Scarey--
Today I'm watching TV and there I am! Full screen picture of me. I'm playing a concert Saturday in Hill City SD but somehow I wasn't thinking that big! Now I am nervous. I keep thinking: I should have practiced more. I should be more prepared. something.
But--very exciting!
rita n/
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
lyrics for The Selkie
The Selkie
When I was rowing my currach one day
I spied a selkie in the sea
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to swim with him
As if inviting me to swim
His hair was black as the dark night sky
His lips were full and red
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to swim with him
As if inviting me to swim
Oh he was handsome, he was wild
I knew my mother would not agree
But I stole his skin and I took him in
And now I’ve the selkie’s baby with me
And now I’ve the selkie’s baby
Oh he stayed with me for one long year
I was as happy as could be
But sorrow filled his heart; I knew that we must part
For his heart belonged to the sea, not me
For his heart belonged to the sea
A year and a day from the hour we wed
I returned his skin to him
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to live with him
As if inviting me to live
I shook my head right sorrowfully
For I knew we were not met to be
For I belonged right here on the ground
And he belonged in the sea
Oh he belonged in the sea
Now I go down each day to the sea
With my harp upon my knee
I play and I play and I play love songs
For my darling, my darling selkie
For my darling, my darling selkie
©2003 Rita Nauman
When I was rowing my currach one day
I spied a selkie in the sea
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to swim with him
As if inviting me to swim
His hair was black as the dark night sky
His lips were full and red
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to swim with him
As if inviting me to swim
Oh he was handsome, he was wild
I knew my mother would not agree
But I stole his skin and I took him in
And now I’ve the selkie’s baby with me
And now I’ve the selkie’s baby
Oh he stayed with me for one long year
I was as happy as could be
But sorrow filled his heart; I knew that we must part
For his heart belonged to the sea, not me
For his heart belonged to the sea
A year and a day from the hour we wed
I returned his skin to him
He winked and he smiled and he nodded at me
As if inviting me to live with him
As if inviting me to live
I shook my head right sorrowfully
For I knew we were not met to be
For I belonged right here on the ground
And he belonged in the sea
Oh he belonged in the sea
Now I go down each day to the sea
With my harp upon my knee
I play and I play and I play love songs
For my darling, my darling selkie
For my darling, my darling selkie
©2003 Rita Nauman
lyrics of sea song
Sea Song
Each day at dawn he sailed away
To cast his nets onto the waves
I walk these cliffs gathering my broom
To dye my cloth fresh from the loom
I find my eyes drawn to the waves
I scan the sea to see his sails
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
As the sun sets I watch the sea
And pray the gods for his safety
As evening falls I see his boat
Fast on the sea and still afloat
But tomorrow dawn it starts again
He leaves and I my watch must keep
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
I love the days when he stays home
The snow comes down and the wild winds blow
He mends his nets and I spin my wool
Our home is warm and my heart is full
But for each of those there are many days
I walk these cliffs and watch those waves
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
Again he goes and I’m alone
Our baby cries and the wind do moan
The sea grows high and the wind grows strong
I wonder if he will soon be gone
A storm blows in and I close my eyes
And ask the all-father to spare his life
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
©2003 Rita Nauman
Each day at dawn he sailed away
To cast his nets onto the waves
I walk these cliffs gathering my broom
To dye my cloth fresh from the loom
I find my eyes drawn to the waves
I scan the sea to see his sails
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
As the sun sets I watch the sea
And pray the gods for his safety
As evening falls I see his boat
Fast on the sea and still afloat
But tomorrow dawn it starts again
He leaves and I my watch must keep
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
I love the days when he stays home
The snow comes down and the wild winds blow
He mends his nets and I spin my wool
Our home is warm and my heart is full
But for each of those there are many days
I walk these cliffs and watch those waves
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
Again he goes and I’m alone
Our baby cries and the wind do moan
The sea grows high and the wind grows strong
I wonder if he will soon be gone
A storm blows in and I close my eyes
And ask the all-father to spare his life
I watch the waves roll on the sea
They carry my love, carry him from me
©2003 Rita Nauman
New CD check it out
My new CD Dream Again is now available. It has the following songs on it:
Loch Tay Boat Song--traditional scottish
Freedom--original
Dream Again--original
My Husband--original
Northshield Calls me home--original
Mairi's Wedding--traditional irish
The Passing--original
Bard of Northshield--original
Sea Song--original
The Muster--original
The Selkie--original
The Prairie--original
rita n/
Loch Tay Boat Song--traditional scottish
Freedom--original
Dream Again--original
My Husband--original
Northshield Calls me home--original
Mairi's Wedding--traditional irish
The Passing--original
Bard of Northshield--original
Sea Song--original
The Muster--original
The Selkie--original
The Prairie--original
rita n/
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