After having browsed through all the 14 pages of the general forum without the success of finding a suitable topic for my
question, I feel entitled to open a new threat.
So, I've been listening to Carrighfergus, and I just cannot figure
out why the handsome boatsman is supposed to die. The part I mean is
But the sea is wide, and I can't get over. And
neither have I wings to fly, Oh! If I could find me a handsome boatsman To ferry me over to my love and die.
I
might be me not being a native speaker. Maybe someone can enlighten me?
The uilleann pipe introduction was composed and played by Patrick Hutchinson to create, in my view, a "Celtic theme about
the sacred image of trees" leading into the adoption of William Butler Yeats' poem: The Two Trees.
Posts: 12 | Location: Warriewood | Registered: September 11, 2008
once again I am puzzled (as I am so often in my life, but I think there is something good about being
a bit naive and questioning everything). So, I wondered about the into of THE TWO TREES, Cé hé mise le ulaingt. The only information
I found was that it means "Who am I to bear it". But is this a folk song or something that was specifically composed for Loreena,
and by whom and why did she chose to use it as an intro to The Two Trees?
That is a great thought and philosophy of life. That no matter how difficult
things get (or that life may hand you a lemon as you eloquently put it) there is still beauty in it! That is a wonderful way
of thinking! I need to remember that, anytime I feel out of sorts.
Posts: 212 | Location: Westchester, New York | Registered: April 17, 2008
thank you so much for your replies. Yes, my suspicion was also that it was not the boatsman who was
to die, but the singer. Just got confused with the grammar.
Did you know that there is an Australian traditional,
called "The water is wide" or "My love and I" where there is one stanza that it almost completely like the one I posted above?
@ Lizjul: I belive that there are different kinds of being "tired" of live. Maybe you want to die because life has
brought you nothing but pain and sorrow, and you simply cannot deal with it any longer. And then there are the people who
have had such a rich and fulfilled life, like the lady you mentioned. There definitely lies a beauty in wanting to die then,
before one starts to get so weak and ill, and miserable. I do wish this lady all the best, and may she die in peace. As
for living a happy or a sad life, I think it's a matter of ones own attitude towards it. There is a saying among young people
in Germany that goes like "If life gives you a lemon, ask for salt and tequila" - no matter how hard life deals you, there
is still beauty in it and we only have this one chance, so make the best out of it.
Being slightly off topic, but
enjoying this conversation immensly, Anni
My dear Majesty. You don't open a threat but a thread Btw, I always thought that the singer was dying and if he had to die he wanted to die in the arms of his love. (never
actually read the lyrics, just listened..)
Posts: 16 | Location: Hungary | Registered: August 11, 2009
That is an interesting question. I wouldn't mind knowing the answer to this
myself. I sort of believe that the man who is narrating or telling the story, seems as if he saying that he is ready to die
and join his love. That everyone has gone, and wishes be with them. But death may not be ready to take him. Maybe, Maybe not.
I know that sometimes, there are people in this world who almost are tired of living. There is nice older woman I
know, who is in her late 80s. She did tell me that she was ready to move on. She was not weak, or sad, she was just tired.
She feels that she has lived long enough. And wishes to leave the world to be with her husband. It's a beautiful song Carrighfergus.
I wonder about it.
Posts: 212 | Location: Westchester, New York | Registered: April 17, 2008
Maybe someone can enlighten me?
