Loreena McKennitt (83,01 %)
An Ancient Muse (68,59 %)
Released: 2006-11-20
Type: Studio
Type: Studio
Ranking:
Artist:
8
Year (2006):
10
Decade (2000's):
128
Overall:
994
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1.
Incantation
 02:35
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2.
The Gates of Istanbul
 06:59
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3.
Caravanserai
07:36
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4.
The English Ladye and the Knight
 06:49
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5.
Kecharitomene
06:35
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6.
Penelope's Song
04:22
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7.
Sacred Shabbat
04:00
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8.
Beneath a Phrygian Sky
09:29
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9.
Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)
06:01
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Album length:
54:26
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Lyrics |
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1.
Incantation
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2.
The Gates of Istanbul
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See there, past that far-off hill A tower held in the sky Hear there, in that dark blue night The music calling us home See there, in that far-off field Flowers turned to the sky Feel there, in that dark blue night The music calling us home Stars may always guide our way, From desert sands where winds blow harsh and long But here's where our hearts will pray And all our loves will slumber with a song Stars may always guide our way, From desert sands where the winds blow harsh and long But here's where our hearts will pray And all our loves will slumber with a song So now, if our hearts be true And like a pool of truth reflect the sun We will find right honour there And keep us safe and lead us from all harm Then come love, let us dance all night Until birds they waken at the dawn Then come love, let us sing all night And all our loves will slumber with a song Then come love, let us dance all night Until birds they waken at the dawn Then come love, let us sing all night And all our loves will slumber with a song |
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Caravanserai
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This glancing life is like a morning star A setting sun, or rolling waves at sea A gentle breeze or lightning in a storm A dancing dream of all eternity The sand was shimmering in the morning light And dancing off the dunes so far away The night held music so sweet, so long And there we lay until the break of day We woke that morning at the onward call Our camels bridled up, our howdahs full The sun was rising in the eastern sky Just as we set out to the desert's cry Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you The tents grew smaller as we rode away On earth that tells of many passing days The months of peace and all the years of war The lives of love and all the lives of fears Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you We crossed the river beds all etched in stone And up the mighty mountains ever known Beyond the valleys in the searing heat Until we reached the caravanserai Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you What is this life that pulls me far away What is that home where we cannot reside What is that quest that pulls me onward My heart is full when you are by my side Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you Calling, yearning, pulling, home to you |
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4.
The English Ladye and the Knight
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It was an English ladye bright, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall,) And she would marry a Scottish knight, For Love will still be lord of all. Blithely they saw the rising sun When he shone fair on Carlisle wall; But they were sad ere day was done, Though Love was still the lord of all. Her sire gave brooch and jewel fine, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall; Her brother gave but a flask of wine, For ire that Love was lord of all. For she had lands both meadow and lea, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall, For he swore her death, ere he would see A Scottish knight the lord of all. That wine she had not tasted well (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall) When dead, in her true love's arms, she fell, For Love was still the lord of all! He pierced her brother to the heart, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall - So perish all would true love part That Love may still be lord of all! And then he took the cross divine, Where the sun shines fair on Carlisle wall, And died for her sake in Palestine; So Love was still the lord of all. Now all ye lovers, that faithful prove, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall) Pray for their souls who died for love, For Love shall still be lord of all! |
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Kecharitomene
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6.
Penelope's Song
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Now that the time has come Soon gone is the day There upon some distant shore You'll hear me say Long as the day in the summer time Deep as the wine dark sea I'll keep your heart with mine Till you come to me There like a bird I'd fly High through the air Reaching for the sun's full rays Only to find you there And in the night when our dreams are still Or when the wind calls free I'll keep your heart with mine Till you come to me Now that the time has come Soon gone is the day There upon some distant shore You'll hear me say Long as the day in the summer time Deep as the wine dark sea I'll keep your heart with mine Till you come to me |
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Sacred Shabbat
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8.
Beneath a Phrygian Sky
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The moonlight it was dancing On the waves, out on the sea The stars of heaven hovered In a shimmering galaxy A voice from down the ages So in haunting in its song These ancient stones will tell us Our love must make us strong The breeze it wrapped around me As I stood there on the shore And listened to this voice Like I never heard before Our battles they may find us No choice may ours to be But hold the banner proudly The truth will set us free My mind was called across the years Of rages and of strife Of all the human misery And all the waste of life We wondered where our God was In the face of so much pain I looked up to the stars above To find you once again We travelled the wide oceans Heard many call your name With sword and gun and hatred It all seemed much the same Some used your name for glory Some used it for their gain Yet when liberty lay wanting No lives were lost in vain Is it not our place to wonder As the sky does weep with tears And all the living creatures Look on with mortal fear It is ours to hold the banner Is ours to hold it long It is ours to carry forward Our love must make us strong And as the warm wind carried Its song into the night I closed my eyes and tarried Until the morning light As the last star it shimmered And the new sun's day gave birth It was in this magic moment Came this prayer for mother earth The moonlight it was dancing On the waves, out on the sea The stars of heaven hovered In a shimmering galaxy A voice from down the ages So in haunting in its song The ancient stones will tell us Our love will make us strong |
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Never-Ending Road (Amhrán Duit)
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The road now leads onward As far as can be Winding lanes And hedgerows in threes By purple mountains And round every bend All roads lead to you There is no journey's end Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple and few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands Deep in the winter Amidst falling snow High in the air Where the bells they all toll And now all around me I feel you still here Such is the journey No mystery to fear Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple and few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands The road now leads onward And I know not where I feel in my heart That you will be there Whenever a storm comes Whatever our fears The journey goes on As your love ever nears Here is my heart and I give it to you Take me with you across this land These are my dreams, so simple and few Dreams we hold in the palm of our hands |