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Loreena McKennitt Standing Stones Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.89/10 [18 votes]Album: Parallel Dreams / Original Release Date: 1989Genre: WorldSong Duration: 6 min 59 sec
LOREENA MCKENNITT
- Standing Stones LyricsIn one of these lonely Orkney Isles
There dwelled a maiden fair,
Her cheeks were red, her eyes were blue
She has yellow curling hair.
Which caught the eye and then the heart
Of one who could never be
A lover of so true a maid
Or fair a form as she.
Across the lake in Sandwick
Dwelled a youth she held most true,
And ever since her infancy
He had watched those eyes so blue.
The land runs out into the sea -
It's a narrow neck of land -
Where weird and grim the Standing Stones
In a circle where they stand.
One bonny moonlight Christmas Eve
They met at that sad place.
With her heart in glee and the beams of love
Were shining on her face.
When her lover came he grasped her hand
And what loving words they said.
They talked of future's happy days,
As through the stones they strayed.
They walked towards the lover's stone
And through it passed their hands,
They plighted there a constant troth
Sealed by love's steadfast bands.
He kissed his maid and then he watched her
That lonely bridge go o'er,
Fo little, little did he think
He wouldn't see his darling more.
Standing Stones of the Orkney Isles
Gazing out to sea
Standing Stones of the Orkeny Isles
Bring my love to me.
He turned his face toward his home
That home he did never see.
And you shall have the story as it was told to me.
When a form upon him sprang
With a daggar gleaming bright.
It pierced his heart and his dying screams
Disturbed the silent night.
The maid had nearly reached her home
When she was startled by a cry.
And she turned to look around her
and her love was standing by,
His hand was pointing to the stars
And his eyes glazed at the light,
And with a smiling countenance
He vanished from her sight.
She quickly turned around and home she ran
Not a word of this was said,
For well she knew at seeing his form
That her faithful was dead.
And from that day she pined away,
Not a smile in her face.
And with outstretched arms she went to meet him
In a brighter place.
There dwelled a maiden fair,
Her cheeks were red, her eyes were blue
She has yellow curling hair.
Which caught the eye and then the heart
Of one who could never be
A lover of so true a maid
Or fair a form as she.
Across the lake in Sandwick
Dwelled a youth she held most true,
And ever since her infancy
He had watched those eyes so blue.
The land runs out into the sea -
It's a narrow neck of land -
Where weird and grim the Standing Stones
In a circle where they stand.
One bonny moonlight Christmas Eve
They met at that sad place.
With her heart in glee and the beams of love
Were shining on her face.
When her lover came he grasped her hand
And what loving words they said.
They talked of future's happy days,
As through the stones they strayed.
They walked towards the lover's stone
And through it passed their hands,
They plighted there a constant troth
Sealed by love's steadfast bands.
He kissed his maid and then he watched her
That lonely bridge go o'er,
He wouldn't see his darling more.
Standing Stones of the Orkney Isles
Gazing out to sea
Standing Stones of the Orkeny Isles
Bring my love to me.
He turned his face toward his home
That home he did never see.
And you shall have the story as it was told to me.
When a form upon him sprang
With a daggar gleaming bright.
It pierced his heart and his dying screams
Disturbed the silent night.
The maid had nearly reached her home
When she was startled by a cry.
And she turned to look around her
and her love was standing by,
His hand was pointing to the stars
And his eyes glazed at the light,
And with a smiling countenance
He vanished from her sight.
She quickly turned around and home she ran
Not a word of this was said,
For well she knew at seeing his form
That her faithful was dead.
And from that day she pined away,
Not a smile in her face.
And with outstretched arms she went to meet him
In a brighter place.
Facts about Standing Stones
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Standing Stones is written by Loreena Mckennitt.
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It is first released in 1989 as part of Loreena McKennitt's album "Parallel Dreams" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Standing Stones' by Loreena McKennitt tells a tragic tale of two lovers who make a vow at the ancient standing stones in the Orkney Isles but face a cruel destiny. The standing stones represent eternal love and connection between the couple but they also act as a haunting reminder which shows how the lovers were separated too soon and how the maiden who stayed behind continues to grieve. The standing stones lyrics present love with heartbreak and despair and joy and angst as its main focus. The song presents two main concepts which include the importance of love and the need to remember what we lost. The lyrics explore themes of love and loss through a violent act which shows a dagger piercing the heart and through the emotional consequences that follow death. The movie contains romantic elements as its main theme but the violent scenes together with the emotional intensity of the plot require a PG rating because they will be too much for young children.
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Standing Stones falls under the genre World.
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Standing Stones song length is 6 minutes and 59 seconds.
Who wrote Standing Stones lyrics?
Standing Stones is written by Loreena Mckennitt.
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When was Standing Stones released?
It is first released in 1989 as part of Loreena McKennitt's album "Parallel Dreams" which includes 8 tracks in total. This song is the 4th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Standing Stones lyrics?
When we interpret the meaning being expressed, the song 'Standing Stones' by Loreena McKennitt tells a tragic tale of two lovers who make a vow at the ancient standing stones in the Orkney Isles but face a cruel destiny. The standing stones represent eternal love and connection between the couple but they also act as a haunting reminder which shows how the lovers were separated too soon and how the maiden who stayed behind continues to grieve. The standing stones lyrics present love with heartbreak and despair and joy and angst as its main focus. The song presents two main concepts which include the importance of love and the need to remember what we lost. The lyrics explore themes of love and loss through a violent act which shows a dagger piercing the heart and through the emotional consequences that follow death. The movie contains romantic elements as its main theme but the violent scenes together with the emotional intensity of the plot require a PG rating because they will be too much for young children.
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Which genre is Standing Stones?
Standing Stones falls under the genre World.
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How long is the song Standing Stones?
Standing Stones song length is 6 minutes and 59 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Loreena Mckennitt
Record Label(s): 1989 Quinlan Road
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