My love said to me
My Mother won't mind
And me Father won't slight you
For your lack of kind
Then she stepped away from me
And this she did say
It will not be long love
Till our wedding day.

She stepped away from me
And she moved through the Fair
And fondly I watched her
Move here and move there
And she went her way homeward
With one star awake
As the swans in the evening
Move over the lake.

The people were saying
No two e'er were wed
But one has a sorrow
That never was said
And she smiled as she passed me
With her goods and her gear

And that was the last
That I saw of my dear.

I dreamed it last night
That my true love came in
So softly she entered
Her feet made no din
She came close beside me
And this she did say
It will not be long love
Till our wedding day.

Traditional song

Several artists have done renditions of this song:

performed by Loreena McKennitt
"She Moved Through The Fair"
Elemental (1988)
lyrics from the CD liner notes

Visit the Loreena McKennitt Home Page for more information.

performed by Mike Oldfield
"She Moved Through The Fair" (instrumental)
Voyager (1996)

Visit his record label, Reprise, for more information.