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Rose Of England Lyrics

Artist: Chris De Burgh
Album: The Road To Freedom

Written by Chris de Burgh

Hear my voice and listen well, and a story I will tell,
How duty brought a broken heart, and why a love so strong
Must fall apart;

She was lovely, she was fine, daughter of a royal line,
He, no equal, but for them it mattered little for they were in love;

Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
Rose of England, have a care, for where the thorn is,
There the blood will run;

Oh my heart, oh my heart;

Through the summer days and nights, stolen kisses and delights
Would thrill their hearts and fill their dreams with all emotions
That true love can bring;

But black of mourning came one day, when her sister passed away,
And many said on bended knee, she has gone, and you must be our Queen;

Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
Rose of England, have a care, for where the thorn is,
There the blood will run;

Oh my heart, oh my heart;

To the abbey she did ride, with her lover by her side,
When they heard the church bells ring, she was Queen
And one day, he'd be King;

But men of malice, men of hate, protesting to her chambers came,
"A foreign prince will have your hand, for he'll bring peace
And riches to our land;"
She said, "Do you tell me that I cannot wed the one I love?
Do you tell me that I am not mistress of my heart?"

And so with heavy weight of life she kissed her lover one last time,
"This land I wed, and no man comes, for if I cannot have you, I'll have none;"

Rose of England, sweet and fair, shining with the sun,
Rose of England have a care, for where the thorn is,
There the blood will run;

Oh my heart, oh my heart.

Comments/Interpretations

by emma on 7/9/2008 9:09am
I love this song!

by CASEY RUNOR on 2/17/2012 7:22am
I love all the tracks of Chris de burgh...all r my favorites...
I wish to see him live..cos his music always soothes my body and my soul.
i listen to his tracks daily...in the office with my computer, at home with my DVD player, in the bus with my mobile fone using earphone..
wow...i love cool blues such as chris de burgh's
ROSE OF ENGLAND SWEET AND FAIR, SHINING WITH THE SUN ...

by Theresa on 4/5/2012 8:25am
There's no longer many people out there who know how to realy create a masterpiece like Chris De Burgh could. If only he still wrote music, he so knew how to touch your heart with a tune.

by eddie on 7/7/2012 7:42pm
He is a great love song writer..

by Victor Okam on 5/4/2014 9:48am
Chris defines lyrics in soothing tunes. I love every of his song and yearn to watch him perform live