Lady D’Arbanville

Description

The death of Lady Darbanville, Cat Steven’s lament for the ending of his romance with model Patti D’arbanville who realised that their romance was over when she heard the son. The song, with a madrigal  and Indian subcontinent influences relates an anonymous  lament of discovery of the unexpected death of the beloved lady. The bereft singer’s relationship with the lady is ambiguous, as is the time and place. The phraseology suggests a lover, perhaps in medieval times or in aristocratic circumstances, but also possibly a relative or devoted servant, But the lady lies in her grave and the song laments her passing