November 3 - Poem: Whaur Kelpies Gallop

Episode Three of #ThisIsNovember. A #NaPodPoMo experiment to develop a podcast in 30 days.#ThisisNovember is written and produced by stuartcturnbull.Whaur Kelpies GallopUnknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin,Whaur undaunted A wid seek that within,Fair the comforting caresses I’d win.Tae weep, my sadness by the sea A bring,Alone, alone, ‘Ochone, ochone,’ tae sing,Unknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin.With wan a’ bottle, aye, with twa an aw’A keek an unkent thing alang the shore.Fair the comforting caresses I’d win.Haud ma’ breath, an’ haud ma hand, whit’s in the sand?Whaur kelpies galloped A lay doon saddened.Unknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin.Uisge Beatha A drink huge, a malty seaWud that there be someone carin’ for meFair the comforting caresses I’d win.In sea-lochs whaur my hope wis abandonedAt mid-summers height, it wis you A foond.Unknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skinFair the comforting caresses I’d win.Where Kelpies GallopEnglish translationUnknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin.Where undaunted I would seek that within,Fair the comforting caresses I’d win.To weep, my sadness by the sea I bring,Alone, alone, ‘Ochone, ochone’, to singUnknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin.With one bottle, yes, with two as well,I see something unknown on the shoreFair the comforting caresses I’d win.Hold my breath, and hold my hand, what’s in the sand.Where kelpies gallop I lay down saddened.Unknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skin.Whisky I drink, a huge malty seawould that there be someone caring for me.Fair the comforting caresses I’d win.In sea-lochs where my hope was abandoned,At mid-summers height, it was you I found.Unknown yet, your soft, sweet, and selkie skinFair the comforting caresses I’d win.Glossary:Selkie - Mythic creatures who live as seals in the sea, but shed their skin to live as humans on land.Ochone, ochone - Traditional highland lamentKelpie - Mythic spirit creature associated with water and often take the form of a horse.