Lyrics to
Purple Heather

This version of Purple Heather was released by Van Morrison in 1973.

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Well the summertime has gone
And the leaves are gently turnin’
And my love I wanna take you
To the place heart-a-yearnin’
Will you go, lassie go

And we’ll all go together
In the wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will you go

And I will build my love a tower
At the foot of yonder mountain
And visit by the hour
From a lonely wooden tower
Will you go, lassie go

And we’ll all go together
In the wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Come on

At the foot of yonder mountain
I will visit by the hour
With the lily of the valley
Go, will you go, lassie go

And we’ll all go together
In the wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather
Will you go, lassie go
Will you go
Will you go, will you go
Will you go, lassie go

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About Lyrics and Purple Heather by Van Morrison

The lyrics for Purple Heather are defined as the words making up the song released by Van Morrison in 1973. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to Purple Heather have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Van Morrison and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

Some folks are interested in word and phrase etymology. It is easy to understand the lyrics to Purple Heather by Van Morrison if you think through it. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to Purple Heather" means the words set to the music of Purple Heather, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Van Morrison. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to Purple Heather and the lyrics to Purple Heather are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Van Morrison who came here looking just for the lyrics to Purple Heather, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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