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Lyr Add: The Island (Ewan MacColl) [Green Island] DigiTrad: GREEN ISLAND |
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Subject: Lyr Add: GREEN ISLAND From: Ezio Date: 30 May 98 - 05:09 AM GREEN ISLAND The island lies like a leaf upon the sea. They came in their long ships from lands across the sea. The long ships sailed away and new invaders came. Marching down the years the men of war they came, The island lies like a leaf upon the sea.
-------------- This lyric about Ireland is missing in the DT database, but I can't remember the name of the singer(s). Any help? |
Subject: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: skarpi Date: 26 Jun 05 - 04:52 PM Halló all, well I had to listen to some music last night I had some sad day yesterday and was feeling a little down and still am but I put on Christy Moore and the cd was Smoke and Strong Whiskey....... no I did not smoke and I did not get any wiskey do light up my life and fix my blue day :-)), Green Island is a song I would try to sing with my band and I am going to put it in Icelandic words but some words needs explaining to do like " the Barley " ? is it a place In Ireland? I know it´s the history in short version like they came in their longship ( from Norway ) and went away anothers came in , in the name of England Does anyone know something about this lyric? I would like to get it in Icelandic. I liked this album alot and I will listen to another Christy Moore albums soon. All the best Skarpi Iceland. |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: Le Scaramouche Date: 26 Jun 05 - 05:03 PM Don't know the words to this, but the barley might mean alcohol. |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: michaelr Date: 26 Jun 05 - 05:07 PM Lyrics here. Written by Ewan MacColl. Barley is of course a type of grain like wheat, oats, etc. It is used in making beer, whisky, and bread. Cheers, Michael |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: Le Scaramouche Date: 26 Jun 05 - 05:15 PM Right, so for this song you must imagine the wind in a field. |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: GUEST,harp missy Date: 27 Jun 05 - 01:36 AM I'd like to put in a plug for Christy's "Live At The Point". Some hilarious songs, some gorgeous ballads and some excellent between-song anecdotes. "Natives" always gives me a shivery feeling. M |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: Big Al Whittle Date: 27 Jun 05 - 04:08 AM I didn't know the song. But I knew Ewan slightly - like a lot of people through his gigs, talking to him afterwards, once him and Peggy published one of my early songs in their magazine New City Songstre - probably just through kindness. Its nice to come across something you haven't heard before - you can imagine him sitting astride his chair, singing this. thank you MichaelR - its brought him back him back for minute. A nice man. |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: Den Date: 27 Jun 05 - 08:15 AM For a good interview with Christy recorded on RTE's the View go here and click on Real Player. He speaks briefly about Ewan MacColl. Great song by the way Skarpi. |
Subject: RE: Christy Moore- Green Island.... From: Wolfgang Date: 28 Jun 05 - 06:42 AM Also, the lyrics are alluding to the rebel song 'The wind that shakes the barley'. Wolfgang |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Green Island From: Jim Dixon Date: 28 Apr 08 - 11:55 PM Christy Moore sings GREEN ISLAND on his album "Smoke & Strong Whiskey" (1990). According to Allmusic.com, it's attributed to "Erwin McColl"--which sounds like a misspelling of "Ewan MacColl." I am unable to find any evidence that anyone else recorded it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2r4pAmp6aN8 |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Green Island From: Amergin Date: 29 Apr 08 - 12:00 AM Ewan MacColl recorded it. I have it on an album around here somewhere. Christy Moore's site tributes it to Ewan McColl as well. |
Subject: DT Corr: The Island (Ewan MacColl) From: Joe Offer Date: 07 Aug 16 - 02:13 AM I think the Digital Tradition uses Ezio's transcription above, which is very similar to the Christy Moore recording. This should be closer to MacColl's version. I couldn't find a MacColl recording at YouTube, but there's one on Spotify (search for maccoll island).
THE ISLAND |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Island (Ewan MacColl) [Green Island] From: Jim Carroll Date: 07 Aug 16 - 03:10 AM Just been digitising the 'Naming of Names' album with Ewan singing it - much prefer his version to Christie's One of his most creative and adventurous compositions, in my opinion, along with White Wind and Bring the Summer Home, (on The Peasant's Revolt). Jim Carroll |
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Island (Ewan MacColl) [Green Island] From: Felipa Date: 07 Aug 16 - 05:46 AM If you want the song to clearly refer to Ireland, I think you need to sing the verse about Raleigh, Cromwell, etc. Of course there are other clues - "the wind that shakes the barley" and very much the verse re 900 years and CS gas, but my first reaction was that this song could also be about another colony and about slavery, someplace where there would be more "sun in the yellow corn". |
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