Like mighty ships that sail the Atlantic foam The Skellig Isles parade the Kerry Coast It's a strange place with the needle's eye Where shipwrecks lie Where the king of the world rested for a while And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea The Vikings came to plunder and destroy But to this day the holy relics stand In a blind mans cove, where the wailing woman sigh And the seagulls cry Where the king of the world rested for a while And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea A journey to these islands, so rare The sound of screaming souls that fill the air A thousand wings, against the sky And gray seals disguised Where the king of the world rested for a while And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea
In a past life, I was a monk, living in a monastery on an island off the Kerry coast of Ireland. I have dreams about it all the time.
I love Clannad's historical songs like "Skellig", "Poison Glen""Blackstairs", and "Newgrange". Thanks for posting this, from a underated album.
My teacher always use to play Clannad songs in the classroom while we were working
Been listening to this onCD most of the week. just had to see if it was on youtube =D
Oh my I love this song!
Love this song.
Love this song
Like mighty ships that sail the Atlantic foam
The Skellig Isles parade the Kerry Coast
It's a strange place with the needle's eye
Where shipwrecks lie
Where the king of the world rested for a while
And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time
Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone
Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea
The Vikings came to plunder and destroy
But to this day the holy relics stand
In a blind mans cove, where the wailing woman sigh
And the seagulls cry
Where the king of the world rested for a while
And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time
Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone
Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea
A journey to these islands, so rare
The sound of screaming souls that fill the air
A thousand wings, against the sky
And gray seals disguised
Where the king of the world rested for a while
And a place for the pilgrim, a sanctuary of time
Fourteen steps to nowhere, out of solid stone
Don't lead us to the Heavens or lead us to the sea
Thank you. I wasn’t sure about some of the lyrics.
I wish someoen who take this song & do an Extended version to this song,Esp when they start Harmonising
:-)
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can anybody tell me the meaning of the word "skellig"?
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