From the recording Our Living Rivers and Glens
I wrote this after being inspired by the map submission The Meeting of The Waters. The meeting of the waters is where the Bogie feeds into the Deveron and is where I’d walk with my parents as a young child, and then as a teenager, where I’d spend time with friends. There are no vehicular roads nearby and is almost only accessible by foot and is quite secluded. The song uses the analogy of a failed romance to describe my growing disconnect with the area and with the natural world after leaving and living in a city for around seven years.
Iona Fyfe
Lyrics
Sittin doon and thinking lang
Drink ma coffee and ye cross ma mind
Feelin sair as I wauk these streets
But ye’ll meet me whaur the waters meet
Meet me whaur the big wheel stuid
Whaur we drunk awa oor childhuid
Nae mair need tae be discreet
Whan ye meet me whaur the waters meet
And it’s hard tae feel ah’m welcam back again
Fan aa I did wis rin and rin and rin
Awa fae the karma, the hairtbrak, the drama
Sae tak a seat and count on me
Tae think on you whaure’er I’ll be
We’ll sit oot till we loose oor heat
Whan ye meet me whaur the waters meet
And whan it’s time tae pairt again
I’ll kiss ye like ye kissed me then
Forgie me as I leave these streets
We’ll meet aince mair whaur the waters meet
© Iona Fyfe
Sittin – sitting
Doon – down
Lang – long
Ye – you
Ma – my
Feelin – feeling
Sair – sore
Wauk – walk
Ye’ll – you’ll
Whaur – where
Stuid – stood
Awa – away
Oor – our
Childhuid – childhood
Nae – no
Mair – more
Tae – to
Whan – when
Ah’m – I’m
Welcam – welcome
Fan – when
Aa – all
Rin - run
Fae – from
Hairtbrak – heartbreak
Sae – so
Tak – take
Whaure’er – wherever
Oot - out
Pairt – part
Forgie – forgive
Aince – once