"White Queen (As It Began)" lyrics

"White Queen (As It Began)"

So sad her eyes
Smiling dark eyes
So sad her eyes
As it began

On such a breathless night as this
Upon my brow the lightest kiss
I walked alone

And all around the air did say
My lady soon will stir this way
In sorrow known

The white queen walks
And the night grows pale
Stars of lovingness in her hair

Needing unheard
Pleading one word
So sad my eyes
She cannot see

How did thee fare? What have thee seen
The mother of the willow green?
I call her name

And 'neath her window have I stayed
I loved the footsteps that she made
And when she came

White queen, how my heart did ache
And dry my lips no word would make
So still I wait

My goddess, hear my darkest fear
I speak too late
It's forevermore that I wait

Dear friend, goodbye
No tears in my eyes
So sad it ends
As it began


Thanks to Mike Hannon, Janice, Agustín Roth for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Brian May
This song was written by Brian May in 1968, before the band Queen was created.
Brian May explained that he took the idea for the song while reading "The White Goddess" by Robert Graves.
Another source of inspiration for Brian May was a girl who he liked very much. He said in an interview, "I remember being totally in love with this girl from biology, and I never ever talked to her...I [was] dared to ask out this girl, and she became a lifelong friend. It's very strange..."
It is thought that this song and "The March Of The Black Queen" inspired Freddie Mercury to name the band "Queen".
This song was recorded at Trident Studios, London, in August of 1973.
This track contains acoustic and heavy-metal section.
Brian May played his Hairfred acoustic guitar on this track. The guitar had been re-worked in a way that the strings produced the buzzing effect of a sitar.
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