“维基百科上说:凯尔特音乐(英文:Celtic music)是一个被艺术家、唱片公司、音像店和音乐杂志用来描述一种宽泛的音乐类型的名词,这些音乐类型均自西欧凯尔特人的民间音乐传统发展而成。
通常,凯尔特音乐这个名称用来指爱尔兰和苏格兰音乐,因为这两个地方都产生了闻名于世的与众不同的音乐风格,而这两种风格实际上有着名副其实的共同特征和明显的相互影响。
但值得注意的是,爱尔兰和苏格兰的传统音乐人自己却回避使用“凯尔特音乐”这个名称,除非迫于市场的需要。他们的音乐形式被世人所知是因为爱尔兰人和苏格兰人在英语世界的重要作用,尤其在美国,这种作用给美国音乐带来了意义深远的冲击,特别是蓝草和乡村音乐。威尔士、康沃尔、马恩岛、布更塔尼、加利西亚、坎塔布里亚和阿斯图里亚及葡萄牙北部的音乐也被认为是凯尔特音乐。布列塔尼的传统格外强烈,在那里,大小凯尔特节会贯穿全年。在威尔士,古老的诗歌音乐比赛年会仍然存在。另外,海外的凯尔特人文化群体的音乐作品也充满生气,特别是在加拿大和美国。”
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