miércoles, 27 de enero de 2010

LOREENA McKENNITT: EL VIAJE COMIENZA. 1 "ELEMENTAL" (1985): 6 "KELLSWATER"

Hola a todos.
Nos vamos a un rio, llamado Kells Water, de la mano de Loreena.
Según la Wikipedia, estos son algunos datos de dicha canción:

El Kells Water es un pequeño río en el Condado Antrim, Irlanda del Norte. Este fluye por Moorfields y Kells y es un tributario al Río Principal. El río se eleva encima de Glenwherry. Esto es una continuación del Río Glenwhirry y finalmente se afilia al Principal, que por su parte fluye en Lough Neagh. La aldea de Kellswater es cercana. Un viejo puente de piedra cruza el Agua Kells, separando Kells del pueblo adyacente de Connor
El Kells water es un río, que el salmón, la trucha y el dollaghan usan para desovar en noviembre y diciembre.
El río solia usarse para el lino y otros molinos en el pasado. El agua todavía es usada en algunos procesos industriales, como en un tinte, cerca de Connor.
La Kellswater Flute Band fue fundada en 1947, cuatro millas al sur de Ballymena en la ciudad tierra de Tullynamullan.
La banda toma su nombre no del área, sino del río Kells water, inmortalizado en la canción Bonnie Kellswater, el río y el puente que figura en la cresta de la banda.

Originalmente, la canción, como veis se llamaba "Bonny Kellswater", pero Loreena la llama simplemente, "Kellswater".
He aqui la letra, de la canción:

KELLSWATER

Words and music traditional, arranged and adapted by Loreena McKennitt

Here's a health to you bonny Kellswater
Where you get all the pleasures of life
Where you get all the fishing and fowling
And a bonny wee lass for your wife.
Oh it's down where yon waters run muddy
I'm afraid they will never run clear
And it's when I begin for to study
My mind is on him that's not here.
And it's this one and that one may court him
But if any one gets him but me
It's early and late I will curse them
The parting lovely Willy from me.
Oh a father he calls on his daughter
Two choices I'll give unto thee
Would you rather see
Willie's ship a'sailing
See him hung like a dog on yonder tree.
Oh father, dear father, I love him
I can no longer hide it from thee
Through an acre of fire I would travel
Along with the lovely Willie to be.
Oh hard was the heartbreak I'm finding
She took from her full heart's delight
May the chains of old Ireland come find them
And softly their pillows at night.
Oh yonder there's a ship on the ocean
And she does not know which way to steer
From the east and the west she's a'blowing
She reminds me of the charms of my dear.
Oh it's yonder my Willie will be coming
He said he'd be here in the spring
And it's down by yon green shades I'll meet him
And among wild roses we'll sing.
For a gold ring he placed on my finger
Saying love bear this in your mind
If ever I sail from old Ireland
You'll mind I'll not leave you behind.
Here's a health to you bonny Kellswater
Where you get all the pleasures of life
Where you get all the fishing and fowling
And a bonny wee lass for your wife.

Besitos y nos vemos en "Banks of Claudy".

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