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Man Of Two Worlds Lyrics
Taking shelter by the standing stones
Miles from all that moves
Breathing solitude, seeking confidence, a gift to me
Feeling spirits never far removed passing over me
And I greet them with open arms
Hand fighting hand
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Taobh ri taobh, tha sinn mar aon de dha shaoghail
{Side by side, we are like a man from two worlds}
Làmh nam làimh, gabhadh aithne air linn a dh'fhalbh
{Hand in hand, getting to know a generation that's gone}
Reading passages of ancient rhyme
Cut so deep, so old
Telling tales of travellers and mystery
Hearing spirits never far removed calling out aloud
When the times comes they'll talk to me
Hand fighting hand
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Taobh ri taobh, tha sinn mar aon de dha shaoghail
{Side by side, we are like a man from two worlds}
'S mo làmh nad làimh gabhadh aithne air na tìrean chéine
{My hand is in your hand as we get to know the foreign lands}
Hand fighting hand
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Feel the presence moving into me
Painting pictures with its words
Ooh seeing places that I've never seen
Like a door thrown open
On a life I've lived before
Taobh ri taobh
{Side by side}
Do làmh nam làimh
{Your hand in my hand}
Tha sinn mar aon
{We are like one man}
De dha shaoghail
{From two worlds}
Taobh ri taobh
{Side by side}
Do làmh nam làimh
{Your hand in my hand}
Tha sinn mar aon
{We are like one man}
De dha shaoghail
{From two worlds
Miles from all that moves
Breathing solitude, seeking confidence, a gift to me
Feeling spirits never far removed passing over me
And I greet them with open arms
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Taobh ri taobh, tha sinn mar aon de dha shaoghail
{Side by side, we are like a man from two worlds}
Làmh nam làimh, gabhadh aithne air linn a dh'fhalbh
{Hand in hand, getting to know a generation that's gone}
Cut so deep, so old
Telling tales of travellers and mystery
Hearing spirits never far removed calling out aloud
When the times comes they'll talk to me
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Taobh ri taobh, tha sinn mar aon de dha shaoghail
{Side by side, we are like a man from two worlds}
'S mo làmh nad làimh gabhadh aithne air na tìrean chéine
{My hand is in your hand as we get to know the foreign lands}
As you turn to a man of two worlds
Painting pictures with its words
Ooh seeing places that I've never seen
Like a door thrown open
On a life I've lived before
{Side by side}
Do làmh nam làimh
{Your hand in my hand}
Tha sinn mar aon
{We are like one man}
De dha shaoghail
{From two worlds}
{Side by side}
Do làmh nam làimh
{Your hand in my hand}
Tha sinn mar aon
{We are like one man}
De dha shaoghail
{From two worlds
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I agree with the last post, it obviously tells of a spiritual experience and seems to some extent to have pagan leanings. I confess to having similar experiences at other sacred sites and its for this reason that this song is my favourite from the album.
This song is about a spirtual experience and vision that Midge Ure had or possibly just made up for the song. It involves the spirits of his Scottish ancestors contacting him while standing at the Callanish Stones, a plance not unlike Stonehenge. I love the female Gaelic vocals. Probably the best song on the album 'Lament'
Reminds me of Highlander.
True New-Romantic song
Love this song and Ultravox is one off my fav. band of the 80th. Its gaelica the girl singing in it, and it says:
Alongside, we are one of two worlds Hand in hand, recognizing the past