Album: The Visit (1991)
Lyrics excerpt:
Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
And moving to the pagan sound.
Standing on the bridge that crosses
The river that goes out to the sea
The wind is full of a thousand voices
They pass by the bridge and me
Reasons to love this song:
The first song by Loreena McKennitt I ever heard was her version of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, and I immediately became obsesssed by her. Her versions of traditional songs were captivating enough, but her own songs impressed me even more, with their exploration of history, literature and folklore, and of the ancient beliefs hidden in them. All Souls Night is a song I would like to, one day (or night), listen to while actually dancing around a bonfire.
According to the liner notes for the album (they can be read at Loreena McKennitt's official site), the imagery in the lyrics is inspired both by the Japanese tradition of placing floating lanterns on waterways leading to the sea to comemmorate the dead, and by the bonfires lit in traditional Celtic celebrations of All Souls Night.
YouTube link:
Loreena McKennitt performing the song live in Alhambra in September 2006
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