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The Turnip Princess: a newly discovered fairytale
Once upon a time, the historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth collected fairytales in Bavaria, which were locked away in an archive until now … here is one of the newly discovered stories – The Turnip Princess
Windy Whistle
by Alice Lewis
Fall asleep now,
I will count until you make a wish,
Softly whisper quiet magic numbers,
Conjure up the little sound that’s carried in the wind,
When freed it wakes the trees out of their slumber.
CHORUS: Windy whistles, shinning drizzle,
Blow the sound away,
Drum the branches,
Lead the dances now.
You will soon find out the way to be invisible,
Hide behind the smallest leaf,
If you wait for long enough you’ll see it happening,
Those lonely sylphs come out of the green.
CHORUS: Windy whistles, shinning drizzle,
Blow the sound away,
Drum the branches,
Lead the dances now.
Windy whistles sew the hearts on,
Find the secret way,
See the traces, hiding places now.
But don’t try to tame them,
Oh, you’ll end the game then,
So just come to tell.
CHORUS: Windy whistles, shinning drizzle,
Blow the sound away,
Drum the branches,
Lead the dances now.
Windy whistles sew the hearts on,
Find the secret way,
See the traces, hiding places now.
CHORUS: Windy whistles, shinning drizzle,
Blow the sound away,
Drum the branches,
Lead the dances now.
