tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post662707160556325536..comments2024-03-27T14:34:57.325-04:00Comments on Through a Glass, Darkly: The Lake Isle of InnisfreeM.K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-32106909641252372312013-10-29T17:46:43.113-04:002013-10-29T17:46:43.113-04:00Gretchen, I wondered the same thing. I've list...Gretchen, I wondered the same thing. I've listened to this song for YEARS. But then Debbie linked to it over at the Muses when I mentioned this poem, so I looked at the video. Then I went hunting :) The words they sing is not the text of Yeats's poem. It's something else altogether, but it's sound is a lovely accompaniment to the poem's text, for this video.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-75054635679971378982013-10-29T17:05:00.401-04:002013-10-29T17:05:00.401-04:00What an interesting contrast in the two recordings...What an interesting contrast in the two recordings. I am surprised at how Yeats read his poem, almost a monotone for most of it.<br /> The Secret Garden version is very pretty, if you don't mind not knowing the language. I assume it's Gaelic?GretchenJoannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-27371552113753283902013-10-28T22:21:57.757-04:002013-10-28T22:21:57.757-04:00Lovely. Lovely. melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07239376501783744106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-80589010748211115282013-10-28T18:43:46.419-04:002013-10-28T18:43:46.419-04:00And we could share our favourite poems! I'm go...And we could share our favourite poems! I'm going to dig my book out right now...magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-45787637321607477272013-10-28T10:51:04.007-04:002013-10-28T10:51:04.007-04:00Mags, I'm really fond of Yeats's poetry. I...Mags, I'm really fond of Yeats's poetry. It has a deep, sad quality that appeals to me, and it's always laden with layers of meaning. I wish I could take the lake tour, see his grave, and sit in the coffee shop with you!M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6297631190403710992.post-26456908282475137732013-10-27T18:10:07.429-04:002013-10-27T18:10:07.429-04:00The real Innisfree is apparently barely more than ...The real Innisfree is apparently barely more than a rock in the lake, but Yeats liked the name. The place described in the poem is another island on the lake, but its name didn't fit! You can go on a boat trip and see both which I've never done, but we do go through Sligo sometimes and always visit his grave in the churchyard at Drumliff. You'd love it. Not least the conveniently placed coffee/gift shop!!magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.com