The Mother's Malison

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The Mother's Malison or Clyde's Water (Child 216, Roud 91) is an English-language folk song.

Synopsis

Willie, against his mother's advice, goes to May Margaret's home, where he is not admitted. He drowns in the Clyde. May Margaret wakes and says she dreamed of him. Her mother tells her that he had been there half an hour before. She goes after him and likewise drowns.

Recordings

Following are some of the notable recordings of the ballad, including their artists, titles, albums, and years:

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Atwater & Donnelly

| "Drowned Lovers"

| And Then I'm Going Home

| 2001

Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick

| "Clyde's Water"

| Skin & Bone

| 1992

| "The Drowned Lovers"

| Penguin Eggs

| 1980

Sean Lakeman & Kathryn Roberts

| "The Drowned Lovers"

| Sean Lakeman/Kathryn Roberts

| 2002

| "Clyde's Water"

| Ballads: Murder Intrigue Love Discord

| 2010

Anaïs Mitchell & Jefferson Hamer

| "Clyde Waters (Child 216)"

| Child Ballads

| 2013

Stanley Robertson

| "The Clattering of Clyde Waters"

| Voice of the People, Vol. 6: O'er His Grave the Grass Grew Green

| 1999

| "The Drowned Lovers"

| Hourglass

| 1998

| "Clyde's Water"

| Classic Ballads of Britain and Ireland, Vol. 2

| 2000

See also

External links

[http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/eng/child/ch216.htm Several variants]

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