Lyrics to
Troubadours

This version of Troubadours was released by Van Morrison in 1979.

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From the ancient sun to the old heart stove come the troubadours
From the city gates to the castle walls it’s the troubadours
On a sunlit day it was bright and clear
And the people came from far and they came from near
To hear the troubadours

Well the troubadours sang their songs of love to the lady fair
She was sitting outside on a balcony in in the cool night air
It was a starry night the moon was shining bright
And the trumpets rang and they gave a chime
For the troubadours

And for everyman all across the land and from shore to shore
They came singin’ songs of love and chivalry from the days of yore

Baby lift your window high do you hear that sound
It’s the troubadours as they go through town

Baby lift your window high do you hear that sound
It’s the troubadours with their freedom song

Lift your window high turn your lamp down low baby
Don’t you know I love you so

Lift your window high do you dig that sound
It’s the troubadours coming through town

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About Lyrics and Troubadours by Van Morrison

The lyrics for Troubadours are made up of the words, verses and background chorus for the popular 1979 song by Van Morrison. Like a lot of songs, the lyrics to Troubadours have both direct meanings and metaphorical context hidden within the song's words. All of the meanings are only truly known by the creators of the lyrics for Troubadours - Van Morrison and any of the writers who worked with them on the song.

If you have an interest in the structure of words and phrases, you can dissect the lyrics to Troubadours by Van Morrison in multiple ways. 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 Troubadours" means the words set to the music of Troubadours, 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 Troubadours and the lyrics to Troubadours 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 Troubadours, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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