Three Sons Lyrics

In a shadowed, quiet dwelling

Where the night winds softly swelling

Lived a father, stern and silent

And a mother, calm and kind

Three sons they raised with care unceasing

Through the seasons' gentle creasing

Each one growing, ever knowing

Paths by love and duty lined

And the parents, ever watching

With their hearts and hopes entwined

Guided them with love enshrined

First, the eldest, strong and steady

Rose each dawn with hands made ready

To the fields he went with purpose

Till the earth beneath him sighed

With each furrow, deep and narrow

Dreams were planted without sorrow

As he labored, ever faithful

With no fear of the world outside

Through his toil, the land did prosper

Under skies so vast and wide

Bound by duty, side by side

Next, the second, quiet, clever

Sought the truths that last forever

In the pages worn and ancient

Where the wise of old reside

In the flickering light, he pondered

Through the night his mind oft wandered

Seeking knowledge, finding solace

In the words that never lied

With each answer, new questions lingered

Echoing where shadows hide

In his heart they would abide

Last, the youngest, bright and beaming

Filled with life and endless dreaming

Ran with laughter through the meadows

Where the wildflowers abide

With a spirit light and fleeting

Every moment warmly greeting

He would chase the sun's own glory

In the golden morning tide

But as time passed, like a whisper

He too turned to paths untried

Drawn away by life's own ride

And the parents, ever yearning

Watched as life's great wheel kept turning

While the echoes of their children

Filled the rooms where silence thrived

Though the sons grew strong and ventured

Leaving home where love once centered

In that cottage, now so quiet

Memories of them survived

And the parents, worn and waiting

In the twilight of their lives

Held those memories, kept alive