The Parting Glass

"The Parting Glass" er en traditionel skotsk folkesang, der ofte bliver sunget som den sidste ved sociale begivenheder.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Den er også blevet sunget i Irland, hvor den har oplevet stor popularitet, og som også har haft indflydelse på, hvordan den bliver sunget.[3][4] Det var angiveligt den mest populære afskedssang, der blev sunger i Skotland inden Robert Burns skrev "Auld Lang Syne".[1][6]

Tekst

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Teksten variere lidt, men lyder generelt som følger:

Of all the money that e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm I've ever done
Alas it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To mem'ry now I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be to you all
So fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate’er befall,
And gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay
But since it falls unto my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all
If I had money enough to spend
And leisure time to sit awhile
There is a fair maid in this town
That sorely has my heart beguiled.
Her rosy cheeks and ruby lips
I own she has my heart in thrall
Then fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all.
A man may drink and not be drunk
A man may fight and not be slain
A man may court a pretty girl
And perhaps be welcomed back again
But since it has so ought to be
By a time to rise and a time to fall
Come fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be with you all
Good night and joy be with you all

Notable indspilninger

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År Kunstner Udgivelse Noter
1959 The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem Come Fill Your Glass with Us
1968 The Dubliners Drinkin' and Courtin'
1998 Liam O'Maonlai and The Voice Squad Indspillet med original melodi af Shaun Davey efter rulleteksterne på Waking Ned Devine
2004 The Wailin' Jennys 40 Days A cappella
2012 Emily Kinney and Lauren Cohan The Walking Dead: Original Soundtrack – Vol. 1 Indspillet til The Walking Dead – Sæson 3, Episode 1[7]
2013 Sarah Greene Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag Sunget af Anne Bonny (spill et afy Sarah Greene) under rulleteksterne til spillet.[8]
2020 Hozier The Parting Glass (Live fra Late Late Show) - Single Indspillet og fremført under Late Late Show til ære for dem som døde under COVID-19 i marts 2020, hvor indtægterne gik til ISPCC.[9]

Se også

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Referencer

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  1. ^ a b "The Parting Glass". Contemplator.com. Hentet 21. marts 2013.
  2. ^ "The parting Glass was popular in Ireland and Scotland". 14. juni 2013.
  3. ^ a b Hanberry, Gerard (24. april 2019). "The Parting Glass". RTÉ.
  4. ^ a b Crae, Ross. "The Parting Glass: Singer Karine Polwart on an enduring anthem of loss and hope after recording new version for Margaret Atwood".
  5. ^ "Best of Today - Margaret Atwood's Today programme - BBC Sounds". 50:27 minutter i.
  6. ^ a b "BBC Radio 4 - Soul Music, The Parting Glass". BBC.
  7. ^ "'The Walking Dead' Sisters Get Mournful on 'The Parting Glass' – Premiere". Rolling Stone. 13. oktober 2012. Arkiveret fra originalen 16. oktober 2012. Hentet 6. december 2012.
  8. ^ "Assassin's Creed 4 Black Flag - 'Parting Glass' Ending Song". Arkiveret fra originalen 2021-12-19.
  9. ^ "Andrew Hozier Byrne on Instagram: "Happy to announce the performance of the Parting Glass from @latelaterte will be out this Friday on all platforms with all proceeds going…"". Instagram (engelsk). Arkiveret fra originalen 2021-12-24. Hentet 2020-04-14.