| Author | Message | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1811 Registered: 11-2003 |
She didn't mean to, but she made me cry a little bit. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11209 Registered: 4-2010 |
She 1 = She 2? H? A? F? "Me" = you, Eli? Cry - because of sadness? Joy? Laughter? Fright? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1813 Registered: 11-2003 |
She 1 = She 2? H? A? F? Yes to all "Me" = you, Eli? Yupp Cry - because of sadness? This, no to rest Joy? Laughter? Fright? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11224 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did she say something that made you cry? Do something? Did you misinterpret something? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 419 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is she a friend of yours? Family? A famous person? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1819 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) Did she say something that made you cry? No-ish. 'Say' is not the correct term. Do something? Did you misinterpret something? No to both. Doriana (Doriana) Is she a friend of yours? No (with a tiny -ish) Family? Nope A famous person? No, or at least I don't think so. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 420 Registered: 12-2010 |
Did she write something that made you cry? Sing something? Shout something? Do you know her personally? Is she someone you work with? You went to school with? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1820 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did she write something that made you cry? Yes to this, no to all the rest. Sing something? Shout something? Do you know her personally? Is she someone you work with? You went to school with? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 424 Registered: 12-2010 |
A letter? A book? A poem? Lyrics? A newspaper article? Something on the internet? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1823 Registered: 11-2003 |
A letter? A book? A poem? Lyrics? A newspaper article? Something on the internet? This, no to rest. | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 426 Registered: 12-2010 |
On the LTPF? On another forum? On a social network? facebook? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1826 Registered: 11-2003 |
On the LTPF? This On another forum? On a social network? facebook? | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2809 Registered: 9-2010 |
is it one of our female members then? Me? *hopes I did not make Eli cry* :-( | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1827 Registered: 11-2003 |
is it one of our female members then? Yes Me? Nope *hopes I did not make Eli cry* :-(Noooo, Kaylee didn't make Eli cry. :-) | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 2810 Registered: 9-2010 |
was it doriana kitteh? or my tortiesibling? *hopes not them either* | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11266 Registered: 4-2010 |
Noel? Nimue? Redwine? Anything to do with the Fields of Athenry? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1828 Registered: 11-2003 |
Kayleetonkslupin was it doriana kitteh? or my tortiesibling? *hopes not them either* Noes, neither of de kittehs. Balin Noel? Nimue? Redwine? Redwine is the one that made me shed a tear or two. Anything to do with the Fields of Athenry? Yes, very clever Balin!! Now why do you think it made me cry??? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11282 Registered: 4-2010 |
Because the song is so beautiful? Did the song remind you of someone? Something? Some event? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1832 Registered: 11-2003 |
Because the song is so beautiful? Well, it is beautiful, but that was not the reason I shed a couple of tears. Did the song remind you of someone? Something? Yes Some event? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 458 Registered: 12-2010 |
Is the show "All That"? | ||
| Doriana (Doriana)
New member Username: Doriana Post Number: 459 Registered: 12-2010 |
Wrong puzzle! Sorry! | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11289 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is a topic in the song relevant? Prison? Australia? Sailing? Family? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1836 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is a topic in the song relevant? Prison? Australia? Sailing? Family? No to all. No details about the song are relevant. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3232 Registered: 1-2007 |
So it's not that it made you homesick? There was a programme on TV over Christmas about the impact of this song on Ireland's sporting & cultural life , it was terrific? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1839 Registered: 11-2003 |
So it's not that it made you homesick? Nope, and it all depends on what you call home I suppose. I was in Ireland when I read Redwine's $poyler. If I had been in Norway, I might have felt a bit homesick for Ireland, perhaps. Both places are home these days, after more than 13 years in this wonderful country (minus its politcians, lol) There was a programme on TV over Christmas about the impact of this song on Ireland's sporting & cultural life , it was terrific? This is not the solution. But.... | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3233 Registered: 1-2007 |
Glad to hear you say that Ireland is like home to you. We may have lost everything else but we still have a beautiful country with warm welcoming people. Is this anything to do with the (hmm have to be careful) bastardization of this song by various football supporters in the UK e.g Liverpool fans sing "The Fields of Anfield Road" which really ticks me off? Or Celtic fans whom seem to think singing it makes them more Irish? Or perhaps that this song has been hijacked by extreme republicans who feel it embodies Ireland's struggle against British oppression which is complete guff by the way. The song could have been written and set in any country where the poor man's minor crime is harshly punished by the ruling establishment. Oh dear this probably counts as another rant. Sorry. It's just that I love this song so much and hate when it get's misrepresented. My father in law sings this at get togethers and there's never a dry eye in the house. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3234 Registered: 1-2007 |
Oh another thought. Some people insert a completely made up line into the chorus as follows "Where once we watched the small freebirds fly" insert "Oh baby let the freebirds fly" continue with "Our love was on the wing....." This also gets on my goat. Ok I promise I'll stop now. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11306 Registered: 4-2010 |
Peter: If all that gets on your goat, DON'T read the comments below the YouTube video for the song (the one Eli posted on Redwine's puzzle). I'm not Irish, but the comments annoy me, so I can probably guess how much they'd aggravate you. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1841 Registered: 11-2003 |
Peter365 (Peter365) Glad to hear you say that Ireland is like home to you. We may have lost everything else but we still have a beautiful country with warm welcoming people. That's very true. You're always up for a laugh and a good story!! Is this anything to do with the (hmm have to be careful) bastardization of this song by various football supporters in the UK e.g Liverpool fans sing "The Fields of Anfield Road" which really ticks me off? Or Celtic fans whom seem to think singing it makes them more Irish? Nope Or perhaps that this song has been hijacked by extreme republicans who feel it embodies Ireland's struggle against British oppression which is complete guff by the way. The song could have been written and set in any country where the poor man's minor crime is harshly punished by the ruling establishment. Not this either, I'm afraid. Oh dear this probably counts as another rant. Sorry. It's just that I love this song so much and hate when it get's misrepresented. My father in law sings this at get togethers and there's never a dry eye in the house. I love this song too. And for a very spesific reason. (hint, hint) Oh another thought. Some people insert a completely made up line into the chorus as follows "Where once we watched the small freebirds fly" insert "Oh baby let the freebirds fly" continue with "Our love was on the wing....." This is a no again, I'm afraid. This also gets on my goat. Ok I promise I'll stop now. You don't have to, I too hate it when they destroy the song, as it is so beautiful. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11317 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the reason you love the song so much related to a certain person? Relevant when you first heard the song? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1844 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the reason you love the song so much related to a certain person? No Relevant when you first heard the song? Yes, very much so. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11362 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you first hear the song as a child? An adult? On a certain occasion? A wedding? Funeral? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1846 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did you first hear the song as a child? An adult? This On a certain occasion? Not an official occasion I was attending, but it was very special to everyone there. And to me. A wedding? Funeral? But none of these. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11418 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you hear it in a church? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3236 Registered: 1-2007 |
Have you actually been to Athenry? relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1848 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) Did you hear it in a church? No Peter365 (Peter365) Have you actually been to Athenry? No relevant? No | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3237 Registered: 1-2007 |
Did you hear a recording of the song ? or did somebody sing it in front of you? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1850 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did you hear a recording of the song ? Yes, I guess you might define it as a recording or did somebody sing it in front of you? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11440 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it relevant when you first heard the song? As a child? Adult? In the 1970s? 1980s? 1990s? 2000s? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1852 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is it relevant when you first heard the song? Sort of As a child? Adult? This In the 1970s? 1980s? 1990s? Late 90's 2000s? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11530 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you hear the song at a certain event? Was it on a holiday? At a national event? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1857 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did you hear the song at a certain event? Yope, for svv of 'event' Was it on a holiday? At a national event? No to both of these | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11537 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were many other people at the "event"? Would it be better described as an occasion? Celebration? Remembrance? Something solemn? | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3244 Registered: 1-2007 |
When you cry are they tears of sadness? joy? meloncholy? nostalgia? Does this remind you of a sad event in your life? Would any other song cause you to cry for the same reason as this one? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1859 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) Were many other people at the "event"? No, not at the moment it took place, but indirectly, Yes Would it be better described as an occasion? Celebration? Remembrance? Something solemn? Not truly either one, but I guess a slight bit of 'rememberance' would be an accurate description. Peter365 (Peter365) When you cry are they tears of sadness? joy? meloncholy? nostalgia? When I hear the song today? Mostly sadness, as I remember the first time and the reason why I cried then as well. Does this remind you of a sad event in your life? No Would any other song cause you to cry for the same reason as this one? Oooh, tricky one. It is all related to the first time I heard the song. If a different song had been played on that occasion, that song would remind of the reasons why I cried. However, 'any song' would not have been played. It had to be a spesific type of song. And I assume that maybe that song was chosen for a reason. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11558 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was a certain person relevant to the "event"? A well-known person? Alive? Someone you knew? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1863 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was a certain person relevant to the "event"? Yes, this person was the reason for the 'event' A well-known person? No Alive? No Someone you knew? No | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11574 Registered: 4-2010 |
Person - a relative? H? A? M? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1867 Registered: 11-2003 |
Person - a relative? A relative of mine? Nope H? A? M? HAT | ||
| Kayleetonkslupin (Kayleetonkslupin)
New member Username: Kayleetonkslupin Post Number: 3031 Registered: 9-2010 |
Human Adult Teen? o.O you didn't say male or female... | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1870 Registered: 11-2003 |
Human Adult Teen? o.O you didn't say male or female... My brain is going in circles today, lol. Human Male, teenager. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11622 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he die tragically? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1871 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he die tragically? Yes, he did. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11639 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant exactly how he died tragically? The circumstances behind his death? Did you know him? Know him well? Know someone who knew him well? Could you please recap? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1873 Registered: 11-2003 |
Relevant exactly how he died tragically? The circumstances behind his death? The circumstannces around his death and how he died are not that important. Just that it was a tragic accident. Did you know him? Know him well? Know someone who knew him well? No to all, I only knew about him because of this accident. Could you please recap? No problem. Posting it shortly. | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1875 Registered: 11-2003 |
Sorry for the delay, but work gets in the way some times, lol Recap: When I browsed through Redwines puzzle Its all about plants, and realized it was about the Irish song Fields of Athenry, I couldnt help shedding a few tears. The reason for this is related to the first time I ever heard the song. I guess you might define it as a recording, but think wider, as it was not played on the radio or CD. What other types of recordings can you think of? The setting was sort of in remembrance of a young person that had died in a tragic accident. The details of his death is not that relevant, he was killed in an avalanche on a school trip. But there is something else relevant about this teenager. Explore. This is the reason for why only a certain type of song could have been played at this occasion. I guess that is also slightly relevant who performed the song. At least it adds to the story. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11654 Registered: 4-2010 |
Had the song been performed by the teenager? And they played his recording? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1878 Registered: 11-2003 |
Had the song been performed by the teenager? And they played his recording? No to both | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11659 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the recording in solely audio form? A video? Was it performed by a friend of his? A relative? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1880 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was the recording in solely audio form? No A video? Close enough - it was on TV Was it performed by a friend of his? A relative? No to both, but a relative was present. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11666 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the memorial service televised live? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1883 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was the memorial service televised live? Nope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11672 Registered: 4-2010 |
Should we figure out the specific relative? Is that relevant? Did you see the recording? The memorial service? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1885 Registered: 11-2003 |
Should we figure out the specific relative? Is that relevant? It could have been any close relative. In fact, it was the boy's father. Did you see the recording? Yes, I saw the recording The memorial service? There might have been a memorial service shortly after the accident or in relation to the funeral, but that is not relevant here. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11681 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you know the father? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1890 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did you know the father? No, I did not. First time I saw him was on TV in that recording. You're almost there. What's left to determine is the relevant thing related to the dead boy, and also some plans made in relations to that. And then of corse, who performed the song on that occasion. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11688 Registered: 4-2010 |
Relevant where the boy died? Where he was going when he died? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1895 Registered: 11-2003 |
Relevant where the boy died? Where he was going when he died? No to both. The relevant thing about him was not the school trip or the accident. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11691 Registered: 4-2010 |
School trip? What school trip? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1896 Registered: 11-2003 |
It was mentioned in the recap, Balin. The details of his death is not that relevant, he was killed in an avalanche on a school trip. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11700 Registered: 4-2010 |
Ah, I missed that. Thanks. Was anyone else killed? Relevant? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1902 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was anyone else killed? No Relevant? Not to this story. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11708 Registered: 4-2010 |
The thing related to the dead boy - an object? A person? Something he did? Was known for? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11709 Registered: 4-2010 |
The thing related to the dead boy - an object? A person? Something he did? Was known for? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1904 Registered: 11-2003 |
The thing related to the dead boy - an object? A person? No to both of these Something he did? No, with a tiny -ish at the end Was known for? No. Even though family and friends of course would know this about him. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11721 Registered: 4-2010 |
A characteristic of his? A hobby? | ||
| Kaygee (Kaygee)
New member Username: Kaygee Post Number: 707 Registered: 9-2008 |
Was something being named in honor of the boy? For example: A scholarship? A building? A new law? Was the song sung by his classmates? Or the people who would benefit from the "thing" named in his honor? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11750 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the boy an organ donor? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1908 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) A characteristic of his? A hobby? This Kaygee (Kaygee) Was something being named in honor of the boy? Nope For example: A scholarship? A building? A new law? Was the song sung by his classmates? No Or the people who would benefit from the "thing" named in his honor? And no again, since nothing was named in his honour. Balin (Balin) Was the boy an organ donor? Unknow, and irr for the puzzles anyway | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11766 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the hobby related to the song? To music in general? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1911 Registered: 11-2003 |
Is the hobby related to the song? To music in general? Not only to that song, but he was especially fond of a spesific genre. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11776 Registered: 4-2010 |
Of Irish folk music? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1915 Registered: 11-2003 |
Of Irish folk music? Yes! He was very interesting in Irish Folk. So interested he had made some plans related to that. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11848 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he request to have that song played at his funeral? Was he planning to become an Irish folk singer? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1918 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did he request to have that song played at his funeral? No, nothing like that Was he planning to become an Irish folk singer? No, he wasn't. There was something else he had planned, something that would immerse him in Irish Folk music for a while. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11883 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was he planning to travel to Ireland? To stay there for a while? Was he going to be an exchange student? And live with your family? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1921 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was he planning to travel to Ireland? Yes, he was. To stay there for a while? For a little bit yeah. Was he going to be an exchange student? Nope And live with your family? No, I had not moved to Ireland yet when he died, was still living in Norway back then. And I was still living in Norway when I heard the song for the first time, but knew I was moving to Ireland just a few weeks later. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11907 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you going to meet him while in Ireland? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1924 Registered: 11-2003 |
Were you going to meet him while in Ireland? No, I didn't know him and if he had been able to take the trip, he would most likely have done so before I moved to Ireland. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11942 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you into Irish folk music at the time? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11943 Registered: 4-2010 |
Were you into Irish folk music at the time? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1931 Registered: 11-2003 |
Were you into Irish folk music at the time? Not really. Liked it, but wasn't specially interested in it. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11959 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did you know anything about the boy before the memorial service? Recap please? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1933 Registered: 11-2003 |
Did you know anything about the boy before the memorial service? Nope Recap please? Sure, here it comes. Reading Redwine's 'It's all about plants' puzzle made me shed a few tears. The reason for this is related to the first time I heard the song 'Fields of Athenry'. It happened a few weeks before I moved to Ireland, and it was something I saw on television. You might say it was a sort of rememberance for a teenager that was killed in an avalance accident. The boy was very interested in Irish folk music and had planned a trip to Ireland to immerse himself in the Irish folk music scene and hopefully hear some of his heroes live. But he didn't live long enough to make the journey. You're almost there, just a few things to determine. HINT: He couldn't make the journey himself since he was dead, but someone else travelled to Ireland. And who performed the song? It was none of his family or friends. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11979 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was the song performed by the artist who originally wrote it? By someone you knew? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1935 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was the song performed by the artist who originally wrote it? No, but... By someone you knew? Nope | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11980 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it performed by a professional musician? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1937 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was it performed by a professional musician? Professional - yes, a musician - No (or FA) | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 11991 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was it performed by a person? More than one? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1939 Registered: 11-2003 |
Was it performed by a person? More than one? This | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12005 Registered: 4-2010 |
Performers: people who knew the boy? Irish folk musicians? | ||
| Shez (Shez)
New member Username: Shez Post Number: 18 Registered: 2-2011 |
was the person who performed the song famous? in show business? related to the boy? was the person who subsequently travelled to Ireland a family member? the person who performed the song? | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1940 Registered: 11-2003 |
Balin (Balin) Performers: people who knew the boy? No Irish folk musicians? Yes Shez (Shez) was the person who performed the song famous? Yes (assume you meant to say persons?) in show business? Yes related to the boy? No was the person who subsequently travelled to Ireland a family member? Yes the person who performed the song? No | ||
| Eli (Eli)
New member Username: Eli Post Number: 1948 Registered: 11-2003 |
This one is soooo close to solving and I have been 'absent' for a while so I have decided to spoil *********SPOILER*************** When I read through Redwine's puzzle, I gradually realized it had to be something about an Irish person being deported due to theft, which seems to have happened a lot. But only as I came to the end, I saw she had used 'The Fields of Athenry' as setting for her puzzle, and I could feel a couple of tears falling down my cheek. The reason is the circumstances when I first heard that song. It was on a Norwegian TV-show called Tore på Sporet (loosely translates with Tore on the Track). The TV show is a mix of talk-show/reality/documentary. The title hints towards the content - the program host, Tore Strømøy, helps people tracking down something or someone. It seems these days that it is mostly searching for people, for instance birth parents if you're adopted (I can't say for sure, as I haven't watched it since I left Norway in 97). But in the first few seasons, it was a good mix. One person was helped finding her father's living relatives in Russia, as he had fled during the Soviet communist rule. Another was a person, who had a male relative, that after being a sailor for some years, decided to settle on some tiny island off South America somewhere. And the family just wanted to know the location where he was buried. A few weeks before I moved to Ireland, they had an episode set in Dublin. As I knew I was going soon, I looked forward to watching it to see some of the Dublin sights. Little did I know that I was going to cry for most of it. The TV show took a man over to Dublin, to walk in the 'unwalked' footsteps of his own son. His son was passionate about Irish music, and The Dubliners were big heroes of his, and he had started saving up for a trip to Dublin to visit pubs that would have live Irish music in the evenings. However, his son was killed in a freak accident on a school trip before he had the chance to go. So Tore Strømøy took the father around Dublin, to see, feel and listen to all the places his son would have set foot, if he had still been alive. And at the very end, he introduced the father to The Dubliners. They were actually invited home to one of them. And there, in the back garden of one of the musicians, they performed Fields of Athenry for the father. That was the first time I heard the song, thought it was beautiful, but also cried because so did the father and I think the host too had a bit of watery eyes. And every time I hear the song it reminds me of that scene. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 12448 Registered: 4-2010 |
That does sound like a beautiful scene. | ||
| Peter365 (Peter365)
New member Username: Peter365 Post Number: 3355 Registered: 1-2007 |
What a lovely puzzle. |
