LOREENA McKENNITT: EL VIAJE COMIENZA. 1 "ELEMENTAL" (1985): 1 "BLACKSMITH"

Hola, a todos.

Tras las fiestas de Navidad, empiezo un proyecto, que se me ha ocurrido, y que pienso que puede ser interesante, sobre todo, para los que somos fans de Loreena McKennitt, los que nos gusta de ver mundo y los que somos amantes de lo antiguo, ya sea literatura o poemas.

Voy a empezar el viaje que Loreena McKennitt ha iniciado, a través de su música, album por album.

Empezamos, por "Elemental", album del año 1985 y su primera canción: "Blacksmith", que significa herrero.

Según la Wikipedia, he aqui unos datos, sobre "Blacksmith":

"Blacksmith" es una canción tradicional inglesa, también conocida como "A Blacksmith Courted Me". La canción fue apuntada por Ralph Vaughan Williams en 1909. En aquella ocasión fue cantada, a la melodía "Monk´s Gate", mejor conocido como la melodía "To be a pilgrim", el himno, de John Bunyan. La misma melodía es a veces usada para la canción "Our Captain Cried". Ha sido registrado muchas veces.

He aqui la letra, de la canción.

Un besito, y nos vemos con "She Moved Through The Fair"

BLACKSMITH

Music and lyric traditional, arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennitt

A blacksmith courted me

Nine months and better

He fairly won my heart

Wrote me a letter

With his hammer in his hand

He looked quite clever

And if I was with my love

I'd live forever.

But where is my love gone

With his cheeks like roses

And his good black billycock on

Decked round with primroses

I'm afraid the scorching sun

Will shine and burn his beauty

And if I was with my love

I'd do my duty.

Strange news is come to town

Strange news is carried

Strange news flies up and down

That my love is married.

I wish them both much joy

Though they can't bear me

And may God reward him well

For the slighting of me.

Don't you remember when

You lay beside me

And you said you'd marry me

And not deny me

If I said I'd marry you

It was only for to try you

So bring your witness love

And I'll not deny you.

No witness have I none

Save God Almighty

And may he reward you well

For the slighting of me.
Her lips grew pale and wan

It made a poor heart tremble

To think she loved a one

And he proved deceitful.

A blacksmith courted me

Nine months and better

He fairly won my heart

Wrote me a letter

With his hammer in his hand

He looked quite clever

And if I was with my love

I'd live forever.