You crafted and caressed her with a careful hand
But the lady didn't understand
And you riveted and plated her til morning
But with a coil or a careless spark
Or a tumble in the dark
She'll leave her mark upon you without warning
You can float a boat of steel upon the ocean
You can fix it up with nuts and bolts and toil
But you can't weld a body when it's broken
The lady she's as fair as Desdemona
She swallowed you up just like Jonah
And there the air inside her belly ailed you
And no-one saw you fall
And they did not hear your call
And your breath it faltered just before it failed you
On a cruiser that was fitted by your father
You anchored in San Carlos harbour
But the lady at the helm she was not for turning
And in your bell bottoms blue
In April 82
You bid adieu and watched all you knew burning
The lyrics CAN'T WELD A BODY of KARINE POLWART is also present in the album Fairest floo'er (2007)
Karine Polwart è una cantautrice e musicista scozzese, nata a Glasgow nel 1968. Considerata una delle voci più importanti della musica folk contemporanea britannica, Polwart si distingue per la sua scrittura poetica e le melodie evocative che esplorano temi come l'amore, la perdita, la natura e la società. La sua musica è caratterizzata da un sound acustico ricco di influenze tradizionali scozzesi, irlandesi e americane, con l'aggiunta di elementi folk contemporanei e sperimentali. Polwart ha pubblicato numerosi album di successo, tra cui "The Firebird" (2001), "Fault Lines" (2005) e "Still on the Water" (2018). Tra i suoi brani più noti figurano "The Ballad of Mary Queen of Scots", "A New Day" e "The River's Song". Oltre alla sua carriera solista, Polwart collabora con altri artisti folk di fama internazionale, come The Treacherous Orchestra e Lau. La sua musica è stata utilizzata in diverse produzioni televisive e cinematografiche, consolidando il suo status di artista riconosciuto a livello nazionale e internazionale.
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