Charlie Zahm "Lorena"
HTML-код
- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- Celtic singer Charlie Zahm performs a set of Americana music at the Gloucester County Public Library in Mullica Hill, NJ on November 4, 2006.
Folksinger Charlie Zahm is based in Pennsylvania and may be reached at www.charliezham... for more information.
The years creep slowly by, Lorena
The snow is on the grass again
The sun's low down the sky, Lorena
The frost gleams where the flowers have been
But the heart throbs on as warmly now
As when the summer days were nigh
Oh, the sun can never dip so low
A-down affection's cloudless sky.
A hundred months have passed, Lorena
Since last I held that hand in mine
And felt the pulse beat fast, Lorena
Though mine beat faster far than thine
A hundred months...'twas flowery May
When up the hilly slope we climbed
To watch the dying of the day
And hear the distant church bells chime.
We loved each other then, Lorena
More than we ever dared to tell
And what we might have been, Lorena
Had but our loving prospered well
But then, 'tis past, the years have gone
I'll not call up their shadowy forms
I'll say to them, "Lost years, sleep on
Sleep on, nor heed life's pelting storms."
The story of the past, Lorena
Alas! I care not to repeat
The hopes that could not last, Lorena
They lived, but only lived to cheat
I would not cause e'en one regret
To rankle in your bosom now
"For if we try we may forget"
Were words of thine long years ago.
Yes, these were words of thine, Lorena
They are within my memory yet
They touched some tender chords, Lorena
Which thrill and tremble with regret
'Twas not the woman's heart which spoke
Thy heart was always true to me
A duty stern and piercing broke
The tie which linked my soul with thee.
It matters little now, Lorena
The past is in the eternal past
Our hearts will soon lie low, Lorena
Life's tide is ebbing out so fast
There is a future, oh, thank God!
Of life this is so small a part
'Tis dust to dust beneath the sod
But there, up there, 'tis heart to heart.
This is a beautiful rendition!! I'm slotted to sing this myself at a Civil War reenactment in West Virginia as the soldiers march onto the battlefield and the ladies look onward. I wish this guy could be there to play the guitar for me! WOW!! WELL DONE!!!
Awesome song. I listen to this every day.
Y have I never heard of this guy? He is exelent. I wouldn't doubt that he could get a record deal. Very pretty music.
I've loved this song since i first heard it in the John Ford classic western," The Searchers". Lovely song....
My very, very favorite Civil War song. The reason the song was forbidden to the troops is that it made so many of them homesick for their sweethearts that a lot of them deserted and went home. The South couldn't afford to lose its troops for a song.
Excellent version of a beautiful old song
AH, Charlie, Execllent Job! You do this piece SO well! Your voice is excellent, your inflection and care to "heart" in this song is marvellous, and WOW your guitar work is FAR OUT!! ! ! ! THANK you for your loving performance of this grea t old tune. - Rick
Always loved that song; great version Mr Zahm
Very good singing and Guitar playing Charlie!
You are wonderful.
It was one of General Robert E. Lee's favorite songs
Nice one, mate song and great version
A lovely name I too!
Before hearing this I had always leaned towards John Hartford for the most haunting version....but this rips my heart out. Can you imagine him doing this on a 12-string??
This song had such an effect on America during the Civil War and Reconstruction period. I hail from the small town of Lorena, Texas, which was named for Lorena Westbrook, whose name of course was inspired by the song.
my name is Lorena! :)
So is mine!!! ♥
I had an Aunt Lorena, named after the song. As can be expected I have confederate solders in my background. This song is beautiful.
Nice one as usual Charlie, I'm a Fan. Thanks Malarky1. Cheers.
Beautiful job sir! ;)
Charlie has quite a number of CDs out. :)
Let me continue Charlies comment. It was forbidden to be sung on both sides, generals threatened to shoot anyone playing this song because it made the soldiers homesick and the urge rose to desert. Sometimes in batlle, one side would play the song to demoralize the other side to make them stop fighting, the effectiveness of which remains unknown. But every soldier knew this song which ripped their hearts out.
Excellent version
so my name is Lorena and i'm from Barcelona =)
@MsYoako If you hear a violin recording of it, its very haunting, I'm a reenactor, and not to sound like I know what they went through because none of us ever will, you do get a little more in touch with them, and it will really give you chills
Very nice & that's from some one who plays & sings well enough to know you are really good.I can also recognize "Wildwood Flower" in it.
MY NAME IS LORENA!!!~ THIS IS MY SONG EVERYBODY!!!!! :D
I think it would be quite cool to be named after this song and then sung to as well. Wow lucky girl. This is my favorite CW song and a very excellent version though sorry, my heart is stuck on the Ken Burns version.
I loved it, but dang, like others, you left out the last three verses, the most important to the song!
@cvcoco The men sang it (and other songs) anyway. This only goes to show just how smart the "brass" on both sides really were.
@BrittGuy08 looks like he goes D then G? then E minor then A7 then back to D
my name is lorina with an i.