True my love
The cold wind
That hounds around
The cabin door
Sweet the night
But cruel the day
That comes to take
My love away

The fire light
Now flickering down
Across the room
The sickle moon
Casting faint
And slim reprieve
Upon my love
Still fast asleep

Darkness, darkness
Bind him to me
Hide him in your velvet cloak
Come the dawn he'll rise and go
A-marching to Fenario

Brave my love
But false the king
False his wars
And false his dawn
Damn the great
That gains the sky
Damn the sun
The king's cold lie

Darkness, darkness
Bind him to me
Hide him in your velvet cloak
Come the dawn he'll rise and go
A-marching to Fenario

Stay old sweet
And do not rise
Light that shines
Comes from thine eyes
Day breaks nought
It is my heart
Because of you
And I must part

Darkness, darkness
Bind him to me
Hide him in your velvet cloak
Come the dawn he'll rise and go
A-marching to Fenario