Jul 30, 2022
Seven sisters turn to stone in solidarity for true love. It’s a new song in the works on the Brobdingnagian Bards Podcast #69.
UPCOMING SHOWS
Andrew McKee, The Irish Bard
Marc Gunn
DISCUSSION
STORY BEHIND “SEVEN SISTERS”
There were seven sisters. They
were kind and good
The
oldest sister went into the woods
She
met and fell in love with a gentleman
He
was the only son of the laird of the land
Singing hi da diddle diddle die
dal day
Hi da diddle diddle die dal
day
Every day just as the sunset
fell,
The gentleman and maiden met beside
a well
Their
love was true. Their love was strong
The
swore to tell their parents that they belong
The oldest sister told her six
siblings
She
met a man to love for eternity
They
giggled and laughed with pride and joy
They
would see her wed, the sisters swore.
The gentleman shared the love he
found
But the Laird reminded him he was duty
bound
He was betrothed to a fair
lady
To extend his father’s land along the
sea
There in the meadow, the
gentleman professed
To marry the maiden in a
pretty white dress
She
and her sisters, they promised
They
would wait for him til their Marriage kiss
The Laird he learned of the
marriage plan
He
swore his son would become a man
He
chained his son on the bailey ground
the
gentleman said he was already bound
As the sun set, the laird
laughed cruelly
You’ll stay there till you listen
to me
The Gentleman called out to the
night
I will be faithful to my love so
bright
There was a bright light. The
ground it shook.
The water went dry Down by the
brook.
The sisters heard the gentlemen's
cry.
They turn to stane so they’d never
die
The Lord went down to the Bailey
ground
To see if his son had come
around
There
where his son had been chained alane
All
that stood was a standings stane
Deep in the wood by a dried up
brook
Stand Seven tall stones that continue to
look
The seven sisters await the
swain
Who stands in the courtyard all
alane
Brobdingnagian Bards “Seven Sisters” from Another Faire to Remember
NEXT TIME: Marc interviews Andrew about his new CD.
MARC: If you want to hear more from us right now and hear Andrew say, “It’s the most powerful I’ve ever owned”.
ANDREW: Then Marc exclaims, “Did you finish…?”
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