Twa Corbies.....

[sildil]

This was actually suggested by other half! Desperately trying to lure me away from elves I think.....

It's based on a Folk Song, 'Twa Corbies', and you can find the words

Anonymous. 17th Cent.

The Twa Corbies
(SCOTTISH VERSION)

AS I was walking all alane
I heard twa corbies making a mane:
The tane unto the tither did say,
'Whar sall we gang and dine the day?'

'—In behint yon auld fail dyke
I wot there lies a new-slain knight;
And naebody kens that he lies there
But his hawk, his hound, and his lady fair.

'His hound is to the hunting gane,
His hawk to fetch the wild-fowl hame,
His lady 's ta'en anither mate,
So we may mak our dinner sweet.

'Ye'll sit on his white hause-bane,
And I'll pike out his bonny blue e'en:
Wi' ae lock o' his gowden hair
We'll theek our nest when it grows bare.

'Mony a one for him maks mane,
But nane sall ken whar he is gane:
O'er his white banes, when they are bare,
The wind sall blaw for evermair.'

GLOSS: corbies] ravens. fail] turf. hause] neck. theek] thatch.

Comments

[aperfectdot.livejournal.com]

Wow. You did awesome with it, once I figured out that corbies are ravens. Never heard that song before. Excelent job.

Mir

[sildil]

It's a good song, and there is an English version too called 'Three Crows', with three birds instead of two. I always foubd it so sad that the knight is abandoned and forgotten.

[aperfectdot.livejournal.com]

I totally agree with that. I know the 'Three Crows'

Mir

[inverted-flower.livejournal.com]

I've never heard of this song before, and when I first saw the title, I thought it said 'two corgies'..

Beautiful picture, Sil! but don't let your other half lure you away from the elves!



Mel

[sildil]

Oh I won't, don't worry! But I felt I owed him this one, for putting up with me and my obsessions!

ROTFL Two Corgies??? Oh if ONLY I had time to redo the picture!!

[aperfectdot.livejournal.com]

I did too at first!!! :-)

[jaiden-s.livejournal.com]

Awwww!
*snifflesob*
The poor dear is about to be pecked apart by the crows. Sad, but a lovely picture nonetheless.

Somehow, I don't think I need to worry about you abandoning the Elves, Mrs. McSmutterson. ;P

[sildil]

Oh no, I shall not be abandoning drool-worthy elves! I might have the occasional diversion, but the hot elvesies come first!

[hidden-hero.livejournal.com]

OI that is so sad....very very sad. Do I read that correctly that his lady is off with another man??

I do like the way you added layered the drawing on that background image *^_^* did your hubber like the image you did for him before scurrying back to yon elveses??

*really likeing the shadow lines on the pants, shirt and face..this style is definately going places*

[sildil]

Oh yes it is sad, and yes she is. It's why I like the song, the only creatures that know or care about the slain knight are the two crows or ravens.

Yeah, Simon liked it very much! I think he will be able to cope with the elves a bit longer now! I'm getting into the shading a lot, and have created a nice little folder called 'muses' in which I store all my photos of nice shadowy men to use! Any sources you have online, do let me know!

[fanabana.livejournal.com]

I remeber this from school- we studied it in English as if it was a piece of poetry. Love the pic!

[sildil]

Thanks! Yes it's nice to study songs like that, and the words are wonderful.