I really appreciated some of these questions so I wanted to post them on this blog to share..I hope you enjoy them-
Is the song in the only one perspective throughout?
What does the song mean when it says, "But there's no bird in Greenland to sing to the whale."?
What does the singer mean when he says, "The longer the absence the more loving she'll feel?"
The singer mentions many unpleasant things about Greenland, why do they still choose to go there?
Is the singer afraid for his life?
What emotions are present in the song?
Why is the voyage to Greenland so dangerous?
How does the music and instruments in this song affect the feel of it?
Does this song take place before it was illegal to hunt whales? Are they hunting illegally?
What will the men use the whale for once they catch it?
Based on the lyrics, how long will the person be gone?
Who is the singer's lass? How is she feeling when the singer leaves? Is she afraid for his life?
Will they go back to their homeland?
Why is it 3/4 time?
I love that question, Why is it 3/4 time, because there is a real reason for this. It is the feel of the boat as they are singing, which causes it to be in 3/4 time! Hope you enjoy these questions, they made for a very rich and developed discussion that afternoon. Very exciting, and less about me, more about them, always what I want to feel. Making progress, one day at a time. Thank you for listening.
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Farewell to Tarwathie
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
I'm bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
Adieu Mormond Hill
And the dear land of Crimmond
I bid you farewell
I'm bound off for Greenland
And ready to sail
In hopes to find riches
In hunting the whale
Farewell to my comrades
For a while we must part
And likewise the dear lass
Who first won my heart
The cold coast of Greenland
My love will not chill
And the longer my absence
More loving she'll feel
For a while we must part
And likewise the dear lass
Who first won my heart
The cold coast of Greenland
My love will not chill
And the longer my absence
More loving she'll feel
Our ship is well rigged
And she's ready to sail
The crew they are anxious
To follow the whale
Where the icebergs do float
And the stormy winds blow
Where the land and the ocean
Is covered with snow
And she's ready to sail
The crew they are anxious
To follow the whale
Where the icebergs do float
And the stormy winds blow
Where the land and the ocean
Is covered with snow
The cold coast of Greenland
Is barren and bare
No see time nor harvest
Is ever known there
And the birds here sing sweetly
In mountain and dale
But there's no bird in Greenland
To sing to the whale
Is barren and bare
No see time nor harvest
Is ever known there
And the birds here sing sweetly
In mountain and dale
But there's no bird in Greenland
To sing to the whale
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