My dad would sing this to me before bed as a child. No other memory brings such warmth to my soul, reminds me of what really matters. When I hear this song, the all the noise and nonsense in the world seems to dissapear.
@holyspacemonkey10 ай бұрын
Your dad had excellent taste! Did he also play guitar?
@carlosantuckwell10 жыл бұрын
Brilliant. I fell in love with that song as soon as I first heard it in the early 1970s. I finally worked it out on guitar when I was on my own living in a shack in 2002 (no TV or computer distractions). Very good photos to match, even Marianne Faithful - that was close, but his unrequited love for years was Linda Jones, discarded wife (c.1965) of Rolling Stones founder Brian Jones. (Incidentally, Brian & Linda had a son: Julian, very close in age to John & Cynthia Lennon's Julian.) Donovan & Linda finally married in the early 1970s. I used to think that sublimely poignant ending bit was originated by Donovan, and that Genesis (the early, original Genesis, when Peter Gabriel was the lead singer) got that phrase from Don, but they were doing the same thing at the same time (only Genesis would devote 32 bars to that kind of beautiful haunting tripped-out acoutic guitar riffs). Check out Genesis' album "Trespass" - recorded 1971. (Phil Collins was not even a member back then.) It's amazing how some things weren't pinched by one artist(s) of another, but how both were doing the same thing at the same time - the end of The Who's Pinball Wizard is very similar to the end of Blind Faith's Had To Cry Today (both recorded in 1969).
@patdoyleable10 жыл бұрын
great post - very interesting - thanks for sharing. John Lennon my hero, always will be. Ive seen Christy Moore sing this song three times live and it never fails to move me. Yeats best work IMO. Thanks
@carlosantuckwell10 жыл бұрын
Patrick Doyle You're welcome.
@suzannelawson92154 жыл бұрын
Do you know what became of Brian & Linda's son, Julian? Did he get involved with music at all like his late father, Brian Jones? Did Julian live with Linda & Donovan and how old would he be now? I just don't recall hearing or reading anything about Julian Jone's life anywhere.
@carliereed38813 жыл бұрын
Living out in the country 160 miles southwest of Paris 72 found a cassette somewhere with this song. Remember lying on a narrow table in the abandoned farmhouse lent me by the local Laird, listening to this hypnotic trance...
@Byrontheone11 жыл бұрын
A most holy love song words by William B Yeats, interpreted geniusly by our Donovan. Blessings to him for singing us such beauty.
@verbaud14 жыл бұрын
For myself, this poem is about the dreams of youth being persued by a man thru his life. Beautiful version.
@saintsimonak15 жыл бұрын
Donovan was one of my musical teachers in my teenage...I'm very glad to see your work here...thank you very much!!!
@simonedevlin77103 жыл бұрын
Donovan has always had a sense of beauty expressed in the finest of poems which validated these gentle times of peace, love, joy and genuine happiness. I am so grateful to have experienced the absolute best of the Age of Aquarius.
@charlottec99958 жыл бұрын
A magical song that speaks deeply to my soul. Words cannot describe the feeling, but it is timeless. My thanks.
@jellointhewind87128 жыл бұрын
nostalgia for a time and place I've never seen
@silviazanicotti50544 жыл бұрын
What a strange sensation...I don't know if it depends on the symbolic text of Yeats of love and death, the extraordinary fluidity of the words of this poem, or on the voice of Donovan, sweet like a caress, but every time I listen to this song, I feel different...
@sattwa23 жыл бұрын
Do we not all long for our Beloved?
@silviazanicotti50543 жыл бұрын
@@sattwa2 it's the endless research of love: we all look for love and keep wandering in this research. We become old by looking for it but a dream always accompanies us, hoping to find out it in the last dream.
@sattwa23 жыл бұрын
@@silviazanicotti5054 Only to find She/He has been with us all along🙏
@adoraflamberg44156 жыл бұрын
This is possibly the greatest song in the world.
@Omastian5 жыл бұрын
Well, Adora, lovely name I might add, at least the poem. Song is lovely still.
@johnwalters51315 жыл бұрын
try 'westling winds' by Dick Gaughan
@suzannelawson92154 жыл бұрын
Yes, a beautiful magical song. Love the writing of Irish poet, William Butler Yeats. Love the magical singing of Donovan.
@jefpowers85294 жыл бұрын
W. B. Yeats
@melodious543 жыл бұрын
@@Omastian best rendition of this poem I've heard as yet.
@holyspacemonkey10 ай бұрын
I’ve been listening to this on repeat for weeks.
@annecorr9 жыл бұрын
love this poem, love Donovan, love your images, and love the WAterboys version. Full of love after hearing this magic.
@GilesConradWatson13 жыл бұрын
This poem and song, along with Donovan's 'Roots of Oak', influenced me deeply when I first heard them in my teenage years. Thank you for posting!
@stephaneeturschmann92798 жыл бұрын
Wow! The lyrics are by W. B. Yeats. The music fits Yeats's words perfectly! Donovan did a super-great job with the music, guitar, and vocals to create a great song. I, personally, loved the words by Yeats before I even heard Donovan's music: the theme of desperately chasing a dream, and, especially, the really great symbolic last lines: "...the golden apples of the sun, the silver apples of the moon."
@whitebirchtarot Жыл бұрын
Yes, he did a great poem and justice.
@noelsalisbury74488 ай бұрын
It could be they composed this in the same room - at the same time.
@Hectooth9 жыл бұрын
I am so lucky......I have the original double vinyl L.P. , found and bought, many years ago, in a record and tape exchange......what can I say.......I am so lucky.
@yomogiwitch9 жыл бұрын
Eileen Quirke I also have it, with the lovely poster by John Byrne, (under the pseudonym Patrick) I also have the Box St, A Gift from a Flower to a Garden withe pics, gorgeous.
@robertcatesby84209 жыл бұрын
+Sam Leigh-Brown: Me, too! But you can't possibly be as old as I am!
@duncanboolay94246 жыл бұрын
Sam Leigh-Brown I also have it with the original song book , I’d never part with it ....
@eggsandstuff93316 жыл бұрын
@Sam Leigh-Brown what is the name of the album?
@eggsandstuff93316 жыл бұрын
@Eileen Quirke what is the name of the album?
@blackred04868 жыл бұрын
This is a beautiful poem by William Butler Yeats. And beautifully set to music by Caroline Herring. And beautifully performed and sung by Donovan.
@remedyrea16177 жыл бұрын
This was recorded just a few years after she was born, this rendition was fully done by Donovan.
@chrisdavis72006 жыл бұрын
ck out dave van ronks version
@poppamoomin5 жыл бұрын
There are many versions of this beautiful adaptation of Yeats' poem. I love the one by Terry Callier
@suzannelawson92154 жыл бұрын
Not set to music at all by Caroline Herring. 100 % credit to Donovan Leitch for the music.
@tulliomoras11126 жыл бұрын
This music would capture me and force me to wander throughout the country and smallest villages of UK
@paulbird32356 ай бұрын
First record I bought in 1971, were did all the time go!.
@MangaTokyoMewMew13 жыл бұрын
i wish i was alife when this beautifull song came out! i love donovan! his voice is so soft and warm i feel so happy and safe when i hear his voice
@asmodeus045410 ай бұрын
Beautiful poem by William Butler Yeats beautifully set to music and sung by Donovan.
@willwinl8 жыл бұрын
I went out to the hazel wood, Because a fire was in my head, And cut and peeled a hazel wand, And hooked a berry to a thread; And when white moths were on the wing, And moth-like stars were flickering out, I dropped the berry in a stream And caught a little silver trout. When I had laid it on the floor I went to blow the fire a-flame, But something rustled on the floor, And someone called me by my name: It had become a glimmering girl With apple blossom in her hair Who called me by my name and ran And faded through the brightening air. Though I am old with wandering Through hollow lands and hilly lands, I will find out where she has gone, And kiss her lips and take her hands; And walk among long dappled grass, And pluck till time and times are done, The silver apples of the moon, The golden apples of the sun. The Wind Among the Reeds, 1899. 4th ed. (London, 1903), 15-16. Available at Project Gutenberg.
@lioba.943718 жыл бұрын
Thank you for putting the lyrics to this beautiful song and video!
@pattylhc8 жыл бұрын
thank's shianti shianti shianti
@Cryo8374 жыл бұрын
Haunting, mystical, and ethereally magnificent.
@weezybfree10 жыл бұрын
So beautiful!! Everything Donovan is great!
@Kentuckymadness110 жыл бұрын
I loved listening to this when i was a kid.
@weezybfree10 жыл бұрын
I love his songs Radio, they just are so calming and beautiful :)
@Kentuckymadness110 жыл бұрын
Louise Maxwell Your pretty.
@weezybfree10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the lovely compliment Radio :)
@USCHO679 жыл бұрын
+RadioFreeLondon I agree!
@dimethaltryptamine14 жыл бұрын
About 40 years ago in goal a lady teacher of courses who knew i loved Donavan brought me a magical collection of the most beautiful & rare Donovan songs including thuis & Celia Of The Seals. I was so grateful & loved the cassette 1
@irishfield16 жыл бұрын
Beautiful ever song Donovan amazing thank you
@whitebirchtarot Жыл бұрын
Beautiful imagery. I’ve always loved this song. Thank you. 💕
@irishfield15 жыл бұрын
Sogreat song ever T`was amazing times it will stand
@pecefrogg3 жыл бұрын
Super glad that I just happened upon this. I love it when life nudges you enough to feel it.
@LokiSilverFlame13 жыл бұрын
His voice is like honey over hot marble. Beautiful!
@alexbowman7582 Жыл бұрын
Nope it’s like hot marble on honey.
@whittingham466513 жыл бұрын
its one of the best tracks on hms i think and i think only donovan could put such lovely music to yeats magnificent poem! well done don
@tzaph67 Жыл бұрын
Exquisite interpretation of Yeats’ poem into song. Even gives Christy Moore a run for his money. I hadn’t heard it before - so pleased to have discovered it!🖤🐦⬛
@vidviewer10014 жыл бұрын
never knew this beautiful poem had been put to music, nicely done by Donovan.....many thanks for posting. The earlier comment in Finnish translates as something like this: I can feel the morning dew, and the natural presence of listening to this, I quietly listen to the trees.
@canuckowl3 жыл бұрын
There's another version by the Waterboys. It's amazing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eIrFXqSFgLB2Zqc
@jasonedmonds45149 жыл бұрын
I Love you Donovan
@lioba.943718 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song and beautiful pictures!
@mel19501006 жыл бұрын
Full of love after hearing this magic song
@annafrim25923 жыл бұрын
Also for me Donovan was one of my musical teachers in my teenage...I'm very glad to see your work here...thank you very much!!!
@Daisytoo10 жыл бұрын
It's not actually a folk song, but a poem by WB Yeats. Thanks for posting; it's beautiful.
@massesesclaves6448 жыл бұрын
+Daisy D - Or rather, Yeats' poem was written as a folk song. After all, it's in the title.
@Daisytoo8 жыл бұрын
Masses Esclaves No. it was written as a poem. And then sung as a song by Donovan.
@massesesclaves6448 жыл бұрын
+Daisy D Yes. Yeats himself said that the poem was partly based on a Greek folk song. Do your research.
@ozmoful6 жыл бұрын
@@massesesclaves644 it was written as a poem
@folkmusicgirl16 жыл бұрын
You have put together a lovely, lovely video that captures the beauty of this wonderful poem by W.B. Yeats. Every frame is done so well that depicts a picture for every verse. Donovan (my favourite artist of all time), sings this song with a magical voice. I have just about every album he has released and this song is one of my favourites. I have seen him in concert several times over the years. Thank you so much for putting together this beautiful video.....so well done!! A+ video!
@justpaulette9 жыл бұрын
Lovely song, lovely visuals. Thank you thank you.
@Cryo83714 жыл бұрын
A beautiful and haunting song. Thank you for posting this. Definitely the best of Donovan's "hidden gems".
@apemillenaria16 жыл бұрын
you catch the right feeling, i appreciate.
@darkxak10010 жыл бұрын
Πραγματικά πανέμορφο κομμάτι!!!....
@renatobiscetti93436 жыл бұрын
Stupenda poesia di W. B. Yeats. Gradevole la canzone di Donovan.
@nervsov11 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant - heard it last 20odd yrs ago, and the way Donovan's voice hums in around 3:20 always stuck in my memory ..many thanx Siss
@slolwaye16 жыл бұрын
Listening to this song is like time travelling and I feel young again... Regards slolwaye
@stephendavies126712 жыл бұрын
Heard this on the Strange Folk cd and fell in love with the song :)
@crepegeorgete2 жыл бұрын
Sublime melodia música para os meus ouvidos 👂 Adoro ouvir a voz suave e doce de Donovan é um bálsamo para a alma. 💙🎼🎸😍🎤🎧🎵
@musicandlove5166 жыл бұрын
on repeat. merry samhain, blessings to all x
@revcarolynrdunagan11 жыл бұрын
Oh yes the peace and passion it is so right. Just what I needed and had to share with many. Thank you for this!
@baberoot19983 жыл бұрын
Absolutely...gorgeous.
@mobyboy15 жыл бұрын
thank you, among many beautful songs of Donovan, this one is one of the TOPS
@LostPlanet4213 жыл бұрын
The silver apples of the moon . . . the golden apples of the sun . . .
@heathermcglade41667 жыл бұрын
Wonderfully haunting song.
@littlewingthing8 жыл бұрын
so very lovely!
@jadehuffman56198 жыл бұрын
so very sweet I love this song\poem
@bogencur13 жыл бұрын
Hadn't heard this version before - absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for setting it up.
@newlifeme111 жыл бұрын
beautiful haunting quality.
@gregvasche405511 жыл бұрын
Great job at putting this together. The pics and words match up well. I actually have the 45 of this song, too. And yes James, the woman was Marianne Faithful.
@stephaneeturschmann92798 жыл бұрын
Oh, I forgot to mention, the person(s) who put together the video did a great job, too.
@sticklebacksummer7 жыл бұрын
Just beautiful!
@oswaldoalanoscipiaomoreira22415 жыл бұрын
One of the most beautiful poems I ever heard, William Buttler Yeats, "GREAT"‼ "Golden Apples of The Sun" title of a Isaac Asimov book‼
@festerbestertester12848 ай бұрын
Not Isaac Asimov. Ray Bradbury.
@ErMadGus22211 жыл бұрын
WONDERFUL SONG !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ronniecree33253 жыл бұрын
Beautiful song
@ferrisburgh8025 жыл бұрын
Lovely....
@IrenaRudz11 жыл бұрын
Beautiful poem, great performance. thank you Siss for sharing *_*.
@zephyrquartz15 жыл бұрын
Very beautiful version of this favourite poem of mine by Yeats.
@isledemort8 жыл бұрын
an exquisite folk song
@odor916 жыл бұрын
very nicely done! thanks!
@thewordofgord16 жыл бұрын
thanks sissham; as others have said here, a lovely montage to accompany a lovely rendition of a beautiful poem. a rose for you my dear! wordofgord
@SteveonLI7 жыл бұрын
well done!! thank you for these great images! . . . . . . i just heard of this poem/song a month or two ago . . . . . . and have since learned it w keyboard, to a more-or-less original melody, and posted this version of mine on yt. . . . . but, after hearing this, my notion is to also post a guitar version, using this melody . . . . i also have posted 'the stolen child' w keybd
@lennonsussy455811 жыл бұрын
Donován dalai örökre rabul ejtették a szívemet és a lelkemet.
@glassmarky125 күн бұрын
Dreamy gorgeous.
@kontrapunkti14 жыл бұрын
Really spectacular song!!!
@leiflindkvist5316 Жыл бұрын
Wonderful song
@glasgowgrad12 жыл бұрын
Not often can I say this but I think Donovan's music has done justice to Yeats' lyrics.
@jpamusher8 жыл бұрын
BEAUTIFUL!!!
@isabelarcher292410 жыл бұрын
La canzone di Aengus il Vagabondo, dalla poesia di Yeats...bellissima, nella versione di Donovan, meravigliosa in quella di Branduardi
@marioski549 жыл бұрын
+Isabel Archer la più bella è quella di Christy Moore
@isabelarcher29249 жыл бұрын
Mario Fiorentini grazie per la dritta! Non la conoscevo!
@marioski549 жыл бұрын
Isabel Archer Figurati! E' bello condividere la musica!
@Santasbestbuddy12 жыл бұрын
wow - how helpful. thankyou very much!
@irishfield16 жыл бұрын
Amazing song ever WB Yeats topssssss
@niesjeraaphorst4674 Жыл бұрын
Donovan, ik ben verliefd op jouw stem. 🌹🌹🌹
@Sissham16 жыл бұрын
It's a very beautiful song.
@RideForever13912 жыл бұрын
Oh, beauty! TYK for uploading this!
@bunnybgood4117 жыл бұрын
I love W B Yeats! This reminds me of the illustrations by Arthur Rackham in Undine.
@Hectooth9 жыл бұрын
Dear Sam Leigh-Brown, We're both extremely fortunate to hold these wonderful gifts. Keep listening, and remember.
@michaelohalloran824111 жыл бұрын
it is on the album HMS Donovan. A Classic
@alexbowman7582 Жыл бұрын
I grew up in Maryhill and Donovan obviously puts on that accent.
@12Suvada11 жыл бұрын
very beautiful
@Bobjb99914 жыл бұрын
Probably my fave Donovan song ever! I just recently I learned Judy Collins, way back in the early '60s, had beaten Donovan to setting to music this magical Yeats poem (literally magical - I think it's very influenced by Yeats' occult beliefs & activities. He practiced ceremonial magic in the legendary Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn in London). Collins called her version "Apples of the Sun". Donovan stayed with the poem's title & put much more interesting music & vocals to it. Love it.
@pete3613168 жыл бұрын
First heard this album when I was 16yrs old from Linz
@theoschnitzel6568 жыл бұрын
Pete Howarth gut, Petet
@michaeligoe39354 жыл бұрын
Yeats was inspired by the folk stories of my beloved Sligo.
@Raymantico9 жыл бұрын
he sends me
@dreamzs-92919 жыл бұрын
Forever love.
@jen2427214 жыл бұрын
Beautiful!
@chintzgirl16 жыл бұрын
thank you very much.
@ginniweasli15 жыл бұрын
dats well beautiful
@AbsentWithoutLeaving12 жыл бұрын
This is why yeats is remembered. To put down on paper the longing of Man for something he can never have, and make us all understand.
@GrahamByrne639 жыл бұрын
this is cool
@darkxak1005 жыл бұрын
Ιt's saturday night , after a party... Now I'm in home and I'm listening it. I just give up...................
@EndlarStudios7 жыл бұрын
Lovely
@jamespoulos2511 жыл бұрын
This gem was the B side of the 45" Celia Of The Seals" For years rare,but now thankingfully readily available on many of the bards collections.Was The photo of the woman Marrianne Faithful?, If it was than you my friend saw what I saw ,her life would not have had all its pitfalls if she had been Don's lady fair.
@senshinmats11 жыл бұрын
Magic. Human deep spirit
@baberoot19983 жыл бұрын
Donovan...taught John Lennon, this very finger picking technique while in India. John would go on to write the words and music for, 'Dear Prudence'. Another acoustic beauty.