The Chieftains, Sinéad O’Connor - He Moved Through the Fair lyrics

My own love said to me
"My mother won't mind
And my daughters won't slight you
For your lack of kind"
He went away from me and this he did say:
"It will not be long, Love
Till our wedding day"

He went away from me and
He moved through the fair
And slowly I watched him move
Here and move there
He went his way homeward with one star awake
As this swan in the evening
Moves over the lake

I dreamed last night that my own love came in
He came in so sweetly his feet made no din
He came close beside me and this he did say:
"It will not be long Love
Till our wedding day"
It will not be long love
Long love, long love, love