Mannheim Steamroller - Coventry Carol (1984)

Every time I listen to this one, I think of a medieval monk playing a mandolin. Enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

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• mannheim
• steamroller
• chip
• davis
• coventry
• carol
• 1984

[TheRosevine12]

The monk sits, tries to pray and instead contemplates the absurdity of our world. He packs and smokes his pipe and tries to pray again. He thought, "I am alive. I am sure of that." He looked at his hands and his fingers to be sure. I am alive, he thought. I am here. Despite the absurd carnage on the battlefield before him, this simple realization gave him resolve to continue onword on her journey,

[JediHobbit89]

I always imagine a Spanish bard sitting by the road at night with his campfire going when I hear this song.

[michelleekelly89]

4. Then woe is me, poor Child, for Thee,

And ever mourn and say;

For Thy parting, nor say nor sing,

By, by, lully, lullay

[michelleekelly89]

1. Lullay, Thou little tiny Child, By, by, lully, lullay. Lullay, Thou little tiny Child. By, by, lully, lullay. 2. O sisters, too, how may we do, For to preserve this day; This poor Youngling for whom we sing, By, by, lully, lullay. 3. Herod the King, in his raging, Charged he hath this day; His men of might, in his own sight, All children young, to slay.

[michelleekelly89]

Actually this song is generally sung by women anyway...not monks. It's about Jesus's birth, and also about the babies that King Herod killed trying to find Jesus.

[fgonzalez43]

When I go to Coventry, and see the ruins of the old cathedral, this song runs through my mind.

[tacosmell1000]

@CaliforniaRickin Oh god someone has an imagination and when they do they are immediately stoned!

[h0lystrike]

@CaliforniaRickin lol. I think he forgot to mention the end. Everyone dies, and as the last soldier drops, you hear the monk, and his mandolin, and the music, and the the silence of the battlefield.

[CaliforniaRickin]

@mikepattonxx Were you stoned when you wrote that?

[mikepattonxx]

Yea its like a calm before a huge battle breaks out in medieval times on xmas day. It will be a good day on the battlefield and both opposing clans know it is thier day to die. The monk continues playing in the background.