- The great Selkie
- Cécile Corbel
- SongBook vol.2
- The great Selkie
- Artist:Cécile Corbel
- Album:SongBook vol.2
- An earthly nurse sits and sings
- And aye she sings by lily wean
- Saying, "Little ken I my bairn's father
- Far less the land where he dwells in"
- For he came on night to her bed feet
- And a grumbly guest i'm sure was he
- Saying, "Here am I thy bairn's father
- Although I be not comely"
- "I am a man upon the land
- I am a silkie on the sea
- And when I'm far and far frae land
- My home it is in sule skerrie"
- And he had ta'en a purse of gold
- And he had placed it upon her knee
- Saying. "Give to me my little young son
- And take thee up thy nurse's fee"
- "And it shall come to pass on a summer's day
- When the sun shines bright on every stane
- I'll come and fetch my little young son
- And teach him how to swim the faem"
- "I am a man upon the land
- I am a silkie on the sea
- And when I'm far and far frae land
- My home it is in sule skerrie"
- "And ye shall marry a gunner good
- And a right fine gunner I'm sure he'll be
- And the very first shot that e'er he shoots
- Will kill both my young son and me"
- "I am a man upon the land
- I am a silkie on the sea
- And when I'm far and far frae land
- My home it is in sule skerrie"
- ～End～
- [ti:The great Selkie]
- [ar:Cécile Corbel]
- [al:SongBook vol.2]
- [00:00:00]The great Selkie
- [00:02.80]Artist:Cécile Corbel
- [00:05.29]Album:SongBook vol.2
- [00:08.25]
- [00:10.45]An earthly nurse sits and sings
- [00:15.28]And aye she sings by lily wean
- [00:20.15]Saying, "Little ken I my bairn's father
- [00:25.10]Far less the land where he dwells in"
- [00:28.84]
- [00:29.91]For he came on night to her bed feet
- [00:34.84]And a grumbly guest i'm sure was he
- [00:39.69]Saying, "Here am I thy bairn's father
- [00:44.86]Although I be not comely"
- [00:48.94]
- [00:49.28]"I am a man upon the land
- [00:54.19]I am a silkie on the sea
- [00:59.09]And when I'm far and far frae land
- [01:04.07]My home it is in sule skerrie"
- [01:08.70]
- [01:18.64]And he had ta'en a purse of gold
- [01:23.60]And he had placed it upon her knee
- [01:28.50]Saying. "Give to me my little young son
- [01:33.65]And take thee up thy nurse's fee"
- [01:37.56]
- [01:38.51]"And it shall come to pass on a summer's day
- [01:43.50]When the sun shines bright on every stane
- [01:48.35]I'll come and fetch my little young son
- [01:53.30]And teach him how to swim the faem"
- [01:57.63]
- [01:58.41]"I am a man upon the land
- [02:03.30]I am a silkie on the sea
- [02:08.20]And when I'm far and far frae land
- [02:13.26]My home it is in sule skerrie"
- [02:17.04]
- [02:17.79]"And ye shall marry a gunner good
- [02:22.81]And a right fine gunner I'm sure he'll be
- [02:27.69]And the very first shot that e'er he shoots
- [02:32.66]Will kill both my young son and me"
- [02:36.78]
- [02:37.92]"I am a man upon the land
- [02:42.65]I am a silkie on the sea
- [02:47.62]And when I'm far and far frae land
- [02:52.60]My home it is in sule skerrie"
- [02:59.87]
- [03:02.33]～End～
