The Decemberists - Crane Wife 1 and 2

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  Pets & Animals

[cardinalsinfeathers]

Also, happier note: I'm decorating my apartment now with my fiance, and we've got a huge origami crane on our wall made of black and red thread, with feather-shaped mirrors, and the lyrics to Crane Wife 1 framed and illustrated on our wall. We are such sappy indie fuckers.

[rockon9106]

its depicting a folk tale:A poor man finds an injured crane, takes it in and nurses it back to health.After he releases the crane,a woman appears at his doorstep and he falls in love and marries.Because they need money, his wife offers to weave clothes out of silk, but only if he agrees never to watch her making them.He eventually peeks into see what she is doing.The loom is a crane plucking feathers from her body and weaving them into the loom.The crane flies away and never returns.

[G Swills]

Wow, this song is annoying on a level that is painful.

[Gillian Bennett]

The version I heard was that the man helps the crane, and it leaves. Then a beautiful woman shows up and they fall in love. The marry and create a spinning business. But soon their business began to fail and the man forces his wife to work tirelessly. Eventually, he peeked inside the room she was working in only to see a crane pluck the last bloody feather from her body and fall down, dead.

[David Poitevin]

thumbs down for the way the song cuts off at the end. :/

we need a better version, the internet deserves it.

[Marcos Schneider]

The same indie kids who are ultra consumerist 'lifestyle' seekers complaining about about a band selling out? :-|

[Zenthia Rocque]

I would love to see a photo!! I am decorating my nursery currently and having one of the lyrics painted on her wall :)

[vwertigo]

Very nice music. Very well done and easy to listen to. This would be some great traveling music!

[bamanationalchamp15]

what are some hippie bands?

[justinfuzzyhat]

Kid...

[XxOpenDoorsxX]

Lol but that's how she became a crane wife. (and yes I know that's a skyrim reference)

[SlayerOne301]

Loved this band since my art teacher played this album on day, I really miss walking into the art room, and working on my stuff while listening to this.