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Stories and Song

from Bard and Skald by An Tuagh

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(Poem - English)

Written as a closing statement for the album and in memory of a dear friend, gone too soon. Bear 'Rúnaskjöldur' McLellan.

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Gather round. I have a story to tell...

We are flesh and bone,
Made of mud and stars long gone.
Our spirits truly exist in stories and song.
Rowing gently over our thoughts, like seas.
In the sounds of the creaking trees.
Verse on the tongues of our families.

We die once when our blood runs cold,
A second when name and deeds go untold.
Immortality then gained like the gods of old:
”Cattle die, Kinsmen die,
But I know of that which does not die.”
These are the words of the High One,
Othin, Grimnir, The old One-Eye.

But, in the end, flesh and bone,
Is made of mud and stars long gone.
We only ever do exist,
In the telling of great stories and song.

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from Bard and Skald, released August 1, 2021

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An Tuagh Scotland, UK

Sounds from the North.

Exploring the Norse and Gaelic musical tapestry of the Scottish highlands, islands and our nearest Northern neighbours.

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