Moon Cradle
Loreena McKennitt * Track #2 On Parallel Dreams
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Album Parallel Dreams
Moon Cradle by Loreena McKennitt
Performed by
Loreena McKennittProduced by
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The “folding star” is the star of the evening, or rather the planet Venus, which is also called the star of the shepherd because when it rose in the sky (that is, it was clearly visible just before sunset or dawn) it was time for the shepherds to return to the fold or leave the fold with the flock.
Moon Cradle Lyrics
When the moon-cradle's rocking and rocking
Where a cloud and a cloud go by
Silently rocking and rocking
The moon-cradle out in the sky
Then comes the lad with the hazel
And the folding star's in the rack
'Night's a good herd' to the cattle
He sings, 'She brings all things back.'
But the bond woman down by the boorie
Sings with a heart grown wild
How a hundred rivers are flowing
Between herself and her child
'The geese, even they trudge homeward
That have their wings and the waste
Let your thoughts be on Night the Herder
And be quiet for a space.'
The moon-cradle's rocking and rocking
Where a cloud and a cloud go by
Silent rocking and rocking
The moon-cradle out in the sky
The snipe they are crying and crying
Liadine, liadine, liadine
Where no track's on the bog they are flying:
A lonely dream will be mine!
Moon Cradle Q&A
Who wrote Moon Cradle's ?
Moon Cradle was written by Padraic Colum & Loreena McKennitt.
Who produced Moon Cradle's ?
Moon Cradle was produced by Loreena McKennitt.