“An Irish Mother's Lament”
Description
The Irish mother nurses her child and laments for her dead husband, "Won't you come back to your fond wife's arms? Have you no care for your sweet babe's charms?" She says she has no friends and no hope; "Cushla mavourneen, why did you die?"
References
- SHenry H600, pp. 140-141, "An Irish Mother's Lament" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #9448
- BI, HHH600