- Lisa lân
Lisa Lân (Fair Lisa) is a Welsh folk-song. It is a lover's lament for the late Lisa, ending when the heartsick lover asks Lisa to guide him to where she is, so that he may be reunited with her.
Lyrics
"Bûm yn dy garu lawer gwaith ""Do lawer awr mewn mwynder maith ""Bum yn dy gusanu Lisa gêl ""Yr oedd dy gwmni'n well na'r mêl. "
"Fy nghangen lân, fy nghowlad glyd ""Tydi yw'r lanaf yn y byd ""Tydi sy'n peri poen a chri ""A thi sy'n dwyn fy mywyd i. "
"Pan fyddwy'n rhodio gyda'r dydd ""Fy nghalon fach sy'n mynd yn brudd ""Wrth glywed swn yr adar mân ""Daw hiraeth mawr am Lisa Lân. "
"Pan fyddwy'n rhodio gyda'r hwyr ""Fy nghalon fach a dôdd fel cwyr ""Wrth glywed swn yr adar mân ""Daw hiraeth mawr am Lisa lân. "
"Lisa, a ddoi di i'm danfon i ""I roi fy ngorff mewn daear ddu? ""Gobeithio ddoi di, f'annwyl ffrind ""Hyd lan y bedd, lle'r wyf yn mynd. "
"Hiraeth mawr am Lisa Lân.""Hiraeth mawr am Lisa Lân."
English Translation
"I have loved you many times ""Yes many an hour in prolonged tenderness ""I have kissed you mysterious Lisa ""And your company was better than honey. "
"My pure bough, my warm embrace ""You are the purest in the world ""You cause pain and anguish ""And it is you who steals my life. "
"When I was strolling at nightfall ""My little heart melted like wax ""On hearing the sound of the little birds ""I feel great longing for Lisa Lân. "
"When I was strolling at nightfall ""My little heart melted like wax ""On hearing the sound of the little birds ""I feel great longing for Lisa Lân. "
"Lisa will you escort me ""To place my body in black earth? ""I hope you will come, my dear friend ""To the side of the grave where I am going. "
"Great longing for Lisa Lân. ""Great longing for Lisa Lân. "
Cultural References
*It is a common instrumental theme throughout Paul Haggis's film "Crash." (2004)
External links
* [http://www.contemplator.com/tunebook/welsh.htm Welsh Tunebook, including Lisa Lân]
* [http://www.soundtrackinfo.com/title/crash2005-score.asp SoundtrackINFO: Crash (score) soundtrack]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vI6KK22MuMk Performance] byCerys Matthews on the Irish 'Other Voices' music show.
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