Contemporary: Gather Ye Pipers<br>
Gather Ye Pipers<br>
Mikal Hrafspa (Mikal the Ram)<br>
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"Gather<br>
Ye Pipers" is performed by Mikal<br>
the Ram<br>
<br>
Notes from Mikal:<br>
My mundane ancestors are Scots, the Clans Shaw/Catham, and MacLeod. The<br>
Hebridies islands<br>
are the old home lands. I have never gotten to go, but my father did before<br>
he died. I<br>
sing this one in memory of him, and of all the Clans that did not run when<br>
the Vikings<br>
landed, but said come on in, have a drink. A Highlander is just half Norse<br>
anyway...<br>
This is, in my opinion, the best thing I ever did...<br>
Chorus:<br>
Gather ye pipers and long chanters blow<br>
Fetch drum and the tabor, and play a march slow<br>
I raise my cup<br>
And pledge drink to thee<br>
I raise now my cup towards the dark sea<br>
To these northern island, the Hebrides high<br>
Where oft landed longships, beneath the grey sky<br>
Come blow the great horn<br>
Maids come to the shore<br>
They blow the great horn but the ship comes no more<br>
Chorus<br>
I drink to ye Ian, who sailed with the tide<br>
And young brother Jamie, the sea steed to ride<br>
And Eric for gold<br>
And Sean his keep<br>
They sailed for the gold, but beneath waves they sleep<br>
I sit by the fire, lost and alone<br>
Four empty places, and one who stayed home<br>
I drink to my kin<br>
Who walked Njord's road<br>
I drink to my kin who'll drink here no more<br>
Gather ye pipers and long chanters blow<br>
Fetch drum and the tabor, and play a march slow<br>
I raise my cup<br>
And pledge drink to ye<br>
A cup of our blood to quench the dark sea<br>