I'm trying to adapt the following song to fit into my band's Scots/Irish repertoire. What I need is to find substitutes to the words (in the chorus) "Delta" (refers to Mississippi) and "Gulf" (of Mexico). So, in a "Celtic" context, what would be a two-syllable descriptor for the moon, and a one-syllable descriptor for wind?
Any suggestions?
Great Gulf Wind (Sonny Landreth)
Night walk alone Through markers of stone After the loss that had deepened When something caught my eye: Words on a shrine Full moon aglow, I could read them
CH: The Delta moon is a lantern over you Like a porch light hung in forever It will be left on `cos we're always going home And we'll meet up again on a great Gulf wind We will meet up again on a great Gulf wind
Over I read With a whisper in my head It hit me like a chill I was meant to have Waiting for me there To comfort and to share The meaning I found in this epitaph (CH)
Back through the gates I left that restful place Taking with me a new peace of mind So when the loss is profound For those no longer around I just remember to look up at night (CH)