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 CARRIGHFERGUS
(3:24) Народная; Аранжировка Лорины МакКеннит и Кедрика
Смита
I wish I was in
Carrighfergus, Only for nights in Ballygran I would swim over
the deepest ocean, Only for nights in Ballygrant.
But the sea is
wide, and I can't swim over. Neither have I wings to fly, If I
could find me a handsome boatsman To ferry me over to my love and
die.
Now in
Kilkenny, it is reported, They've marble stones there as black as
ink With gold and silver I would transport her But I'll sing
no more now, till I get a drink.
I'm drunk
today, but I'm seldom sober. A handsome rover from town to
town. Ah, but I am sick now, my days are over, Come all you
young lads and lay me down.
I wish I was in
Carrighfergus, Only for nights in Ballygran. |
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 LULLABY (4:26) Cлова Вильяма Блэйка,
музыка Лорины МакКеннит
O for a voice
like thunder, and a tongue To drown the throat of war! - When the
senses Are shaken, and the soul is driven to madness, Who can
stand? When the souls of the oppressed Fight in the troubled air
that rages, who can stand? When the whirlwind of fury comes from
the Throne of god, when the frowns of his countenance Drive
the nations together, who can stand? When Sin claps his broad
wings over the battle, And sails rejoicing in the flood of
Death; When souls are torn to everlasting fire, And fiends of
Hell rejoice upon the slain. O who can stand? O who hath caused
this? O who can answer at the throne of God? The Kings and
Nobles of the Land have done it! Hear it not, Heaven, thy
Ministers have done it! |
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 KELLSWATER (5:19) народная; аранжировка
и адаптирование Лорины МакКеннит
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
Willie 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 bide 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
be 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. |
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 BLACKSMITH (3:20) Народная; аранжировка
и адаптирование Лорины МакКеннит
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
coming to town Strange news is carried Strange mews flies up
and down That my love is married. I wish them both much
joy Though they can't hear 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 be 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. |
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 BANKS OF
CLAUDY (5:37) Народная;
аранжировка и адаптирование Лорины МакКеннит
As I walked out
one morning All in the month of May Down by a flowery
garden I carelessly did stray
I overheard a
young maid In sorrow did complain, All for her absent
lover Who plows the raging main.
I boldly
stepped up to her And put her in surprise. I know she did not
know me I being in disguise.
I says, "Me
charming creature, My joy, my hearts delight, How far have
you to travel This dark and dreary night?"
"I'm in search
of a faithless young man. Johnny is his name. And along the
Banks of Claudy I'm told be does remain."
"This is the
Banks of Claudy Fair maid where on you stand. But don't depend
on Johnny For he's a false young man.
Oh don't depend
on Johnny For he'll not meet you here. But tarry with me in
yon green woods No danger need you fear
Oh it's six
long weeks or better Since Johnny left the shore He's crossing
the wild ocean Where the foam and the billows roar
He's crossing
the wild ocean For honour and for fame. But this I've beard,
the ship was wrecked All on the coast of Spain."
Oh it's when
she heard this dreadful news She flew into despair By the
wringing of her milk white hands And the tearing of her
hair.
Saying "If
Johnny he is drowned No man on earth I'll take, But through
lonesome groves and valleys I'll wander for his
sake."
Oh it's when he
saw her loyalty No longer could he stand He flew into her arms
saying "Betsy I'm the man."
"Saying Betsy
I'm the young man The cause of all your pain But since we've
met on Claudy Banks We'll never part again."
 COME BY THE
HILLS (3:05) Народная; аранжировка и адаптирование
Лорины МакКеннит
Come by the
hills to the land where fancy is free And stand where the peaks
meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea Where the rivers run
clear and the bracken is gold in the sun And cares of tomorrow
must wait till this day is done.
Come by the
hills to the land where life is a song And sing while the birds
fill the air with their joy all day long Where the trees sway in
time, and even the wind sings in tune And cares of tomorrow must
wait till this day is done.
Come by the
hills to the land where legend remains Where stories of old stir
the heart and may yet come again Where the past has been lost and
the future is still to be won And cares of tomorrow must wait
till the day is done.
Come by the
hills to the land where fancy is free And stand where the peaks
meet the sky and the rocks reach the sea Where the rivers run
clear and the bracken is gold in the sun And cares of tomorrow
must wait till this day is done. |
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 SHE MOVED
THROUGH THE FAIR (4:05) Народная; аранжтровка и
и адаптирование Лорины МакКеннит
My love said to
me My Mother won't mind And me Father won't slight you For
your lack of kind Then she stepped away from me And this she
did say It will not be long love Till our wedding
day
She stepped
away from me And she moved through the fair And fondly I
watched her Move here and move there And she went her way
homeward With one star awake As the swans in the
evening Move over the lake
The people were
saying No two e'er were wed But one has a sorrow That
never has a sorrow That never was said And she smiled as she
passed me With her goods and her gear
And that was
the last That I saw of my dear.
I dreamed it
last night That my true love came in So softly she
entered Her feet made mo din she came close beside me And
this she did say It would not be long love Till our wedding
day.
 STOLEN
CHILD (5:05) Слова Итса; музыка Лорины
МакКеннит
Where dips the
rocky highland Of sleuth wood in the lake There lies a leafy
island Where flapping herons wake The drowsy water
rats There we've hid our fairy vats Full of berries And of
reddest stolen cherries.
CHORUS Come away oh human child To the waters and
the wild With a faery hand in hand For the world's more full
of weeping Than you can understand
Where the wave
of moonlight glosses The dim grey sands with light By far off
furthest rosses We foot it all the night Weaving olden
dances Mingling hands and mingling glances Till the moon has
taken flight To and fro we leap And chase the frothy
bubbles Whilst the world is full of troubles And is anxious in
its sleep.
CHORUS
Where the
wandering water gushes From the hills above glen car In pools
among the rushes That scarce could bathe a star We seek for
slumbering trout And whispering in their ears Give them
unquiet dreams Leaning softly out From ferns that drop their
tears Over the young streams
CHORUS
Away with us
he's going The solemned eyed He'll hear no more the
lowing Of the calves on the warm hillside Or the kettle on the
hob Sing peace unto his breast Or see the brown mice
bob Round and round the oatmeal chest.
CHORUS
For he comes,
the human child To the waters and the wild With a faery hand
in hand For the world's more full of weeping Than you can
understand. |