The Shaking Of The Sheets: a macabre dance
Leggi in italiano In the Middle Ages to exorcise the fear of death, they danced with her, the…
Tag: Angelo Branduardi
Il Testamento dell’Avvelenato (The will of the poisoned man)
A folk ballad that inaugurates a narrative genre collected in multiple variations called "The will of the poisoned…
Donna di Luce: Midir & Etain
From Ireland the love story between the beautiful Etain (or Édaín) and the god Midir (or Midhir or…
Donna di Luce (Angelo Branduardi)
Anche le donne erano rapite dalle fate (soprattutto le più belle e spesso proprio nel giorno del loro…
Belle Dame sans Merci, by John Keats in music and film
In 1819 the English poet John Keats reworked the figure of the "Queen of Faerie" of Scottish ballads…
Silver apples of the moon
The song of wandering Aengus was published in 1899, in the collection of poems "The Wind among the…
Donna Lombarda: a murder ballad from Italy
"Donna Lombarda" (Dame Lombarde” means “Lady from Lombardy,”) or "Dona Bianca" (Dame White) is perhaps the most famous…
The Grey Silkie of Sule Skerry
The best known of of the Orkney ballads, also known as The Gray Silkie of Sule Skerry, it…
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Báidín Fheidhlimidh
"Phelim's little boat" or "Báidín Fheidhlimidh" (Báidín fheilimi) is one of the "songs of the sea" and is taught…
The lake isle of Innisfree
Nella contea di Sligo, la patria spirituale di W. B. Yeats giace un piccolo lembo di terra proprio nel Lough Gill, è Innishfree, la "terra…
