and by fury
Are people revealed

Attacked in the village
Spat on in town
They come from all over
To hunt the wren on the wide open ground

The wren is a small bird
Though blamed for much woe
Her form is derided
Wherever she goes

With cold want and whiskey
She soon is run down
Her body paraded
On a staff through the town

A rag for her ceiling
The sod was her floor
She chose the cold open plain o'er
The dark workhouse door

With two broken wings
And feathers so brown
They come from all over
To hunt the wren on the wide open ground

Hunting the Wren Q&A

Who wrote Hunting the Wren's ?

Hunting the Wren was written by Ian Lynch.

Who produced Hunting the Wren's ?

Hunting the Wren was produced by Natalie Merchant.

When did Natalie Merchant release Hunting the Wren?

Natalie Merchant released Hunting the Wren on Fri Apr 14 2023.

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