Name: Aquitaine
Duration: P00H07M08S
Description: A song about Anglo-French shared heritage: 'Aquitaine', the cornerstone of the Angevin Empire, ruled by Kings of England.

Aquitaine

from Mad Moonlighters by Silver Hunter

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A song about Anglo-French shared heritage: 'Aquitaine', the cornerstone of the Angevin Empire, ruled by Kings of England.

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Oh Queen Alienor,
Queen of the Atlantic shores
Now married to Henry she rules us no more
Once united something was ignited
Now separated by this cruel war

Oh Aquitaine,
when will I see your fair shores again?
'cause soon I’ve got to go – 'cause I am a Huguenot

Eleanor married an English King
Soon we lost the Kingdom of the Angevin
A kingdom that stretched across two lands
An empire that turned to sand

Aquitaine, in the mists of time
I can see the town of my birth
Aquitaine, one day I'll return
and find the long lost mirth. Aquitaine!

Oh Aquitaine, when will I see
your fair shores again?
'cause soon I’ve got to go –
'cause I am a Huguenot

Oh Aquitaine, when will I see
your bastides again?
I miss my claret vine I miss my faithful wife

Queen Alienor, betrayed by your own sons
Now imprisoned, you cry in Chinon
Far from your wild Garonne
And the proud Dordogne castles,
The towers of war

Queen Alienor, Queen of Kings,
Queen of hearts
Queen of the troubadours, Queen of wisdom
I miss your heydays of arts and freedom
Your son Richard is no more

Aquitaine, in the mists of time
I can see the town of my birth
Aquitaine, one day I'll return
and find the long lost mirth
Aquitaine!

(Lyrics: Tim Hunter & Thierry Sportouche / Music: Tim Hunter)

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from Mad Moonlighters, released January 29, 2018
Lyrics: Tim Hunter & Thierry Sportouche / Music: Tim Hunter
Tim Hunter: Guitars; Synthesiser/keyboards; Sequencing; Drums
Thierry Sportouche: Lead Vocals
Sarah Marie Gayle: Backing Vocals

Copyright © 2017 Tim Hunter and Thierry Sportouche. All rights reserved.
This work is registered with the UK Copyright Service: Registration No:284703376

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Silver Hunter England, UK

Anglo French Prog/Art Rock project, featuring Vocalist and writer Thierry Sportouche (editor of Acid Dragon magazine) from Lyon, France and multi-instrumentalist and composer Tim Hunter from Knaresborough,North Yorkshire, England.

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