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The Cartographer's Daughter & The Stargazer's Son

by Paula Tait

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Yes here I am a cartographer’s daughter
I know maps the way you know the sky
I can show you deserts, volcanoes and salt water
You can show me how to fly

When I was a girl papa gave me a compass
And told me that all things can be scaled down to size
Would he still say that’s true if he could sit here with you
Gazing with wonder at the vast open skies

And when my world ends yours has only just begun
So where is home for a cartographer’s daughter
Who loves a stargazer’s son

The day papa died I found a strange pebble
That night as I held it it shone like a star
With Andromeda’s face I peeked through my curtain
Did you as a boy watch me glow from afar

Here in your world I need you to guide me
For no map could tell of the vastness of space
Where the sun and the moon are just gemstones on my necklace
And eternity is just a breeze on my face

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released January 27, 2024

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Paula Tait UK

My songs explore the mythic quality of the British Isles with its storied landscapes, shy creatures and wistful weather. Many of them are imagined folk songs sung by characters from history, literature and legend, who still inhabit the inner Britain of the Imagination. ... more

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