Haunting Canadian Folk Song: Frobisher Bay
I grew up singing in an amazing choir and we sang this song a few times. It was so beautiful then and has always stayed with me.
I thought 3speak & Hive would enjoy it as well. Glad to share it now.
Kay
Frobisher Bay, written by James Gordon
Cold is the Arctic Sea
Far are your arms from me
Long will this winter be
Frozen in Frobisher Bay
Frozen in Frobisher Bay
"One more whale," our captain cried
"One more whale and well beat the ice."
But the winter star was in the sky
The seas were rough; the winds were high.
Deep were the crashing waves
That tore our whaler's mast away
And dark are these sunless days
Waiting for the ice to break.
Strange is the whaler's fate
To be saved from the raging waves
Only to waste away
Frozen in this lonely grave.
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