Westering Home

[sildil]

I did this painting for a friend, Celeb, who posts on Rattie's Yahoo Group. It's of Maeglin, Maglor and Celebrimbor heading west.

I was trying to think of a way of portraying the three elves, that wasn't the same as the one I did earlier, and happened to be listening to an album of 'The Corries', an old Scottish folk singing duo, and heard their song, 'Westering Home'. It seemed appropriate for elves heading home!!




Chorus:

Westering home and a song in the air
Light in the eye and its goodbye to care
Laughter o' love and a welcoming there
Isle o' my heart my own one

Tell me o' lands o' the Orient gay
Speak o' the riches and joys o' Cathay
Aye but its grand to be wakin' each day
To find yourself nearer to Islay

(Chorus)

Where are the folk like the folk o' the West
Cantie and couthie and kindly the best (cheerful and pleasant)
There I would hie me and there I would rest (hide)
At hame wi' my ain folk in Islay (home with my own)

(chorus repeat)

Comments

[sildil]

Thank you! I love it too actually, I haven't used oils before, so it was something new to discover. And I adore the song, its always been one of my favourites, so I had it in mind all the time I was painting it.