Thomas the Rhymer * * * *
source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h44ZIsB374c&feature=related
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And he beheld a lady gay
A lady that was brisk and bold
Come riding o'er the ferny brae
Her skirt was of the grass green silk
Her mantle of the velvet fine
At every lock of her horse's mane
Hung fifty silver bells and nine
True Thomas, he pulled off his cap
And bowed him low down to his knee
All hail, thou mighty Queen of Heaven
Your like on earth I ne'er did see
No, no Thomas, she said
That name does not belong to me
I am the queen of fair Elf land
And I have come to visit thee
You must go with me Thomas, she said
True Thomas you must go with me
And must serve me seven years
Through well or woe as chance may be
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
She turned about her milk white steed
And took Thomas up behind
And aye, whenever her bridle rang
Her steed flew swifter than the wind
For forty days and forty nights
They rode through red blood to the knee
And they saw neither sun nor moon
But heard the roaring of the sea
And they rode on and further on
Further and swifter than the wind
Until they came to a desert wide
And living land was left behind
Don't you see yon narrow, narrow road
So thick beset with thorns and briar's?
That is the road to righteousness
Though after it but few enquire
Don't you see yon broad, broad road
That lies across the lily leaven?
That is the road to wickedness
Though some call it the road to heaven
Don't you see yon bonnie, bonnie road
That lies across the ferny brae?
That is the road to fair Elf land
Where you and I this night must go
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
Hark and carp, come along with me
Thomas the rhymer
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h44ZIsB374c&feature=related
THIS,....is Steeleye Span. You bet. Thats a HUZZAH.
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BRAVATRAVELS
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remans Thanks :D
Look how beautiful they are now.....
My father is rejoicing in his inscrutable final place :D
Music is the salvation!!!
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BRAVATRAVELS:
fun version ! +^d
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Gordon_Shumway
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"Now We Are Six" - Great stuff ...
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Itsbatman_Durr
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nice!
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Itsbatman_Durr:
I like em !
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Very cool. I have seen both Steeleye Span and Fairport Convention multiple times in years past. Maddy Prior and Sandy Denny are two of the greatest female vocalists. The music fits well with my British and Scottish ancestry. Thanks for posting this remanns.
The Twelve Witches is another good one as well.
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remanns
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Wyley_Wombat:
that one IS more "dreadful" . +^d ~!
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WOW, haven't seen these people since the 70's when they used to tour with Tull.
Where has the thyme gone?
Thanks . . . r e manns!
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pjacobs51:
heh. +^d
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pjacobs51:
( those guys are on the other Valentines Day c u r r e n t post ! )
http://current.com/entertainment/music/93664788_happy-valentines-day.htmhmmm,....link doesn't want to play nice,.....
TULL -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EESgk34o19o&feature=related - 3 months ago
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artemis6
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The three roads ... interesting . Clash of religions maybe ?
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artemis6
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Very cool . Gosh that brings me back ...
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artemis6
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Ah, true love. Thanks for this.
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KB723
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Oh... Ok I was wondering what you meant, Thanks for this post... =)
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Anonmaly
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Dead Kids....
Living dead children so detached and unhinged,
The void you can't fill them nowhere to begin,
Soulless craving products they don't know why,
Zombie vision bought in like spiritual suicide,
Yet we can't change the channel nothing to see,
This consumerist mantel cleverly hiding slavery,
Corporations destroying life sodomy with a smile,
Love left turning the knife so pretty with style,
Like a pack of ravenous hounds out chasing cars,
Some toy you can't put down never hides the scars,
In fact it just reopens those never healed wounds,
Inevitably leaves you hoping for more to consume,
Real love you don't need it something else to shelf,
Never feel or care to regret just feed something else,
I hope one day you see the cycle find what's true,
Why not you have an eyeful & under the sun lies nothing new...Oh-look I rhyme too......
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Anonmaly:
amazing; Thanks....
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There was a man from Nantuckit........
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bailey78
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Very Kewl remanns :)
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bailey78:
You are welcome., sir.
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Ballads
Musicologists have traced the ballad, "Thomas the Rhymer", back at least as far as the 13th century. It deals with the supernatural subject matter of fairy-folk. The theme of this song also closely relates to another song, that of Tam Lin, which follows the same general topical lines. Its more general theme relates to temptation and mortal pleasures.
Several different variants of the ballad of Thomas Rhymer exist, most having the same basic theme. They tell how Thomas either kissed or slept with the Queen of Elfland and either rode with her or was otherwise transported to Fairyland. One version relates that she changed into a hag immediately after sleeping with him, as some sort of a punishment to him, but returned to her originally beautiful state when they neared her castle, where her husband lived. Thomas stayed at a party in the castle until she told him to return with her, coming back into the mortal realm only to realise that seven years had passed. He asked for a token to remember the Queen by; she offered him the choice of becoming a harper or a prophet, and he chose the latter.
After a number of years of prophecy, Thomas bade farewell to his homeland and presumably returned to Fairyland, whence he has not yet returned.[8]
There is also a 14th-century romance "Thomas of Erceldoune", with accompanying prophecies, which clearly relates to the ballad, though the exact nature of the relationship is not clear. The romance survives complete or in fragments in five manuscripts, the earliest of which is the Lincoln codex compiled by Robert Thornton. The romance confirms the content of the ballad.[9]LINK - - - to wicca.....uhm...wikipedia -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_the_Rhymer
~ HAPPY VALENTINES DAY ~
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remanns:
. . . . . . . . . .its like that.
a tip o' the cap to the fair lass. . . .wherever she may be.
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remanns:
- charge on.
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remanns:
Happy valentines day to you ! I love the ballad of Tam Lin ... Fairport Convention style ... She had a great voice .
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artemis6:
Ah, Artemis, an arrow to the heart.
Strange how serendipitous the seams of the universe are. I was just wandering around this morning remembering the tune Tam Lin. Singing in little bursts to myself of "Matty Grove" and his fate.
They say all Celtic love songs are sad.
Perhaps so. - 3 months ago
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ampersand:
I think they are honest about love . It is an ordeal . Sacrifice is involved . Sacrifice and transcendence . The fairy glamour is what gets it started .
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artemis6:
yep. +^d
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artemis6:
You're right on all accounts. It starts with a flash of warmth and a smile; it continues with patience, appreciation, and slow growing wisdom.
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remanns:
Good song, man. I dig songs like this. Thanks for the tip.
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