Che voce pazzesca, scoperta proprio grazie allo spot di Enotria. 😮

I have been trying for years and only recently found the original source. See below, the words to The Diamond Ring actually come from a book titled 'Fitful Fancies' by William Kennedy under the title "It was not the Diamond Ring". Donald Shaw has altered some of the lines slightly. You came, I know not where you came We met, 'twas in the dance There was honey in each word of yours Glamour in the glance Though many were around me there, I nothing saw but him Upon his brow of starry gem, fresh fallen snow seemed dim It was not for the diamond ring upon your lily white hand It was not for your noble name, it was not for your land You've gone, it was a weary night We parted at the burn You swore by all the stars above that you would soon return Oh you would soon return my love, and I your bride would be But backward will the burnie run, ere ye return to me. It was not for the diamond ring upon your lily white hand It was not for your noble name, it was not for your land They tell me that some smiling dame of lineage like to thine Will take thee by the fickle hand, the falsehood placed in mind The music and the rose-red wine to greet her shall appear For bridal song, a sigh I'll breathe, for bridal pledge, a tear (the original line is "For wedding song, a sigh I'll have - for bridal-pledge, a tear. I'm best guessing the changes in Karen's version) It was not for the diamond ring upon your lily white hand It was not for your noble name, it was not for your land O would that thou had'st had passed me by, in coldness or in pride Nor wrought the cruel wrong to her, who on the truth relied (original: nor wrought this deadly wrong to her, who on thy truth relied) The hunters to the greenwood gone, his spear lies in its rest but he'll not wound a trusting dove, shletering in his breast It was not for the diamond ring upon your lily white hand It was not for your noble name, it was not for your land

​Thank you so much Joseph. I had most of the lyrics right but had trouble with a few words. You have sorted those out for me. Kathrina

schottisches Gälisch :) der Herr am Anfang ist der Dichter des Liedes

Bergamo (a city north est of Milan, Italy) XVI century dialect

Thanks. I thought I recognised him. Oh, to have been there huh?

Celtic music seems to be the origin of rock and roll ....... Celtic people did not write down anything so, to remember, the druids hat to tell history and so on but .... to remember, they needed rythm ..... and so it began 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

@@unterwant I agree.

Parla della morta reale