Knowlton - the subject of this album - may have been settled as a village due to the presence of the river, along the south bank of which it stretched. Prior to the establishment of the medieval settlement the river may have held religious significance in prehistory since Knowlton’s prehistoric, earthen ritual circle or henge - there were originally several - is also situated relatively close to the river. The name of the river Allen may I think recall Middle Welsh ‘elain’ meaning a deer, a swift creature with possible solar symbolism.
lyrics
Move you move
To the river, its song
Echo the banks
Flash ripples along
Yes the river
Swiftly she flies
Through summer lands
She glitters & winds
Watch the surface
Eddy & whirl
Sun reflected
Deep waters which swirl
Yes the river
Swiftly she flies
Through summer lands
She glitters & winds
Said the river
Purling yet calm
Bestowed her song
Intoned like a charm
I the river
Swiftly fly I
Through summer lands
I glitter I fly
credits
from To Speed The Plough,
released August 31, 2015
Words & music by Ric Kemper.
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