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".