Sunday, January 12, 2014

Sir Patrick Spens: Issa's Sunday Service, #184

Photo by Kim Traynor art by Charles Cameron Baillie 

Sir Patrick Spens by Fairport Convention on Grooveshark
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One of the great ballads of English literature, "Sir Patrick Spens" tells a tale of a sailor, the sea and tragedy, the stuff of legend. It has been covered many times by folk musicians through the years, such as Buffy St. Marie, the great Robin Williamson, and a true legend himself, Ewan MacColl. I've chosen a version by Fairport Convention, since they lean more to folk-rock and, well, because I like it very much.

One can hardly ignore the Sandy Denny version, with Fairport Convention, so here is that for those prefer her dulcet tones:


And for those who prefer their ballads on the page, you can find it here since it's a little long to include in a post.

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cursing like sailors
in the plum tree...
crows
Issa
translated by David G. Lanoue


best,
Don
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  Go to the LitRock web site for a list of all 184 songs 

4 comments:

Mary Frederick Ahearn said...

Well done! Enjoyed this very much especially the wonderful Issa and crows - love it. And there was Buffy too!
Thanks much, Don-
Mary

Terri L. French said...

Love that Issa haiku?

Terri L. French said...

Love that Issa haiku!

Issa's Untidy Hut said...

Glad you loved the Issa, Terri ... it is great.