The Mother's Malison

The Mother's Malison

The Mother's Malison or Clyde's Water is Child ballad number 216.

Synopsis

Willie, against his mother's advice, goes to May Margaret's home, where he is not admitted. He drowns in the Clyde. May Margaret wakes and says she dreamed of him. Her mother tells her that he had been there half an hour before. She goes after him and likewise drowns.

See also

  • 'The Drowned Lovers', Nic Jones, "Penguin Eggs", 1980
  • 'Clyde Water', Nic Jones, "Game Set Match", 2006

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