Well Written Songs: The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face

The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Written By Ewan MacColl, 1957

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and the stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hands
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love

The first time ever I lay with you
I felt your heart so close to mine
And I knew our joy would fill the Earth
And last, and last, and last till the end of time
The first time ever I saw your face

'The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face' is a 1957 folk song written by political singer/songwriter Ewan MacColl for Peggy Seeger, who was later to become his wife. At the time the couple were lovers, although MacColl was married to someone else. One of the most recorded songs ever, and covered by hundreds of artists including Roberta Flack, Elvis Presley, Celine Dion, George Michael, Shirley Bassey, Johnny Cash, Richard Marx, Vanessa Williams, Leona Lewis, Andy Williams and Harry Connick Jnr.