“維基百科上說:凱爾特音樂(英文:Celtic music)是一個被藝術家、唱片公司、音像店和音樂雜誌用來描述一種寬泛的音樂類型的名詞,這些音樂類型均自西歐凱爾特人的民間音樂傳統發展而成。
通常,凱爾特音樂這個名稱用來指愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭音樂,因為這兩個地方都產生了聞名於世的與眾不同的音樂風格,而這兩種風格實際上有著名副其實的共同特征和明顯的相互影響。
但值得注意的是,愛爾蘭和蘇格蘭的傳統音樂人自己卻回避使用“凱爾特音樂”這個名稱,除非迫於市場的需要。他們的音樂形式被世人所知是因為愛爾蘭人和蘇格蘭人在英語世界的重要作用,尤其在美國,這種作用給美國音樂帶來了意義深遠的衝擊,特別是藍草和鄉村音樂。威爾士、康沃爾、馬恩島、布更塔尼、加利西亞、坎塔布裏亞和阿斯圖裏亞及葡萄牙北部的音樂也被認為是凱爾特音樂。布列塔尼的傳統格外強烈,在那裏,大小凱爾特節會貫穿全年。在威爾士,古老的詩歌音樂比賽年會仍然存在。另外,海外的凱爾特人文化群體的音樂作品也充滿生氣,特別是在加拿大和美國。”
I wandered today to the hills, Maggie
To watch the scene below
The creek and the creaking old mill, Maggie
As we used to long, long ago
The green grove has gone from the hills, Maggie
Where first the daisies sprung
The creaking old mill is still, Maggie
Since you and I were young
Oh, they say that I'm feeble with age, Maggie
My steps are much slower than then
My face is a well written page, Maggie
And time all alone was the pen
They say we have outlived our time, Maggie
As dated the song that we've sung
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie
When you and I were young
They say we have outlived our time, Maggie
As dated the song that we've sung
But to me you're as fair as you were, Maggie
When you and I were young
When you and I were young