Celtic Love Knots
Posted by Lewis on September 20, 2004
In Reply to: Riverdance lyrics posted by Lotg on September 20, 2004
: : : : : there is one of a number of wonderful phrases in the Riverdance song "Lift the Wings"
: : : : : "Lift the wings,
: : : : : that carry me away from here and,
: : : : : Fill the sail,
: : : : : That breaks the line to home.
: : : : : But when I'm milies and miles apart from you,
: : : : : I'm beside you when I think of you, a Storin, a Gra."
: : : : : The phrase 'breaks the line to home' is unusual Is it a typical Irish or English term?
: : : : I have never heard it. It might be a sailing term rather than specifically English or Irish. (I can do the Gaelic, though!)
: : : : DFG
: : : Dia dhuit, DFG. In the context of Riverdance, 'breaks the line to home' refers to the various Irish diasporas when people had to leave Ireland for a better life in other parts of the world. Many lost contact with their families and loves they left behind at home.
: : : 'A stóirín' (storeen) = 'my little treasure'
: : : 'A grá' (graw) = 'my love'
: : : And who said the French are the most romantic people? They're only just trotting after us Irish!
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: : Many thanks to both of you!
: I totally agree with you Shae. Irish songs can break your heart completely, lift your spirits sky high - there is so much romance and emotion in Irish poetry and music. In fact the accent accentuates that (ooh, sorry about that sentence). A lilting Irish accent telling a tale - oh yeah, sorry to all you French guys out there, but I have to agree I reckon the Irish win the romance award hands down.
it is true that the Celtic accents are gentler on the ear than many others: studies for call-centres
repeatedly find that people like the sound.
that's probably why I like the songs of Marie Brennan and Clannad with barely a Gaelic word in my vocabulary.
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