Loreena Mckennitt - The Bonny Swans - 4m 10s

Loreena writes in the CD booklet about this song:

October 1990 - Annaghmakerrig, Ireland ... have been striving to create the pieces and shape of The Visit. Brought various books of lyrics, poetry and other influences with me: the Unicorn Tapistries, The Golden Bough. Set some traditional lyrics to music; I am drawn to the harp motif and the essence of a fable in which a girl, drowned by her jealous sister, returns first as a swan and then is transformed into a harp ... The countryside of County Monaghan would make an ideal location for a visual interpretation, with its lakes, forests and rolling countryside.

Music by Loreena McKennitt
Lyrics traditional, arr. and adapted by Loreena McKennitt
From: The mask and mirror (1994).