Add Your Thoughts 6 Comments. General Comment This song could have so many different meanings, but to me it seems as if it was nothing more or less than an interesting and frightening story Sting wanted to tell. He's the master of narrative lyrics and he likes telling tales and he's damned good at it. The fisherman and the brave young boy are fantastic characters and the idea of someone collecting human souls like birds makes me shiver.
The very last stanza, however, is the most powerful. The way how Sting sings it, so full of emotions, and the image of the Newcastle ship almost make me cry. WhiteWolfDief on June 27, Link. No Replies Log in to reply. There was an error. General Comment The roots of this song are buried in British folklore. Sting explained in Lyrics By Sting: "There is an old British folktale about the souls of the dead being kept under the sea in the lobster cages of a creature who is half man, half fish.
Anyone who dares try to free the souls of the dead must go under the sea himself and drink with the creature. If he drinks him under the table, the souls will go free. If, on the other hand, the creature prevails, the challenger will be imprisoned forever in the cages at the bottom of the sea. You need a strong stomach to treat with this creature. General Comment I think kathy has the most perceptive post on where the song truly came from.
I'll have to go back and look at that book, which I also have. We all, including the other birds in our household, enjoy listening to his songs. His biggest fans are the parakeets? Published: August 16, By: Chewy Editorial Updated: March 18, By: Chewy Editorial Updated: January 20, By: Chewy Editorial Published: October 12, By: Chewy Editorial Published: August 19, By: Chewy Editorial Published: February 7, By: Chewy Editorial Published: August 27, By: Chewy Editorial Published: July 18, View all in be inspired.
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Those think it is dawn already. So they start chirping even though it is midnight. This is a habit seen very well in birds like thrushes, dunnocks, and robins. While not all owls are nocturnal, many are and the owl noises they make are often heard in rural, wooded areas where they nest. These sounds include hoots, screeches, barks, growls and shrieks. Spotted Owls give up to 13 different hooting, barking, and whistling calls, although only a few are common.
In many cultures, whistling or making whistling noises at night is thought to attract bad luck, bad things, or evil spirits. Squirrels, pigeons and the occasional raccoon or opossum are about the extent of the backyard wildlife most of us encounter.
Their beautiful song described in many poems, books and operas. The commons nightingales live in Asia, Europe, Africa and Mediterranean.
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