The Water is Wide (O Waly, Waly) - Stephanie Claussen, Celtic harp
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- čas přidán 18. 05. 2022
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"The Water is Wide" was one of the first pieces I ever played with both a right hand melody and a left-hand accompaniment. I wanted to write an arrangement of this traditional Scottish tune that hearkened back to that first version my teacher taught me when I was seven. I hope you enjoy listening (or playing!)
A friend helped me film this video one foggy morning on the north shore of Lake Superior.
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Musicmakers 33-string Jolie
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LYRICS
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither do I have wings to fly
Give me a boat, carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
Love is gentle, love is kind
The sweetest flower when first it's new
But love grows old and waxes cold
And fades away like morning dew
There is a ship that sails the sea
She's loaded deep as deep can be
But not as deep as the love I made
I know not how I'll sink or swim
The water is wide, I can't cross o'er
And neither do I have wings to fly
Give me a boat that can carry two
And both shall row
My love and I
And both shall row
My love and I
#celticharp #harpsheetmusic #scottishmusic - Hudba
SHEET MUSIC
🎶 Lower Intermediate Lever Harp: www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/the-water-is-wide-lower-intermediate-harp-solo-digital-sheet-music/22198480.
Well done, Stephanie! Such a sweet arrangement and lovely video!
Thank you Anne!
always this extraordinary musicality ! Si émouvant.
Toujours un plaisir de passer par chez vous! C'est plein de musique et d'émotion ! always a pleasure to pass by here; it's always full of music and emotion
Merci bien! Je suis contente que vous etes venus. 😊
Such a beautiful and peaceful piece.
Very nice and soothing sounds, which is a fun contrast to the white caps of the waves coming ashore.
I always felt that "The Water is Wide" is a melody that works really well when played slowly - the strings ring and fill in the space between the notes. It was a bit hard to hear the harp sometimes over the actual sound of the waves while filming, but it was still a fun experience.
Ah this is so lovely and calming. I especially like that you’re all bundled up for warmth, somehow it contrasts with the peaceful arrangement so beautifully.
It was really cold out! I hadn't intended to wear all three scarves but quickly realized that I needed them. :)
One of my favorite songs on the harp. You play it beautifully. Who ever did the sound did a great job. Thank you.
A Música é uma das vozes da Natureza, e assim unida ao mar e à maresia adentra a nossa alma...
SERENE , ENCHANTING AND ABSOLUTELY MAGNIFICENT!!! THE QUIETUDE , THE BEAUTY ENVELOPES THE HEART IN RAPTUROUS SOLITUDE!!!V.W.
As always, thank you for listening/watching and for your encouragement!
Stephanie Claussen, you are amazing. Your choices of outdoor settings for the videos you make are always remarkable, but this one... oh, my, takes my breath away. I love the sea so much and sorely miss it because nearby here where I live there's none. It touched me so much everything in this video: the music, the way you play it, your outfit - so romantic, as if you were a bride playing to your love overseas and this song were like a prayer for his safe return. I even can sense the scent of salty water in the air. The casted skies, the greywater breaking onto the shore match perfectly with the contents of the song and the gentle, bitter-sweet way you play the harp by the sea.🐚🐚🐚 Truly brought tears in my eyes. Thank you.🌷🌷🌷(P.S.: Your friend filmed this video with great skill!)
You have picked up EXACTLY the idea I had in mind when planning this video! I'm so glad it came through!
@@StephanieClaussen Your ideas always come true, Stephanie. Because you create with such honest, heartfelt sense in your 💓 along with your musician skills . It should be more people - and artists too - like you. Such people can change the face of the world - at least private worlds, like mine. And if something/someone can change private worlds, these altogether may change our world likewise.Thank you again and always...🌷🌷🌷May you always be blessed and protected.
Perfect scenery! This is a lovely arrangement ❤️ I love the little interlude bits that sound like waves. 🌊
Thanks! That's exactly what they're supposed to sound like!
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so soothing and beautiful, thanks a lot Stephanie ☀️
Thank you Maren.
Wow thats amazing❤️. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for listening!
Glè àlainn Stephanie!
Tapadh leibh a charaid!
@@StephanieClaussen 'S e do beatha! 😁
So peaceful and lovely, Stephanie!
Thank you - I'm pleased you like it.
May be. This is The Water is Wide.👍
Really beautiful and expressive
Thank you so much!
Beautiful!!!!
🌊 It's perfect!
You are too kind!
Nice, thanks!! I look and look and do not see the other side. Yah, give me a boat! This tune was my first violin lesson and is very popular on guitar. Since switched to viola G is perfect as play many fiddle tunes a 5th lower now.
I image it would be beautiful on both violin and guitar (or both together)! I originally learned this tune in the key of C, but transposed to G both for the sound, but also because I felt like it was easier to write the arrangement I wanted without straying too far into ledger line territory.
@@StephanieClaussen I chord melody to open and close and sing 4 verses. At farmer's market (2.5 hours, mostly seated) it is one I play on viola while walking around to see if my legs still work. :-) It gets more feedback than any other piece.
Beautiful!! ❤What is the granny look for? 😅
Thanks! As for the costume, any excuse to dress up in costume is a good excuse. 😉
Beautiful! Could you please tell me how I can get ahold of this arrangement? Who is it by?
So glad you enjoyed it! It's my arrangement; you can purchase it here: www.sheetmusicplus.com/title/the-water-is-wide-lower-intermediate-harp-solo-digital-sheet-music/22198480
My students will love playing this. Question: why can't we hear the rolling waves in video?
That's great! I record the audio at home with a nice mic, but your comment made me think I should share some of the original audio - the waves were SO loud! I had a really hard time telling if I was staying in sync with the track. I'll put a little clip together and share it as a CZcams short if I can figure out how to do that.
@@StephanieClaussen You did the right thing! Your music would have been over run by wind and surf- great job on pulling it together at home!
What brand of harp are you playing? Sounds so lovely.
This is a Musicmaker's Jolie harp, with 34 strings. I really love it.
Lovely version of an old ballad tune. The version I grew up with was this: czcams.com/video/YjA9oRAUrhY/video.html
In Scotland we sometimes use this tune for 'When I survey the wond'rous cross'.
A lovely version by The Seekers! I had not heard it before. Oh, and I just recently learned that this tune could go with "When I survey." It seems that Scottish tunes make good hymn melodies.
@@StephanieClaussen It's not entirely a coincidence. At the time of the Reformation, there was a shift to more corporate worship and the psalm versions that began to appear (eventually forming the 1650 psalter) were mostly done into the Common Metre (8686) and Long Metre (8888) of the ballad tradition so that tunes familiar to the people could be used for them.
@@blameless_hyperborean8638 This is really fascinating. I'll have to look into this more!