Finistere

Subject: Finistere
From: Johannes Schiefner
Date: 11 Sep 99 - 08:50 AM

Hi all,

I might have missed something there, but has the Song "Finistere" by Ian Telfer (Oyster Band) been discussed, can anybody submit the lyrics?

Johannes Schiefner

Subject: RE: Finistere
From: Paul Stewart
Date: 11 Sep 99 - 11:30 PM

June Tabor sings it on her album with the Oyster Band called 'Freedom and Rain' Cooking Vinyl COOKCD 031. Fine song.

Cheers, Paul.

Subject: RE: Finistere
From: lamarca
Date: 12 Sep 99 - 12:11 AM

Here's my approximate transcription of the lyrics; June Tabor is one of my favorite singers, but she swallows her consonants... Finisterre is the far NW corner of Spain (Finis=end, terre=earth)and Santander is on the North coast of Spain on the Bay of Biscay...Good depressing romantic song!

Farewell, Finisterre,
Sleep away the afternoon
Rocking with the tide,
Drinking with the moon
I found a ticket in my pocket
All the way from Port-of-Spain
And the warm wind from the Indies covered me again.

Santander, the sky is falling
The tale we told each other has an end
Santander, you hear me calling
You, that never lost a friend...

We'd often look for gold,
Treasure buried in the sand
We hid it long ago,
Before our wars began
When the world was green and early
And time was on our side
Before the storm got up to blow us far and wide.

Santander, the sky is falling
The tale we told each other has an end
Santander, you hear me calling
You, that never lost a friend...

Farewell, Finisterre,
Sleep away the afternoon
Just rocking with the tide,
Drinking with the moon
Last night I turned the glasses over
And I drank the bottle dry
The moon stared out to sea all night and so did I.

Santander, the sky is falling
The tale we told each other has an end
Santander, you hear me calling
You, that never lost a friend,
Never lost a friend...
^^

Subject: RE: Finistere
From: Johannes Schiefner
Date: 12 Sep 99 - 03:27 AM

Thanks everybody for their contributions, I had not realized, that beside the Breton County there is another "Finisterre" in Spain. I'll pass this information on to a friend of mine, who was asking for this song.

Johannes Schiefner