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22 Aug 01 - 05:41 AM (#533069) Subject: Now my steady boat is ready From: Wolfgang One more songs in which the McCalmans' singing beats me. The title is 'Boat song' but there are so many boat songs that I choose the first line as thread title.
Now my steady boat is ready Does anyone have more of the lyrics? Thanks in advance. Wolfgang
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22 Aug 01 - 08:57 PM (#533655) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Now my steady boat is ready From: Susanne (skw) A little bit more: Now our steady boat is ready, get her into motion Let him steer who knows no fear upon the trackless ocean Fetch the cup and fill it up and to this toast responding The health of all, both great and small, That's where I gave up years ago, though I seem to remember the song wasn't too difficult. It's on The McCalmans' live album 'House Full', which my record player refused to play. I've since got a copy on CD, so I may have another go soon, but don't hold your breath, anyone! |
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23 Aug 01 - 05:02 AM (#533801) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Now my steady boat is ready From: Wolfgang I think I'll give it another try with this new start. Thanks, Susanne. I only have in taped in medium quality. Wolfgang |
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24 Aug 01 - 07:23 AM (#534402) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Now my steady boat is ready From: Wolfgang What comes now is not yet a lyrics addition, it is a very tentative and in many parts plainly wrong transcription from my old tape of the McCalmans singing the song. All parts in parentheses are mainly transliterations without any claim to being correct or to make any sense. Even in other parts I put in 'best guesses'. It's nothing but a start for someone with better English and a better recording. Maybe I come back with a better version next week. Wolfgang Boat song
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04 Sep 01 - 06:25 PM (#541925) Subject: Lyr Add: BOAT SONG (Traditional Scottish) From: Susanne (skw) An improved but by no means perfect version. Any corrections welcome! BOAT SONG (Trad) Now our steady boat is ready, get her into motion Let him steer who knows no fear upon the trackless ocean Fetch the cup and fill it up and to this toast responding The health of all, both great and small, now hopelessly desponding We'll merry be, when out at sea we'll have a song from Rory Bein' a hand, my gallant man, there is our candles(?) for 'ee Banish fear, our course is clear, we proudly keep our bearing And safely land on yonder strand although the feats be daring The winds may blow, the tempest roar, the crashing waves blow over For 's then my boy when passing Soay we bless the tidy rover With crew so brave upon the wave to fear I am a stranger I love the hand that can command a boat amid such danger To Mull we'll go, to Mull we'll go, that island worth adoring To Mull we'll go, the billows blow and seas around us pouring 'Mid flying foam I feel at home, at sea I'm in my glory Our crew and boat, the best afloat, her name shall live in story Soay is, I found, a small island in the Cuillin Sound between Skye and Rhum, and seemed a likely candidate for what is sung here. |
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04 Sep 01 - 06:31 PM (#541931) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Now my steady boat is ready From: Susanne (skw) Sorry, I forgot: The first four lines are the chorus. |
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05 Sep 01 - 05:31 AM (#542276) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Now my steady boat is ready From: Wolfgang A big thank you, Susanne, even before listening again I know that you have made a big improvement. Soay sounds like a great idea for those phonemes there. Wolfgang |