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Lang Road Doon

from Near Far by The Lasses

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Steve Byrne wrote this song in the Scots language about reminiscing, trying to feel close to the one you love when they’re away. It ties in perfectly with the classic novel Sunset Song by Lewis Grassic Gibbon about a woman who has to run the farm while her husband is away fighting in the Great War. It might be a little hard to follow at first, but if you are Dutch, you’ll notice you’ll understand more than you think, especially when you listen.

lyrics

Far are ye gan the day, my Willie-o
Far are ye gan the day, sae blithe and bonnie
Gan o'r the knowe and doon the brae
Tae serve the king you were bound away
Fan will ye come hame tae your Jamie

Do ye mind how all the winter's nichts
Ye'd keep me frae hairm
The lang warm days in the summer's licht
Doon on Hully's fairm
Fan you an me would be sae free
Frae thochts and frae cares
'Til the sairgeant, he cam roond
And took ye frae ma airms

Ye mind the day ye first came by
Ye came for the shearing
Do ye mind how I caught yer roving eye
But noo I'm left here fearin
For no the da ken fan we'll be
Back again thegither
You are far now o'er the sea
Fan will oor bairnie see his faither?

I saw ye tak the lang road doon
Yer claes all in a bundle
Soon lost the sound o yer trampin shoon
Ma hert’s in a tumble
As I saw yer heid gang oot a sicht
As I looked across the Mearns
Fa will bide wi me the nicht
Fa will I haud ma bairn

credits

from Near Far, released October 27, 2023
vocals, guitar - Sophie Janna
vocals, harmonica - Margot Merah
all other instruments - Janos Koolen

cover art - Paula Klee at wildriverarts
design - Joost Abbel at Studio Hudson
recording, mixing, mastering - Janos Koolen at Studio Doornenburg

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