Solved: The Journey On... Loreena McKennitt?!?

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  1. baja_yu said:

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    For some time I had this song on my computer named "Loreena McKennitt - The Journey On". When I looked throug Loreena McKennitt's discography the song is nowhere to be found.

    I tried Googling around for about an hour with no luck finding who recorded the song, or seeing it mentioned anywhere, or on any lyrics page. It's like it does not exist.

    If you search for a specifi verse in quotes then Google will return only one page as the result, and it contains the lyrics. But it does not mention the author (and the page is not in english). This page: http://sozluk.sourtimes.org/show.asp?t=the+journey+on

    It is a very beautiful, I would say Irish folk, song. These are the lyrics:

    across the southern hills
    we journey once again
    to travel thus has always been our way
    to winter in the south
    and summer in the north
    and so we traveled on another day

    for life lays out before us
    like a sparrow in the dawn
    when winter snows approach we move on

    little can we carry
    little do we own
    we live but for the mother's gentle grace
    often do we toil
    but often life is sweet
    and when we go we leave without a trace

    for life lays out before us
    as we head towards the warm
    to live we must find shelter from the storm

    midway through the cross
    i heard her call my name
    and turned to see her rested by a tree
    no further could she walk
    no more could we delay
    but as i stopped these words i heard her say

    you must go on alone now
    you must walk with the free
    the western gate has opened now for me
    for life lays out before you
    as the raven beckons on
    my days are gone, now you must carry on

    many years have passed
    and my time now grows short
    the journey beckons harder every year
    i know the day will come
    when i will be the one
    who's left behind by those who i hold dear

    and life will lay before them
    and life will carry on
    when my days are done they will carry on
    when the western gate has opened
    she will call me to her breast
    and it's in my mother's arms i will rest


    If anyone has any info on this song please share it.
     
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    Mumbles said:

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    Kate Price - "The Journey On"
    Album - Deep Heart's Core

    Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice
    Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn
     
  3. baja_yu said:

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    That seems to be it... Thank you very much!

    I've managed to find her website/blog, but the lyrics page there is also empty. http://www.kateprice.com/lyrics.html
    Too bad... really very beautiful music.
     
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    Mumbles said:

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    You're welcome

    Here's a link to her myspace page http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...endID=67502455
    This really is very beautiful. I shall definitely be looking for more songs by this lady
    Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice
    Y Ddraig Goch ddyry gychwyn