I cant watch films about black enslavement like 12 Years A Slave, it makes me want to vomit. But it cant be denied that some of the most moving music on the planet came from the depths of despair in the Mississippi Delta.I wonder if the mothers and children of Tuam had any songs to comfort them? Irish people were enslaved by Vikings and taken to Iceland. Heres a lost Irish lullaby that survives in Iceland but has vanished from Irish culture. It fits my sombre mood but its heart-breakingly beautiful. In fact, just playing it has made me start to cry. Heres the Sigur Ros version then Ill post a gorgeous acapella version. The Sigur Ros version is played during a funeral scene in Angels Of The Universe......its uncanny how this all links up, in my mind at least. BÍUM BÍUM BAMBALÓ Þegar fjöllin fimbulhá fylla brjóst þitt heitri þrá leika skal ég langspil á, það mun þinn hugann hugga. -Bíum, bíum, bambaló, bambaló og dillidillidó. Vini mínum vagga ég í ró en úti bíður andlit á glugga.- Þegar veður geysa grimm, grúfir yfir hríðin dimm, kveiki ég á kertum fimm, burflæmi skammdegis skugga. Bíum, bíum, bambaló........ Ef þér sultur sverfur að sauðakjöt ég hegg í spað fljótt svo standi full með það tunna hver, dallur og dugga. Bíum, bíum, bambaló....... Ef þig langar eitthvert sinn ögn að smakka góðfiskinn fram ég sendi flotann minn; skínandi skútur og kugga. Bíum, bíum, bambaló........ Hjá mér bæði hlíf og skjól hafa skaltu ef illskufól flærðir með um foldarból læðast og launráð brugga. Bíum, bíum, bambaló........ Text: Jónas Árnason https://youtube/watch?v=KymiRzMcF_Q
Posted on: Sat, 07 Jun 2014 18:35:46 +0000
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