Fun Facts: 1. The text of this song comes from Crossways, a collection of poetry by W.B. Yeats. 2. This song has been recorded by notable artists Deborah Voigt and Lawrence Brownlee.
What do you make so fair and bright? I make the cloak of Sorrow: O lovely to see in all men's sight Shall be the cloak of Sorrow, In all men's sight. What do you build with sails for flight? I build a boat for Sorrow: O swift on the seas all day and night Saileth the rover Sorrow, All day and night. What do you weave with wool so white? I weave the shoes of Sorrow: Soundless shall be the footfall light In all men's ears of Sorrow, Sudden and light.