Lyr Req: The Cremation of Sam McGee (R W Service)

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: TheBigPinkLad
Date: 24 Feb 04 - 01:42 PM

You can get beautifully illustrated copies of Sam McGee and Dan McGraw from Ted Harrison's site here (click). Ted is also an ex-Brit Canadian who spent much of his life in the Yukon.

Subject: Lyr Add: THE MOUNTAIN AND THE LAKE (R W Service)
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 24 Feb 04 - 05:24 PM

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE LAKE
Robert Service

I know a mountain thrilling to the stars,
Peerless and pure, and pinnacled with snow;
Glimpsing the golden dawn o'er coral bars,
Flaunting the vanisht sunset's garnet glow;
Proudly patrician, passionless, serene;
Soaring in silvered steeps where cloud-surfs break;
Virgin and vestal -- Oh, a very Queen!
And at her feet there dreams a quiet lake.

My lake adores my mountain -- well I know,
For I have watched it from its dawn-dream start,
Stilling its mirror to her splendid snow,
Framing her image in its trembling heart;
Glassing her graciousness of greening wood,
Kissing her throne, melodiously mad,
Thrilling responsive to her every mood,
Gloomed with her sadness, gay when she is glad.

My lake has dreamed and loved since time was born;
Will love and dream till time shall cease to be;
Gazing to Her in worship half forlorn,
Who looks towards the stars and will not see --
My peerless mountain, splendid in her scorn. . . .
Alas! poor little lake! Alas! poor me!

This site has lots of poems but it also has some obnoxious ads. Don't mouse over "Tina" or she will talk to you.

SRS

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 24 Feb 04 - 06:00 PM

Servie poems organized by book- www.mochinet.com/poets/service/index.cgi: Service Index

Includes eleven of his books including Rhymes of a Red Cross Man, Ballads of a Cheechako, Barroom Balleds, all of his Bohemian Ballads, Spell of the Yukon. etc.

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: Q (Frank Staplin)
Date: 24 Feb 04 - 06:04 PM

Service, Ballads; what else did I mis-spell?
The editor of the above website is looking for helpers to aid in correcting any of the mistakes in transcription of the Service material at his website.
I think a more open title is needed for this thread.

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: Tam the Bam (Nutter)
Date: 25 Feb 04 - 12:48 PM

What about William McGonnegill the best poet to come from Dundee.

I really like him, ok he was rubbish but I like his poems and songs they are brillant.
I don't know how to spell his surname but he's one of my heroes.
Robert Burns is too flowery for me, I like as well but he's not as funny or shit as oor William is he.
And yet there are people in Scotland/Dundee who don't like him.
if it wasn't for him, who would of heard of Dundee.
Tom frae Saltcoats Scotland

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: Joe Offer
Date: 06 Aug 10 - 04:21 PM

I like this Johnny Cash performance of Sam McGee.
I was looking for YouTube videos of sung versions, but didn't find any....yet.
-Joe-

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Aug 10 - 04:30 PM

I wish I had a recording of my dad reciting this...much better than Cash, imo, and I usually like Cash.:-)

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Aug 10 - 04:45 PM

That got me to looking, Joe. Found an actual recording of Service, himself, reciting The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Amazing. I don't like the animation of his photo lips, but ya don't have to look to hear it.:-)

Subject: RE: Cremation of Sam McGee (Robert W. Service)
From: katlaughing
Date: 06 Aug 10 - 05:01 PM

Here ya go, Joe. Robert W. himself reciting the Cremation of Sam McGee! Love it! What a wonder the internet is when someone can share an old recording like this...to hear the actual poet reading his own works! There are several others of him reading others, too.