通常，凯尔特音乐这个名称是指爱尔兰和苏格兰音乐，本贴歌曲以爱尔兰歌手为主。爱尔兰和苏格兰是出音乐人才的地方，不仅有丰富的传统民谣，在流行音乐领域，也有数不清的杰出音乐人，比如大家都熟悉的Enya恩雅，还有U2乐队，Sinead O’Connor，Annie Lennox，等等。凯尔特音乐中常配以风笛、竖琴、长笛、小提琴、吉他等，歌曲风格悠扬、纯净而忧伤。从听过的大概20张碟中，我准备挑选几十首喜欢的歌，与大家分享，基本是歌曲，因为这类的纯音乐太多，贴不过来。蛮多是网站上没有的，要自己上传。

伊莉诺.麦依佛Eleanor McEvoy，1967年1月22日出生于爱尔兰，是爱尔兰当代最成功的创作型歌手之一，她创作的歌曲"Only A Woman's Heart"《只有女人心》，出自其同名专辑，是爱尔兰历史上销量最高的爱尔兰音乐专辑。她四岁开始弹钢琴，8岁学小提琴，大学专攻音乐。
"Only A Woman's Heart"《只有女人心》，是Eleanor McEvoy和另一位爱尔兰女歌手Mary Black对唱的歌曲，诉说着女人哀怨的心。
Eleanor McEvoy & Mary Black - Only A Woman's Heart《只有女人心》
现场表演视频


视频来自：优酷
这是音频地址，不能插到贴子里 [无效] http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=385926&uk=2033553683
My heart is low, my heart is so low我心沉重，如此的沉重
As only a woman's heart can be只有女人的心会如此
As only a woman's, as only a woman's只有女人的心…只有女人的心…
As only a woman's heart can know只有女人的心能了解
The tears that drip from my bewildered eyes泪水从我惊惶的眼中滴落
Taste of bitter sweet romance品尝著苦甜掺杂的罗曼史
You're still in my hopes我仍冀望於你
You're still on my mind你依然在我心中
And even though I manage on my own即使我重新整理自己的思绪
When restless eyes当不安定的眼神
Reveal my troubled soul泄漏了我受困的灵魂
And memories flood my weary heart回忆淹没了我脆弱的心
I mourn for my dreams我悲悼著自己的梦境
I mourn for my wasted love悲悼著自己虚掷的爱
And while I know that I'll survive alone当我明白，我得独自活下去

Eleanor McEvoy - Music Of It All
这首歌我喜欢配器的编排，主要是鼓和dobro（类似吉他）相配合，营造出一种神秘悠远的背景气氛。


视频来自：土豆
The white light on the water
The changes in you and your attitude
But the changes that I see are no surprise to me
Cause you're worthiness is empty
Your willingness is a jewel to me
Your body I recall
Made music of it all
Yes your body I recall
Made music of it all
With your lips next to my lips
The night would be so much easier
The day not as hard to face
With you inside this empty space
And with your skin next to my skin
The night ahead could be beautiful
Your body I recall
Made music of it all
Yes your body I recall
Made music of it all
And it's been such a battle to change
It's been such a battle to rearrange
My life, my days and the way I feel
But one more night to spend with you
Just one more night of holding you
Though I know in my heart and soul
It wouldn't change a thing
Just a little comfort bring
Comfort from you
The white light on the water
The changes in you and your attitude
Your body I recall
Made music of it all
Yes your body I recall
Made music of it all
The music of it all
The music of it all
The music of it all
The music of it all
Your body moves like music
Your body moves like music
Your body moves like music
Your body moves like music

玛丽
.布蕾克
Mary
Black，上面和Eleanor McEvoy对唱"Only A Woman's Heart"《只有女人心》的女歌手，1955年5月22日出生于爱尔兰。她来自于音乐之家，父亲曾是小提琴手，母亲是歌手，她的兄弟姐妹全部从事音乐工作。现在她好象迁居到以色列生活了。
Mary Black - Babes in the Wood
喜欢这歌的节奏和配器，"Babes in the Wood"这个歌名的意思是，单纯而天真的人，特指那些处于生活的困境或危险的境地之中的人，期望能过简简单单的生活。


视频来自：土豆
Babes in the wood walking through snow
Big, bad wolf at the window
Not much choice in the matter now
Some must lead, some must follow
And touch can mean distance to some people
Touch can mean prison or be like a cage
I always thought that life could be more simple
Especially in this day and age
Chorus:
They got the time, they got the need
The world's getting weird, the wolf's running free
But that's another story, this is their story
Babes in the wood, eager and keen
Soft as the fern underneath them
Wet to the skin from their own hot glow
No more wolf at the window
Touch can mean distance to some people
And touch can mean I own you forever and a day
If only life could be more simple
Especially in this day and age
(Chorus)
But touch can be a blessing to other people
And touch can bring blossom to things that decay
I think life should be that simple
Especially in this day and age
(Chorus)

罗琳娜·
麦肯尼特
Loreena McKennitt，出生于1957年2月17日，加拿大歌手、作曲家、竖琴手、钢琴手。她创作、表演凯尔特和中东风格的世界音乐，并以其优美、纯净的女高音演唱而闻名。全球唱片销量超过1400万。
她虽是加拿大人，但是有爱尔兰血统，这使得她的音乐，不是纯粹的爱尔兰风味，也有混血的感觉。

Loreena Mckennitt - All Souls Night《群灵夜》
这首歌Loreena Mckennitt在歌词中结合了日本的文化、古凯尔特的萨温节、神学及传统等各种元素，是一首温暖、能洗涤灵魂之歌。这首歌齐豫翻唱过，还不错。
演唱会视频，Loreena Mckennitt边弹钢琴边演唱。


视频来自：优酷


网上有一个四字文言翻译，非常有文采。
All Souls Night 《群灵夜》
Bonfires dot the rolling hillside 野火摇曳，山峦莽莽
Figures dance around and around 轻舞漫步，音律惶惶
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness 鼓声联营，暗夜彻响。
Moving to the pagan sound 异邦胡骑，望而旋往
Somewhere in a hidden memory 久之轶事，角落暗藏
Images float before my eyes 恍如隔世，形影彷徨
Of fragrant nights of straw and of bonfires 营火盛旺，五谷芬芳
And dancing till the next sunrise 歌舞升平，日出方降。
CHORUS（合唱）
I can see lights in the distance 定睛远眺，遥有光照
Trembling in the dark cloak of night 夜之帷幕，星火摇摇
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing 烛火荧荧，灯笼焯焯
A waltz on All Souls Night 纷飞乱舞，蔚然而笑
Figures of cornstalks bend in the shadows 麦田如火，碧影暗藏
Held up tall as the flames leap high 灵之所寄，人海茫茫
The green knight holds the holly bush 青衣夜骑，秉木徜徉
To mark where the old year passes by 流年似水，事事不忘
CHORUS （合唱）
I can see lights in the distance 定睛远眺，遥有光照
Trembling in the dark cloak of night 夜之帷幕，星火摇摇
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing 烛火荧荧，灯笼焯焯
A waltz on All Souls Night 纷飞乱舞，蔚然而笑
Bonfires dot the rolling hillside 野火摇曳，山峦莽莽
Figures dance around and around 轻舞漫步，音律惶惶
To drums that pulse out echoes of darkness 鼓声联营，暗夜彻响
Moving to the pagan sound 异邦胡骑，望而旋往
Standing on the bridge that crosses 不归之桥，立而高瞰
The river that goes out to the sea 百川入海，前途万难
The wind is full of a thousand voices 风之所泣，孤魂悲唳
They pass by the bridge and me 穿原过野，无痕无迹
CHORUS （合唱）
I can see lights in the distance 定睛远眺，遥有光照
Trembling in the dark cloak of night 夜之帷幕，星火摇摇
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing 烛火荧荧，灯笼焯焯
A waltz on All Souls Night 纷飞乱舞，蔚然而笑
I can see lights in the distance 定睛远眺，遥有光照
Trembling in the dark cloak of night 夜之帷幕，星火摇摇
Candles and lanterns are dancing, dancing 烛火荧荧，灯笼焯焯
A waltz on All Souls Night 纷飞乱舞，蔚然而笑

Loreena Mckennitt - She Moved Through The Fair《她穿过市集》
这是一首古老的爱尔兰传统民谣，很多歌手演绎过。
演唱会视频，Loreena Mckennitt边弹竖琴边演唱，轻灵缥缈的声音犹如天籁。


视频来自：优酷


She Moved Through The Fair《她穿过市集》
My young love said to me 我的初恋曾对我说：
My mother won't mind 我母亲并不介意
And my father won't slight you 而我父亲也不会轻视你
For your lack of kind 只因为你不具备的条件
Then she stepped away from me 然后她转身离去
And this she did say 她的确是这样说的：
"It will not be long love, “我俩的爱将不会持久，
till our wedding day". 直到我们结婚的那天”
She stepped away from me 她转身离去
and she moved through the fair 穿过市集
and fondly I watched her 我深情地看着她
Moved here and move there 在人群中来回穿梭
Then she made her way homeward 然后朝她家的方向走去
with one star awake 当星星开始闪烁
As the swan in the evening 她宛如夜幕里的一只天鹅
moves over the lake 在湖面上缓缓游过
I dreamt it last night 昨夜我做了个梦
That my dead love came in 梦见我的至爱朝我走来
So softly she moved 她步履轻盈
That her feet made no din 悄然无声
Then she came close beside me 然后走到我的身旁
And this she did say 她的确是这样说的：
"It will not be long love, “我俩的爱将不会持久，
till our wedding day" 直到我们结婚的那天”

Fiona Joyce - Long Road To Travel
人生路漫漫，我们必须往前行，歌曲的前奏配器很好听。


视频来自：土豆

Maura O'Connell，出生于1958年9月16日，爱尔兰歌手及演员，她对歌曲的演绎风格受美国乡村音乐影响较深。
Maura O'Connell - Summerfly


In another younger day I could dream the time away
In the universe inside my room
And the world was really mine from june til september
And if it wasn't really so I was lucky not to know
And I was lucky not to wonder why
Because the summer time is all that I remember
A summer fly was buzzin' every night when I was young
In the gentle world my childlike senses knew
And the world was just my cousin
And the wind was just the tongue
In the voice my lonely moments listened to
And I look at me today all the dreams have gone away
And I'm where I never thought I would be
Seein' things I never thought I would see happen'en to me
And I lay awake at night til the darkness turns to light
Hearin' voices callin' out my name
Dronin' over and again the same message to me
Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win
Cryin' who's your partner, who's your darlin', who's your baby now?
Who wakes up at night to pull you in
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win
But it don't matter, you'll just make her lonely anyhow
I don't know why you even try to win

“Kilkelly, Ireland”，是一首很感人的表达父爱的歌曲，摘录一下歌曲简介：
“1855年，爱尔兰饥荒不断，Kilkelly镇男孩John Hunt离家去美国谋生计，但一去30年就再也没有回到故乡。120年后，他的后代发现了John Hunt的父亲在这30年中写给他的信件。John Hunt的曾孙Peter Jones在感动之余，用信的内容作歌词，传下了令人感动的佳作"Kilkelly, Ireland"。”
离开故乡后30年不回去，这种事在现代社会不太常见，交通工具发达了，这个世界就像地球村一样，可是在19世纪，从美国到爱尔兰，还是非常遥远的距离，父母30多年见不到离家的孩子，该是怎样的一种牵挂和思念啊。
这首歌有很多翻唱版本，这个是Jim Brannigan的版本。这个视频做的很有感觉，带中英文字幕。
Jim Brannigan – Kilkelly, Ireland


视频来自：优酷

从歌词内容来看，这首歌更适合男声，但从歌曲演绎来讲，我更喜欢Eleanor Shanley的女声版本，她也是爱尔兰一流的女歌手。这个版本也是网站没有的，上传了大家听一下。
Eleanor Shanley – Kilkelly, Ireland


视频来自：土豆

Susan Craig，出生在美国的芝加哥，却热爱凯尔特音乐。她五岁学钢琴，10岁开始钟情于长笛，拥有艺术类硕士学位，是一流的长笛手。她热爱诗歌，在歌曲里常会融入喜欢的一些诗歌，另外还非常有语言天份，会6门语言和方言，包括苏格兰盖尔语。
非常喜欢这首歌，"Shadow"，从旋律到歌词，都极尽忧伤，歌词基本来自于一首诗歌，歌名也是受这首诗歌的影响。贴上歌词原文，不敢乱翻译，呵呵，翻不出原文的诗韵。
Susan Craig – Shadow


Because I see these mountains they are brought low
Because I drink these waters they are bitter
Because I tread these black rocks they are barren
Because I have found these islands they are lost
Isle of Canna, ease my sorrow
Isle of Canna, heal my pain
Because I tread these black rocks they are barren
Because I have found these islands they are lost
Because I see these mountains they are brought low
Because I drink these waters they are bitter
Because I tread these black rocks they are barren
Because I have found these islands they are lost
Isle of Canna, ease my sorrow
Isle of Canna, heal my pain
Isle of Canna, ease my sorrow
Isle of Canna, heal my pain
Upon seal and seabird dreaming their innocent world
My shadow has fallen

“Anúna（爱努那），爱尔兰的复古民谣组合，这个团体原名An Uaithne,由当时就读于都柏林某音乐学院的Michael McGlynn于1987年建立,其名在古老的盖尔语中代表了三种古老的爱尔兰音乐形式，分别为Suantrai(安眠曲), Geantrai(欢歌)和Goltrai(悲歌)。鉴于古老的盖尔音乐除去一些美丽而神奇的片断外，几乎全部失传，Michael和他的同学们决定建立这个团体，探索发掘这片失落的音乐形式，爱尔兰历史中自豪而珍贵的一个组成部分。”
"Siuil a Ruin"，是一首传统的爱尔兰民谣，很好听，歌词内容是讲一个女孩子感叹她的爱人走上了戎马生涯，并表达对他的支持。这歌有爱尔兰语版，也有英文版，歌名翻译成英文就是"go, my love"。
Anúna - Siuil a Ruin

Meav - Ailein Duinn
这歌有很多版本，喜欢Meav这个版本，凄美之极。
关于歌手和歌曲，网上有比较全面的介绍，摘录如下：
歌手介绍：
“Meav Ni Mhaolchatha又名Méav，是著名的爱尔兰歌唱家。她的唱片以销售百万的成绩当之无愧的被誉为"recording artist"。Méav生长的家庭是那种大小事都会以音乐庆祝的家庭，在这种环境中成长，也培养了Méav独特的乐感。Méav学的是古典声乐、竖琴和钢琴，乐理知识非常丰富，加上她独特的成长环境早就了她独一无二的声音。Méav是凯尔特音乐组合"Celtic Woman"的创建者，她们的音乐在Billboard世界音乐排行榜上占居支配的地位，她们发行的专辑曾超过2亿的销量，这个组合取得巨大的成功。Méav发行过三张个人专辑，其中更是在Billboard世界音乐进入十佳唱片。Méav已经被邀请2010年的3月在纽约卡耐基音乐厅进行个人演出。”
歌曲背景：
“1778年，艾伦作为一名水手随同他的船出发去苏格兰的Harris岛，他原本打算在那里同未婚妻结婚。不幸由于罗盘出了问题，船只遇到了暴风沉没了，所有的船员都丧生了。得知噩耗之后，他的未婚妻Annag受到了巨大的打击，不愿独自苟活，Annag来到海滩边寻找未婚夫的尸体，面对着死去的艾伦，深切的思念和爱恋让她写出了这首悲歌，写完后她就殉了情，随她未婚夫而去。水手 Ailean 在海上遭遇风暴而失踪，他的未婚妻 Annag Chaimbeul (“Annie Campbell”) 谱写了这首挽歌。之后不久，Ailean 的尸体就被找到。”
Meav - Ailein Duinn（深情的追随你，我的爱人）


视频来自：优酷

Cara Dillon - Lark In The Clear Air《百灵之音》
这是一首爱尔兰传统民谣，很清新的风格。


视频来自：优酷
Dear thoughts are in my mind 当温馨的想法浮于脑海中时
and my soul it soars enchanted 灵魂便沉醉于此
As I hear the sweet lark sing 那感觉犹若在纯净的空气中
in the clear air of the day 倾听 百灵清脆甜美的歌声
For a tender beaming smile 那温柔和充满阳光的笑容
to my hope has been granted 是我梦寐以求的
And tomorrow 明日
he shall hear all my fond heartlongs to say 他将知晓我长久以来的爱慕之心
I will tell him all my love 我将对他表白我的爱
all my soul's pure adoration 我的爱 我灵魂对他崇高的敬佩
And I know he will hear my voice 我明了他会听到我的心声
and he will not answer me nay 而他将沉默不语
It is this that gives my soul all it's joyous elation 而这足以给我灵魂的慰籍
As I hear the sweet lark sing in the clear air of the day 好似在纯净的空气间听到百灵清脆之音
It is this that gives my soul all it's joyous elation 这足以给我灵魂带来快乐
As I hear the sweet lark sing in the clear air of the day 好似在纯净的空气中听到百灵鸟的歌声I

本帖所有歌曲已整理成集，其中Fiona Joyce的“Long road to travel”网站曲库没有，“Kilkelly, Ireland”这首歌找不到我上传的那两个版本，用了另一个歌手的版本，Niamh Parsons的 “Clohinne Winds”在列表中，但无法播放。
http://www.xiami.com/song/showcollect/id/27485870?spm=a1z1s.6929273.1561534893.2.J5GW2g