Coast of Malabar
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Fred Weatherly
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Far away across the ocean
Beneath an Indian star
Lives a little dark eyed maiden
On the coast of Malabar
In the harbour where we anchored
I could see her shy and sweet
With a blossom on her bosom
And the wild waves at her feet
I can see the crowded city
The palm trees green and tall
And the starry night she danced with me
Inside those city walls
She gave a little wistful glance
As she looked across the bay
And she whispered if you love me
Why do you sail away?
I must go my little dark eyes
I must go my Indian star
But I'll come again and love you
On the coast of Malabar
In my dreams I oft-times wander
To that far off Indian sea
And the days we spent together
They come back again to me
I can see the crowded city
The palm trees on the shore
But that little dark-eyed maiden
She's there no more no more
Fare thee well my little dark eyes
Fare thee well my Indian star
In my dreams I will live forever
On the Coast of Malabar
Paddy Moloney of The Chieftains says:<br> "My grandmother used to sing this song at traditional house parties<br> in the Sliabh Bloom Mountains of central Ireland. I can still<br> remember her sitting on an old wooden milk churn in a country<br> kitchen singing a version she called 'Little Maid From Malabar'".<br> The Malabar coast refers to the southern half of the western coast<br> of India facing the Arabian Sea from south of Goa to Kanyakumari<br> at the southern tip.<br> Frederic Edward Weatherly, KC (1848–1929) was an English lawyer,<br> author, lyricist and broadcaster. He is estimated to have written<br> the lyrics to at least 3,000 popular songs, among the best-known<br> of which are the sentimental ballad "Danny Boy" set to the tune<br> "Londonderry Air", the religious "The Holy City", and the wartime<br> song "Roses of Picardy". He did not consider "Maid of Malabar"<br> significant enough to be included in his list of compositions in<br> his Who's Who entry.<br> The only recording of this that I have heard is by The Chieftains<br> with Ry Cooder.<br>
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