For space is wide and good friends are too few.
“ Lady, long have I loved you
I will have you for my wife
I will stay upon your shoreland
though it robs me of my life.”
A beautiful illustration inspired by lyrics from “The Maiden and the Selkie,” written by Emily Holbert Kellam and recorded by Heather Dale
‘I have come in from the ocean
I have come in from the sea
And I’ll not go to the waves, love,
Lest ye come along with me.’
“The Maiden and the Selkie,” by Heather Dale
Since the only other selkie song is “The Great Selkie of Sule Skerry,” I’m not used to happy endings, but occasionally it seems to work out.
Lyrics available here