Celtic Lyrics to Sing

[Celto]

"Clohinne Winds" by Briege Murphy

The shadows fell across the room as I lay down to rest/A storm was raging deep inside my head/I fell into a restless sleep/Of crazy changing dreams/But woke to find you standing by my bed

(chorus) Clohinne winds were blowing when you called me/First you spoke my name/Your voice was still the same/You beckoned me and I arose/To follow where you led/Out among the wild Clohinne hills

The mountain mist had lent an eerie whiteness to the hill/The silver spider threadings caught my face/You darted through the fracken/Trailing stardust in your wake/I knew you'd stop beside our sacred place

(Chorus)

You stopped upon the fairy hill beneath the hawthorn tree/I thought I heard a lonely banshee wail/You held your hand towards me/And I reached to touch your face/But woke to find that you were just a dream

(Chorus)

The years have passed/And I am growing weary of this earth/The magic of the dream alludes me still/I've lain beneath the fairy tree/I've shouted to the moon/I am the haunted woman of the hill

(Chorus)

[I still call out your name of my son to the moon.]

[shelli27]

I really enjoy celtic music. I would love to find a website that will actually play them.

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LATES,
Shell

[Celto]

Hi Shelli,

I hear you. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a site that played Celtic music. Sometimes I am dismayed to find that the CD I bought labeled Celtic music was not celtic at all. Hopefully, there will be a site soon.

I love Celtic music too. I have a pretty good collection already. If I can help you pick out some let me know. The lyrics you just read is an unbelievable song. It sends me into another realm of universe. It is so spirit giving.

I see that you are new new memember. Let me welcome you to Scotland.com. There are some great people here to chat with. Two persons that I have found to be very friendly and fun to chat with are Willy and Becca. I hope you will stay and become a part of the fun.

I look foward to chatting with you again.

Take care Shelli

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Hi Celto. Enjoyed the words. Thank you for the compliment. I go to www.amazon.com to their music department. Although my speakers aren't the best, I at least can hear some of the music, before buying. But, once you buy it, you're stuck.
I received this catalog recently and thought of you. They have a collection of books I think you would be interested in reading, on your journey. The catalog is called, Explorations. They don't have a website, but their phone number is 1-800-720-2114.

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Gaol, Dilseachd, Cairdeas

[Celto]

Thanks Becca for the information. I will certainly check it out.

Here is another great Scottish song. Get ready for the goose bumps!

Oran, Oran, Oran, Oran
Oran, Oran, Oran...

He came to Iona
With his brother, Columba
to build a church
In the name of Christ.
To sanctify the land
Oran, he had a plan
To give his life, in sacrifice.

Oran, Oran, Oran,
tell me what you see
Oran, Oran, Oran, Speak to me.

So they buried him alive
And underneath the soil he died
There he lay, for 20 days, so tell
When they opened up the tomb
Oran's head in mournful tune
Spoke aloud of Heaven and of Hell

Oran, Oran, Oran,
Tell me what you see
Oran, Oran, Oran, speak to me.

"Heaven is not what it is said to be
Hell is not what it is said to be
The saved are not forever happy
The damned are not forever lost" (Repeat 3x)

Oran, Oran, Oran,
Tell me what you see
Oran, Oran, Oran, speak to me.

[The graveyard became Scotland's royal cemetery with 60 kings, Scottish, Irish and Norse buried there, including MacBeth]

[Celto]

THE LADY OF THE LOCH by Steve McDonald

The legend lives on and is told
By the flok around Loch Ness
She's been seen by many for o'er
A thousand years, no less
An ancient creature who dwells
In the cold and murky deep
They named her Nessie
And they pray that she will keep, out there.

It is a mystery how
She's made it through the years
Though she's never hurt anyone
She feeds upon our fears
She's watched us come and go
And she's wise to all who plot
Don't try to find her,
She'll slip away
The lady of the Loch.

She will rise from the deep
She will pass by the shore
And then quietly drift
Into the mist, so hazy
And the people will come
With their boats and their guns
Lady of the Loch.

She will rise from the deep
She will pass by the shore
And then quietly drift
Into the mist, so hazy
And you may see her like
Neath the watery moonlight
But you'll never find our
Lady of the Loch

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[Celto]

This is one of my favorites by one of my favorite Celtic groups:

"Ready For The Storm" Deanta

The waves crash in and the tide pulls out It's an angry sea but there is no doubt
That the lighthouse will keep shinin'out
To warn the lonely sailor
And the lightnin' strikes
And the wind cuts cold
Through sailor's bones to the sailor's soul Till there's nothing left that he can hold Except the roarin'ocean

Chorus:

But I am ready for the storm
Yes all ready
But I am ready for the storm
I'm ready for the storm

Oh give me mercy for my dreams
'Cause every confrontation seems to tell me
What it really means
To be this lonely sailor
But when the sky begins to clear
And the sun it melts away my fear
I'll cry a silent weary tear
At those that need to love me

Chorus

Distance it is no real friend
And time will take it's time
And you will find that in the end
It brings you near a lonely sailor
And when you take me by your side
And I should have realized
I had no reason to be frightened

Chorus

What are some of your favorites?