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Black Is The Color (arr. by J. J. Niles)

Black, black, black
is the color of my true love's hair
His lips are something wonderous fair
The purest eyes and the bravest hands
I love the ground whereon he stands

I love my love and well he knows
I love the ground whereon he goes.
And if my love no more I see
My life would quickly fade away

Black, black, black
is the color of my true love's hair.

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vphi On Sep 13, 2009

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by vphi

16y ago

isn't it beautiful? I love the 1962 version most - in 1959 "Folksingers Round Harvard Square" Joan was still too young to artfully measure the emotion too raw. If you compare this folk (or maybe J. J. Niles's, too) song to William Shakespeare's Sonnet XC, the song is perfect translation to wilder and less ornate language of music.

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