The Lady of Shalott

[AWESOME123761]

the song is amazing, not necessarily the images

[Saxowolf]

a work of art this video. thank you :)

[noerumberg]

Roughly two years ago, aimlessly searching the Internet one night, I came across this video. Already knowing Tennyson's ballad fairly well, I was totally mesmerized by this video. In fact I spent the entire night watching it. It was a severe blow when it was removed one day... That the video is back online now is one of life's gifts. Slides, music and lyrics blend into a new and very expressive work of art. This is a truly healing experience. Simply beautiful!

[RRuin]

@noerumberg Thank you so much! It was removed for a while because of rights for the music. Then one day I saw it was back. I was pretty happy about it. I really loved making it and am so glad it's gotten such positive responses. Thanks again!

[RRuin]

@Nemeton213 Thank you!

[ikarishippingfan1]

in the story they say she had a letter for Lancelot, but people disagree

[RRuin]

@ikarishippingfan1 Interesting! I never heard that.

[BigCspud]

This, clearly, is one of the absolute best videos on youtube!! One of my favorite songs by my favorite female vocalist. Your video captures the essence!

[RRuin]

@BigCspud Thanks!!!

[WithLoveAliceCullen]

There is another song quite like this but with a younger singer and not opera (if that is what this song is). Emilie Autumn- Shalott

[suntoucherr]

yay loreena

[harrison28514]

I have this CD of Loreena Kennitt. beautiful song

[ChieSeagull]

oh, I'm sorry.. I didn't finish watching before asking. hehehe~

[ChieSeagull]

The pictures of Lena Headey, from which film are they taken?

[aurora2345]

Mummers Dance is really good of her music and Morco Polo and all souls night!

Love her!

[reb1391]

i love this poem!

[schoolofarts]

I think I'm in love....

I havent heard of her before. and imi not ready to dis Enya, but I love this genre of music, and my spiritual home is the Old Ways. Can someone recommend an album to fully introduce us?

BTW, to the woman who has hair like hers....how lucky you are!

[fatdanios]

To start I would recommend Loreena McKennitt's CD "The Visit". It has this song (Lady of Shalott), Greensleeves, All Souls Night and several other beautiful songs. She is an exceptional talent and if you ever have an opportunity to see her in concert, I strongly recommend you take it! She does not disappoint!

As to Enya~ there is no rule that says you can't enjoy her as well! :)

[tekyolkemalizm]

=) good =)

[BAD333HERO]

listen 2 'perfect harmony' by within temptation. it sound similar, doesn't it?

[boomhoward22]

your right. i think someone around this jumbled mess of the world should be sued!!!!! lm was first! within temptation should be sued.;)

[blackraven07200]

chilling....beautiful....

[crownviclx2000]

best song in the world

[KaGieBe]

... Tribute;)

[xoxBLovexox]

This is such a beautiful song. My teacher played it in my English class, and it really touched my heart. Amazing.

[MaelstromK]

yeah, same thing haha, and I don't even like this genre really, but this song is something else

[RRuin]

Thanks!

[NymphetamineTay]

I still can not get over how much i love this <3

[TomMSTie]

This is just too beautiful for words.

[maladroitmortal]

my version is a bit slower though

[maladroitmortal]

i love this song, i listen to it on my ipod on the way to class..its relaxing

[Afossak]

and j have heard a lot

[Afossak]

the most beautiful piece what J ever heard !

[NymphetamineTay]

I love this poem and love her singing this <3 :)

[annefan4ever]

There she weaves by night and day A magic web colours gay, She has heard a whisper say, A curse is on her is she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little over care hath she, The Lady of Shalott. {From Anne of Green Gables} Anne Shirley make the story to live again and I like the song and the music,in the story an I heard it everyday.

[tekyolkemalizm]

bu kadının sesi süper ve ben bu kadını ÖyküM sayesinde keşfettim :)

[RRuin]

Just checked it and don't hear anything wrong.

[hoopy1111]

I really enjoyed this.. good job.. this has always been my favorite love story of all times.. The way Loreena sings it makes it come alive !!

[PainfulForce]

I love the poem. This sung version is nice, too. :D

[Sashahon]

I was doing the paper....I dont even have to read the piece!! LOL!!!

[squeaky235]

this is perfect. i love the poem and i love gerard butler. really, really good.

[computerplayer110]

this song amazing i really love it and the slideshow is so great really geat job

[stayjit1]

I saw her live bout 10 years ago. Three standing ovations. It was amazing.

[RRuin]

I'm so glad people are still enjoying this.

[Kareokeboy]

So am I .. I have to write the imagery about it :x.

[xlilmizellax]

lol im doin dis 4 homework

[mTartuffe]

Great lancelot Great Shallot picture selections. Great transitions and composition! thank you!

Loreena McKennit is one of the worlds best.

[mamilka1]

Lorenna jest super!! Nigdy nie słyszałem wokalisty tak oddającego w głosie uczucia.

[enilegnave21]

I must say that I found that completely amazing.

While I think this particular version of McKennitt's Lady of Shallott is not her best as it is too fast and more difficult to comprehend the lyrics.

I think you did a thoroughly impressive job and would love to see you set these photos to Lorena's original cut from her 1st or 2nd album... thanks for investing your time and sharing this with us.

[AvannTethialla]

Wow, never heard this version before. :] It's pretty.

Thanks for sharing. <3 5/5

[iluvpunisher]

A freind of mine can sing this song beautifully. Theres really something magical about it. Thank you so much for the video.

[pennymusicMAma]

Perhaps the painting was more 6:38/6:39 by Waterhouse. - Penny

[TheaterRaven]

Is there just an audio file of this version of the song that you used in the video? I'd love to have it, if you wouldn't mind sending it to me.

[lancelot12A]

Hello TheaterRaven,

I´ve just read your note. I´ve got the full audio version of this song. If you want I can try to send it to you.

Regards Lancelot12A

[neme5151]

omg, a friend of mine sent me this and told me "this rocks" and, damnit, he's right!

thanks for sharing

[pennymusicMAma]

at 6:40: Painting of: 'The Ladye of Shalott' byWATERHOUSE-BeautifuL!

The song by Loreena & the Video Beautiful,as well.Thank YOU. - Penny

[harrychalvet]

same english is BORING but fun!

[skyscraper2465]

were doin' this in english it's sooo good i've added this onto my favourite's

[AlessandraAsuka]

this is my favorite poem ever. and this song is a really good representation of it. ^_^

[harrychalvet]

great we were working on this!

[harrychalvet]

WOW!

[CheckerboardChick]

Wow. I Cried When I Listened To This.

My English And I Are Performing This To The Rest Of The Year..

And I Get To Be The Lady Of Shallot!!

My Best Friend Charlotte Is Singing Along With The Video..

And My BF Is Lancelot..Talk About Lucky!

My Other Best Friend Jodee And The School Geek Are The "Two Young Lovers Lately Wed"!

She Says He's Not That Bad At Kissing...

I Can't Wait!!

[SarahRosalind]

Good Luck!

[CheckerboardChick]

Ty xx

Im scared x

[AlessandraAsuka]

aw don't be. lol you'll have fun. ^_^

[LonnaSohma121593]

i love this song

[dianelf77]

Gerard Butler is a perfect Lancelot, complete with "...his coal black curls..."

[pennymusicMAma]

At 9:23 is Painting of Lady of Shalott by Waterhouse/Poem is by Alfred Lord Tennyson/

Beautiful Music by Loreena McKennitt.

[hakimgn]

INDEED... the 3 are the perfect combination... i think that Alfred Lord Tennyson would be very very pleased...

[CelineDionFan4568]

is this a movie

[RRuin]

No, I just made it into my own little movie using stills and clips from other sources.

[CelineDionFan4568]

oh.

[billiebigalo]

what a voice its intriged me for a long time, it makes me think of women in amost different light, not just to keep me warm at night and make my tea an toast, you can tickle my back anytime

[MikaIreth]

magical and perfect..!

[boochompsit]

truely beautiful

wonderfull match too I could totally see it!

[Catnapay96]

omg, I love this so much I cry when I hear this in english. I find the lady of shallot a lovely poem.

Alaia xx

[existentualist]

Thank you for sharing. My love and I have shared this song for eternity. The compilation is of graceful composition and artistic sight. And of course Loreena's voice of magic.

[iceflamesburn]

I love this. You have real talent thank you for sharing this. You matched the images to the song so beautifully and Lena Headey is so beautiful and fit the mood perfectly thank you again for sharing this.

[SarahRosalind]

this is beautiful music and the pictures are pretty:)

[Shazybazy]

gal u r so good at pick'in at soothing and peaceful operas! i love the lady of shallot video

[Monja1236]

Where do the images in the video come from?

[RRuin]

Most of the images of Lena Headey come from screen caps from The film The Brothers Grimm.

The ones of Gerard Butler come from a photoshoot a few years back.

[Monja1236]

What about the paintings, are they based on poems by Lord Alfred Tennyson?

[Shazybazy]

i donna no but i wanna have 'im!

[kathleen929]

breathtaking video and song. Kathleen

[BurnVillage]

Precioso, well done.

[mojainger]

i love this song

[crazyfreak134]

im mad she doesnt sing the whole song but it is a poem so its good

[matsuo13]

So pretty... Gr8 vid... Lovely song... :')

[zanessaluvers4eva]

i have studied this poe at school and when i heard this song, i was amazed!!! i read between the lines of this peom so i know what the imagery, symolism and personifications and other things mean!!!

well done lorenna and for you that gave us this beautiful video!!!!

[TheaterRaven]

I can't get enough of this song; it's so beautiful, and your video is stunning. Bravo.

[Curdo1985]

I love this poem, thanks for the video :)

[rkhobo]

If I were on a desert island and could only take one song, it just might be this one. One of my very, very favorites! Thanks to Loreena's great musicality and voice, and to Lord A. Tennyson for the poem--the words are verbatim to his poem. It struck me in the final verse, that to say a woman had a beautiful face at the time of King Arthur was the ULTIMATE compliment to a woman: "Lancelot mused a little space, he said she has a lovely face..." Tennyson was a wise man.

[Shalott1000]

Absolutely love everything about this: love the imagery, love the poem, love Loreena McKennitt (song), love Gerry Butler...best vid I've seen so far!!!!!! BIG kuddo's

[DaedraKing007]

Whats kudos?!

[Shalott1000]

it's difficult to explain 'cause it depends on context but in this case I mean hey, good job, well done! savvy?

[DaedraKing007]

Riiiiiight.. thanks!

[Shalott1000]

No problem mate!

[Silentwiccan]

This song...has a lot of meaning to me...just...alot...thank you for posting this...

[sionsidhe9]

Great job, I love what you did,the ay all the pictures flow together beautiful

[BenteRabbit]

Gorgeous!

[shalotlady]

beautiful work :-)

[DaedraKing007]

Oh my god... a woman I met never had a voice like this... ever... beautiful song... and story

[Serasia]

Oh gosh you are right...her voice is amazing! Entrancing. I like not only this one but a few others of Loreena McKennitt; Courtyard Lullaby, All Souls' Night, The Old Ways, so many are just lovely.

[DaedraKing007]

How about the Mummer's Dance? Its cool... But, all her songs are cool so.. lol

[liftmeup61990]

we just read this poem in my british lit class, and my teacher played this song for us and i fell in love with it! definitely one of the prettiest songs i've ever heard, and the story behind it is beautiful

[BelgorathTheSorcerer]

Amazingly beautiful song. The singing is breath taking as well, and a nice video on top of all that. 5 out of 5 no doubt.

[zasalo1958]

el tiempo se detiene y la luz se hace eterna...maravilloso.¡celestia­l!

[rkhobo]

Very imaginative and beautiful montage to this beautiful song! Thank you.

[pennymusicMAma]

This is one of the most Beautiful songs that I've ever heard & somehow I missed Loreena.

Thank You to the friend who sent this to me-

robin. I definitely will sing this! And Thank You,RRuin & the video is mesmerizing. - from a musician, Penny

[rkhobo]

You are quite welcome (for the sending), Penny. It's one of the prettiest tunes I've ever heard too, which is why I share it whenever I can.

[wowfever]

colors gay means rainbow colors

[MattHardyNo1Fan]

I know.

Rofl.

[moisheyodel]

...the mirror cracked from side to side,

!the curse has come upon me! cried,

the Lady of Shalott...

creepy lyrics, but oh so wonderful...

[XwishfulX]

Beautiful this music creeps me

[vakaras]

Nepakartojama. Aš sužavėtas.

[MattHardyNo1Fan]

This song creeps me out.

I dont know why, theres something scary about it.

I like it though, its the music.

[wowfever]

its a realy complicated story if u wanna know tell me :)

[MaroonCanProduction]

basically this girl is in a tower and if she looks out she gets sick and dies, so in her mirror she sees lancelot and falls in love and then turns and looks out the window, goes out and gets in a canoe dies and gets found by the knights or the round table

[wowfever]

not ecsacly

[livie2k6]

wow

thats all i need to say

[birdiegrrl]

This takes me to a place only my ancestors have seen...

[raberidoom]

Bold Sir Lancelot's looking pretty good. :D

[cardled]

Very good video, wonderful song, great McKennitt.

[ChristinaRP]

Really good video! Beautifull song.

[tonorlo]

Utterly beautiful...the haunting voice of Ms. McKennitt and the poetry of Lord Tennyson were made for each other. Absolutely exquisite.

[clotho98]

Beautiful song! One of my favorite songs of all time.

[pinuccio3]

ottima per addormentarsi

[pinuccio3]

bella

[musicvideo291]

wooooooo, this is very cool. and i want to do the same thing as you, but of course i am not copying every things from you. good video! amazing!

[AlwaysmilingPolitely]

Where did you find these great photos of Lena?

[RRuin]

MOst of them are screen caps from The Brothers Grimm others from some Lena Headey websites.

[AlwaysmilingPolitely]

Thank you :)

[cubidiq]

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ünkü biliorum değer bunaaa

[xgeorgialillyx]

I love it but im confused.. isnt that keira knightley ? But well done anyway !

[RRuin]

It's Lena Heady.

Some of the screen caps are fomr Borthers Grimm.

[vintagerose7]

This is such a beautiful song/poem and she has such an amazing voice.

[tinkerbellcherrie]

AMAZING she is so talented her vioce is soooo gorgeous

[mierpaul]

very emotional - excellent job!

[piper42]

Beautiful song and pics but bad sound quality... but still lovely. :)

[airedalebuster]

This was wonderful..A quaint fairyland of sorts.

A very poignant video.

[Wind1958]

beautiful.....

[Simo525]

i luv this song and these pics.. great job!

[TheGingerCat]

she looks alot like the chick from pirates of the carribean (i forget her name)

greeeeeeeat!

[hershy51]

elezibeth swan

[weez1119]

eeee! i absolutly love this poem and loreena mckennitt sings it soo well. amazing ^_^

[badbob1739]

My favourite poem ... now my favourite song...now my favourite video. Thank you RRUIN... should be on the big screen... Robert

[aprilviolets]

I'm all goosebump-y! XD

[kiekenzonder]

Beautifull

[hollerbackgirl12]

Lovely!

[sangabrielle]

Magic, beautiful, a piece of art!:) I just love it!

Sangabrielle2007

[savafan]

This is amazing!  Very beautifully done!

[RRuin]

Thank You!

[yorch2014]

WOW!!!

awesome video, unique song...

[thrainduilin]

awesome :D

[RRuin]

Thanks to everyone whose watched and enjoyed The Lady of Shalott!

[fabhannahmontana]

WOW

just, wow

Amazing

fabulous

Wow

[airedalebuster]

What a wonderful,make-believe kingdom you have created. Delicate pictures with stunning color effects

make this fragile song come to life!!

[Mirtika]

Three of my fave things: Tennyson poetry, Mckennit music, and Gerry's FACE from that fabulous photo shoot with the fur collar. I love those pics. The eyes!!! THANKS RRUIN!!

[weeknightingale]

Absolutely Splendid!

[princessFig]

wow, beautiful...