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Fiddler's Green Lyrics
Artist: The Tragically Hip
Album: Road Apples
september seventeen for a girl i know, it's mother's day her son has gone alee and that's where he will stay wind on the
weathervane tearing blue eyes sailor-mean as falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain for a boy in fiddler's green
his tiny knotted heart well i guess it never worked too good the timber tore apart and the water gorged the wood you can hear
her whispered prayer for men at masts that always lean that the same wind that moves her hair moves her boy through fiddler's
green
he doesn't know a soul and there's nowhere that he's really been but he won't travel long alone no, not in fiddler's green
balloons all filled with rain as children's eyes turn sleepy-mean and falstaff sings a sorrowful refrain for a boy in fiddler's green
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Comments/Interpretations
awwwwww yeaaaahh
It's - "her son is gonna leave"
no its not
Fiddlers Green is the place where sailers go when they die...
Alee means-Sailing in the opposite direction to the wind. thats the right lyric.
Just fuckin' beautiful.
fiddlers green is the afterlife imagined by sailors
the hip is sweet
very very righteous song very righteous.
best canadian music..by far
Just love it
thats the first song a ever learned it s beatiful damnite
bob and pinsent are right, perry you are wrong, chad is also wrong, it is a very good canadian song, but there is plenty of other good music in canada -here is a short list of exceptional canadian songwriters and performers, geoff berner, melwood cutlery, gordon lightfoot, the rheostatics, amelia curran,the list could go on and on and on and on
He's gone but not even close to forgotten. He was a child gone through "Fiddler's Green".
is this a true story of someone?
Gordon Lightfoot is alright but show me a song that can force you to feel emotion as the tragically hip do, and then on that same cd, got you jumpin up and down attempting some sad imitation of them. Greatest Canadian Artists by far. :) And i don't even know this sites name so I wouldn't bother writing some snappy comeback that I'll likely never see.
the hip arent just the best band in canada they are the best in the world!
the complexity and simplicity of this song make it one of the most inspiring that ive heard. the tragically hip are truly genius'. gordy effing rocks!
Fiddlers Green
Halfway down the trail to hell
in a shady meadow green
are the souls of all dead troopers camped
near a good old-time canteen
and this eternal resting place
is known as fiddlers green
go to wiki and look up fiddlers green, it's a sad fucking son man
this is a great song.. sad, but great
Tragically Hip are amazing, and you are all wrong... they are the second best Canadian group... The best is Rush by far. But this is such a great song, good to learn for young guitar players
This is the story of Gord Downie's nephew (sister's son) who died when he was just an infant.
Downie and his band mates have admitted they cried for days upon writing this song, and that emotion is certainly evident in each and every word.
Until June 19, 2009 in Victoria BC, the song had never been played live.
A what beauty. Rush use to be my Fav Canadian band until the Hip came out. Now the Hip and Rush are forever tied for the greatest bands ever.
This song is about gord downies nephew who had cancer and died when he was an infant. He compares him to an old vessel and how the "timbers broke" as symbolism to show his broken body. fiddler's green is kind of a sailor heaven as its been said before and thats where he has gone in reference to his sailor symbolism. they havnt played the song in concert until oct. 28th 2006 in calgary. theyve only play4ed it a handful of times because it is to dramatic for gord downie. and for those wondering who falstaff is he was a popular shakespear character who was a jokester but also a very wise man. Overall this is a dramatic song written by an amazing group of people who represent canada as the new capital of music for the world.
Listening to Yer Favourites in the car this Sept 17th morning and Fiddler's Green came on. Just saw the Hip in Edmonton. Best Canadian band ever. Sad song.
had to come see why he chose this song to song @ the Canada Haiti Relief Telethon......now I know after reading ALL the comments. So sad that children & infants had to die. May they forever sleep with the angles. :'(
had to come see why he chose this song to sing @ the Canada Haiti Relief Telethon......now I know after reading ALL the comments. So sad that children & infants had to die. May they forever sleep with the angles. :'(
missing the 'ohhh nothings changed ...' chorus between the 2nd and 3rd verses
rush sucks
Song employs nautical imagery - Alee is down wind. "gone alee" is correct, although "gonna leave" conveys essentially the same meaning.
Yo Momma....seriously, you have got to be kidding, Rush is probably one of the top ten bands of all time, world-wide, where have you been and what are you on???...The Hip are a truly Canadian band an icon just like Rush...rock on friends!!
Mitsou is the greatest Canadian musician ever. Also Shawn Desman
the guess who? no? nobody? probably one of the greatest and most influential groups of all fucking time people. You can't bring up the topic of Canadian rock music with out bringing up The Guess Who, The Hip, Rush, even more recent bands like The Trews, Sloane, Hey Rosetta! These guys are all tearing shit up and definitely repping canada on the world stage for rock music. But of course its not just about the rock, we've got insane Canadian rappers like Classified, Shiest, Kardinal Official, the list goes on and on. Canada, making some of the best and most origional music since the discovery of the north american continent.
hey what about Matt Mays & el torpedo... building a boat is one of the most awesome songs! but I digress the hip can give you goose bumps!
song is about gords nephew died from heart complications, beautiful song
wheres the chorus
a well written song and never
forgotten
Love this song, love Gordon Downie's music and love the Hip!
You can feel the emotion in his voice!
I think this song also recognises the anguish felt by the mother of the boy and that it must terribly lonely and painful to remember her lost son on days like mothers day. Fiddlers Green has in more recent times been thought of as a place of rest for those who have fought long battles.
I love this song, my dad brought this song to my attention, and I've loved ever since I learned it
G Dub, you know nothing about music and can keep your opinions to yourself, Rush and The Hip are so far apart as far as musical genre it only lubed up your foot to get it farther up your ass, may want to know what your talkin' about before you open your mouth. CHEERS!!!!!
Wonderful and inspirational song by Canadian icons. The Hip just kick ass
Perry, the lyric is "her son has gone alee", it's a nautical term, look it up
I was born in Ontario. I will love everything about Ontario and it's amazing stories through song or through memory. My dad opened my eyes to great Canadian talent and here is a perfect example. I crank the fuck out of this song and cry everytime.