My love said to me My mother won't mind And me father won't slight you For your lack of kind Then she stepped away from me And this she did say, "It will not be long, love Till our wedding day" She stepped away from me And she moved through the fair And fondly I watched her Move here and move there And she went her way homeward With one star awake As the swans in the evening Move over the lake The people were saying No two e'er were wed But one has a sorrow That never was said And she smiled as she passed me With her goods and her gear And that was the last That I saw of my dear. I dreamed it last night That my true love came in So softly she entered Her feet made no din She came close beside me And this she did say, "It will not be long, love Till our wedding day."
Just one correction: And me father won't slight you for your lack of *kine (cattle) Meaning: My father won't slight you for the lack of a large dowry of cattle to consider you for a marriage match.
It is typically graceful of her, and also thoroughly appropriate, that Loreena gives credit to the poet who composed the lyrics. In the introduction to "Collected Poems of Padraic Colum" (1953) John L. Sweeney writes of Colum that "oddly enough, he will be remembered by many who (as Yeats noted) have never heard his name. At least one of his poems, "She Moved Through The Fair", with an air composed by the late Herbert Hughes, has so securely acquired the status of folksong that it has been collected as such."
One of the most beautiful songs in existence. Thankyou for uploading
The best performance of this beautiful old Irish song!
My love said to me
My mother won't mind
And me father won't slight you
For your lack of kind
Then she stepped away from me
And this she did say,
"It will not be long, love
Till our wedding day"
She stepped away from me
And she moved through the fair
And fondly I watched her
Move here and move there
And she went her way homeward
With one star awake
As the swans in the evening
Move over the lake
The people were saying
No two e'er were wed
But one has a sorrow
That never was said
And she smiled as she passed me
With her goods and her gear
And that was the last
That I saw of my dear.
I dreamed it last night
That my true love came in
So softly she entered
Her feet made no din
She came close beside me
And this she did say,
"It will not be long, love
Till our wedding day."
Just one correction: And me father won't slight you for your lack of *kine (cattle)
Meaning: My father won't slight you for the lack of a large dowry of cattle to consider you for a marriage match.
Loreena is a witch, when you listen to her songs you are hooked and will never forget her voice again ♥
That doesn't make her a witch. Can you back this up with proof.
Perhaps enchantress might be more fitting than witch.
Diese großartige Musikerin habe 3 mal live gesehen Dass war jedesmal Großartig 🙏😊
It is typically graceful of her, and also thoroughly appropriate, that Loreena gives credit to the poet who composed the lyrics. In the introduction to "Collected Poems of Padraic Colum" (1953) John L. Sweeney writes of Colum that "oddly enough, he will be remembered by many who (as Yeats noted) have never heard his name. At least one of his poems, "She Moved Through The Fair", with an air composed by the late Herbert Hughes, has so securely acquired the status of folksong that it has been collected as such."
Perhaps "arranged" by Herbert Hughes would be a better word. The air is old and of unknown provenance.
She has the most pure and angelic voices I ever heard
Wow. That voice. Unearthly and mystical
her voice is so crystal clear, fascinating
I'm sat here with tears on my cheeks......this is so beautifully moving.........pure perfection......
Great rendition, Loreena's voice is hauntingly beautiful, and the harp and the other instrument compliment
each other, simply magnificent
Dispite the middle verse being left out this is the most beautiful rendition of this classic I have ever heard. Bravo Loreena and Co.
One of the best versions of this beautiful piece! Brilliant !
One of favourite versions of this song
I adore this version its stunning xx
Omg what s stunning performance performed by this amazing singer just stunning.
I had this at. My wedding. It was so so lovely made our day
I'm sat here with tears .....this is so incredibly beautiful and moving.....pure perfection....
I have that with her version of dantes prayer😢
If ever a person embodied a song, it's Loreena McKennitt with "She moved through the Fair".
Her voice is from heaven unmistakably.
{Chills}…so hauntingly beautiful….💕
So graceful and beautiful voice ! 🥰🥰🥰
🦋mOst Beautifully performed⚘
Omg this was the best part of the concert❤ i was in another universe
As beautiful as any version , finely arranged, undulating , pulls at your heart strings , thank you
Loreena and co are magical
NO WORD IS ENOUGH ! just let s us keep this video and dive back in our ancient worlds !!!!!✨✨✨
magical, mystical...
Wow! Best Version ever!
So powerful.
Loreena ❤️🇹🇷
That must have been some concert. I have it on DVD and I always marvel at the emotional beauty of it all
Stunning
Wunderschön
Tolle Stimme..
This womans talent is not from this earth 🧚♀️
tears..
Hipnótico..maravilhoso
Astounding
loveeeee youuuu Lorennaaaaaa
Splendide 😍
Her hair is beautiful
Her voice left the chat😅
@@jasmijnarielher voice goes without saying 🏴
Pure genius
Fabulous
Beautiful
mesmerizing (sp)
Gorgeous.
Superior version.
💗
love wins
I like this version so much better than Sinead O’Connor’s - just my personal preference.
Voce celestiale
Good version but liz fraser will always be the best version
Kemençe Sinoupulos? 🇹🇷
Wow, her hand position on the harp is really strange...it almost looks like she's playing a wire-strung harp.
That's cause its a celtic harp.
It is wire strung
the harp sounds too weak
She sounds just so powerfull
The redhead I should have been. Not the ugly empty shell I was.
Dont be so hard on yourself, you are gorgeous just the way you are❤