CELTIC MUSIC” PROJECT

A- Listen to this video and translate the lyrics.

Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
Moving to the pagan sound.

Somewhere in a hidden memory
Images float before my eyes
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires
And dancing till the next sunrise.

CHORUS
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.

 

Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows
Held up tall as the flames leap high
The green knight holds the holly bush
To mark where the old year passes by.

CHORUS
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.

Bonfires dot the rolling hillsides
Figures dance around and around
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness
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.

CHORUS
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing
A waltz on All Souls Night.

CHORUS
I can see lights in the distance
Trembling in the dark cloak of night
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing                                                  
A waltz on All Souls Night.

Hogueras de las laderas rodeando,
Las figuras de la danza alrededor y alrededor,
Con los tambores que a pulso hacen eco en la oscuridad.
Del movimiento con el sonido pagano.
En algún lugar de la oculta memoria,
Las imágenes flotan ante mis ojos.
Con las fragantes noches de paja y hogueras,
Bailando hasta el siguiente amanecer.

Puedo ver las luces a distancia,
El temblor en el manto oscuro de la noche,
Las velas y los faroles están bailando, bailando,
Un vals durante toda la noche de las almas.
Las figuras de los tallos de maíz aparecen en las sombras,
Elevando alto como las llamas saltando alto,
El caballero verde posee el acebo,
Para marcar el año viejo que pasa. (x2)

Hogueras de las laderas rodeando,
Las figuras de la danza alrededor y alrededor,
Con los tambores que a pulso hacen eco en la oscuridad.
Del movimiento con el sonido pagano.
Permanentemente sobre el puente que cruza,
El río que fluye hacia el mar,
El viento está lleno de miles de voces,
Que pasan entre el puente y yo.

Puedo ver las luces a distancia,
El temblor en el manto oscuro de la noche,
Las velas y los faroles están bailando, bailando,
Un vals durante toda la noche de las almas.
Las figuras de los tallos de maíz aparecen en las sombras,
Elevando alto como las llamas saltando alto,
El caballero verde posee el acebo,
Para marcar el año viejo que pasa. (x2)

B- Who is Loreena McKennitt? (2 or 3 lines are enough).


              Loreena McKennitt is well known as a singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt is one of Canada's most beloved national artists. Singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Loreena McKennitt is one of Canada's most beloved national artists,

C- Is it just “Celtic” Music or there are another music influences? Which ones?
There are another influences.
D- Who is Pamela Wyn Shannon? (2 or 3 lines are enough).

Is a famous singer that was born in Massachusetts, United States.

She sings songs of  Folk and now has two albums, Courting Autumn, Nature's Bride whit the record company, Girlhenge Records. 


       

E- Where does she come from?
She come from the U.S.

F- In your own words, try to express the feeling you get listening to this music (2 or 3 lines are enough).
She sings very beutifull and it's a great song. I feel happy and calm, I like it, but is not the tipe of music that I usually hear.

G- Do some research about the poem The Unquiet Grave which this song is based on, and answer these questions: what is the main topic of the song? Do you like the story? Why or why not? 
The main topic of the song is love, thats why I like.

H- Where do they (Gwendal) come from?

They come from Brittany, France.

I- Open your mind and let your imagination fly free!! : what does this music (Gwendal) transmit to you? (3 or 4 lines are enough) 
I feel strange, I don't like so much but it remember my the Scotland songs'.

Shakespeare in Love


 Shakespeare in Love is a 1998 American romantic period comedy-drama film directed by John Madden, written by Marc Norman and playwright Tom Stoppard.


1.Main characters.
 

Viola de Lesseps (Gwyneth Paltrow)        

Viola de Lesseps is a fictional character in the film Shakespeare in Love. It was interpreted by Gwyneth Paltrow, and thanks to its interpretation it gained the Oscar prize to the best actress.

William Shakespeare (Joseph Fiennes).   

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor known sometimes as the Avon Bardo.

Shakespeare is considered the most important writer of the English language and one of the most celebrated of universal literature

2.Romeo & Juliet and the film.

Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare William Shakespeare was an English poet and actor. He wrote the nobel of Romeo and Juliet, and in this film tell how they live, the socety and the story of Shakespeare and Viola de Lesseps. Romeo and Juliet belongs to a tradition of tragic romances stretching back to antiquity.The play, set in Verona, Italy,tells about one girld, Juliet and one boy,Romeo, that are in love. But a street brawl between Montague and Capulet they make that romeo and julit are in a imposible love.

4.The society of the age.

Shakespeare lived during the early modern period, a time in Western history that is set between the Middle Ages and the Industrial Revolution and has created modern society. The time is, among other events, characterized by religious changes.

5.The history.

Young Will Shakespeare loses all inspiration until he falls for Lady Viola, an actress. But women aren't allowed to act in Elizabethan times so she's posing as a boy.

6.The Queen and the theatre.

          Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland and her 45 year reign was considered a ‘golden period’ of English history. She was nicknamed 'Gloriana' and the 'Virgin Queen' and overcame many challenges at home as well as threats from abroad.