ya... we have a couple of her CDs. There is one in particular, hmm, found the lyrics...
When the dark wood fell before me And all the paths were overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed forever lost You showed me your love in the light of the stars Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Then the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire >From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and fire Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Though we share this humble path, alone How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To touch the face of the stars Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears We'll rise above these earthly cares Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Please remember me Dante's Prayer -- Loreena McKenitt On 7/7/05, S. Isaac Dealey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > poppies red and and filled with summer rain > > to heal the wounds and still the pain > > that threatens again and again... > > > like some celebrations here. > > > You tell me. I feel that its rather sacremental. > > > Dana > > Well there's definately a Christian reference in it... although that > doesn't necessarily preclude a pre-christian reference: > > I am the wind to fill your sail. > I am the cross to take your nail: > A singer of these ageless times. > > Though Cup Of Wonder (on the same album iirc) has very definate > pre-christian references to Beltane and the chalice (my personal > favorite religious symbol from that region, which was later > appropriated as communion). > > I think the Mummer's Dance also falls into this category... and iirc > Clannad recorded a song about the Horned One (who's been later > appropriated as modern depictions of Satan - which as I understand it > isn't what the character originally represented). Wish I could > remember the name of the song... they probably have recorded others -- > and likely so has Loreena McKennit -- I know she's made secular > recordings of some other traditional celtic songs. > > > s. isaac dealey 954.522.6080 > new epoch : isn't it time for a change? > > add features without fixtures with > the onTap open source framework > > http://www.fusiontap.com > http://coldfusion.sys-con.com/author/4806Dealey.htm > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:163601 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
