October 31, 2005
All Souls Night
ALL SOULS NIGHT
Words by music by Loreena McKennitt
Bonfires dot the rolling hills
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.
Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires
And dancing till the next sunrise.
CHORUS
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The green knight holds the holly bush
To mark where the old year passes by.
CHORUS
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
And moving to the pagan sound.
Standing on the bridge that crosses
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me
Audio here.
And from this weekend, audio for Annachie Gordon.
Posted by Ithildin at October 31, 2005 3:53 PM | PROCURE FINE OLD WORLD ABSINTHE
Loreena rocks.
I also like her rendition of St. John of the Cross' Dark Night of the Soul.
Posted by: Peter Sean Bradley at October 31, 2005 8:42 PMGreat choice! And I agree with Sal about The Lady of Shalott.
Posted by: Bohemian at November 1, 2005 11:39 AMEver listen to Capercaillie? If you like Loreena McKennitt you would probably like their Beautiful Wastland and Secret People CDs.
Posted by: Daniel Upton at November 1, 2005 8:39 PMYep. Have most of their albums. Have you heard Connie Dover?
Posted by: Ith at November 1, 2005 9:57 PM
I've had that album for a very long time and never tire of it. My favorite is The Lady of Shalott. Thanks for sharing on this All Souls Night.
Posted by: Sal at October 31, 2005 5:04 PM