The Crane Wife 1 & 2
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The Crane Wife 1 & 2 by The Decemberists
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The DecemberistsProduced by
Tucker Martine & Chris WallaWrited by
Colin MeloyAbout
The Crane Wife is originated as an ancient Japanese folk tale that tells the story of a man who finds a wounded crane, nurtures it back to health and releases it, only to have the crane return in the form of a woman offering herself to be the man’s wife. The man takes her to be his wife, and the wom...
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 Lyrics
It was a cold night
And the snow lay round
I pulled my coat tight
Against the falling down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all down
And the sun was all
And the sun was all down
I am a poor man
I haven't wealth nor fame
I have my two hands
And a house to my name
And the winter's so
And the winter's so long
And the winter's so
And the winter's so long
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
It was a white crane
It was a helpless thing
Upon a red stain
With an arrow in its wing
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so
And it called and cried
And it called and cried so
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife
And now I helped her
And now I dressed her wounds
And how I held her
Beneath the rising moon
And she stood to fly
And she stood to fly away
And she stood to fly
She stood to fly away
And all the stars were crashing 'round
As I laid eyes on what I'd found
My crane wife, my crane wife
My crane wife, my crane wife
[2]
My crane wife arrived at my door in the moonlight
All star bright and tongue-tied I took her in
We were married and bells rang sweet for our wedding
And our bedding was ready when we fell in
Sound the keening bell
And see it's painted red
Soft as fontanelle
The feathers and the thread
And all I ever meant to do was to keep you
My crane wife
My crane wife
My crane wife
We were poorly, our fortunes fading hourly
And how she vowed me, she could bring it back
But I was greedy, I was vain and I forced her to weaving
On cold loom, in a closed room, with down wove
Sound the keening bell
And see it's painted red
Soft as fontanelle
The feathers and the thread
And all I ever meant to do was to keep you
My crane wife
My crane wife
My crane wife
There's a bend in the wind and it rakes at my heart
There is blood in the thread and it rakes at my heart
It rakes at my heart
My crane wife
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 Q&A
Who wrote The Crane Wife 1 & 2's ?
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 was written by Colin Meloy.
Who produced The Crane Wife 1 & 2's ?
The Crane Wife 1 & 2 was produced by Tucker Martine & Chris Walla.
When did The Decemberists release The Crane Wife 1 & 2?
The Decemberists released The Crane Wife 1 & 2 on Tue Oct 03 2006.
What did The Decemberists say about "The Crane Wife 1 & 2"?
When asked about the moral of the fable, frontman Colin Meloy said: “I never was very interested in the moral itself. I just liked the poetry of the story, and I feel like those songs abstract it so much. I mean, it certainly has a lot to do with greed and desire and subservience. The guy in the sto...