Olias of Sunhillow by Jon Anderson 02 (Meeting Garden of Geda / Sound out the Gallion)

From Wikipedia:
Olias of Sunhillow is a progressive rock concept album by Jon Anderson, the lead singer of the band Yes. Released in 1976, it was his first solo album and the most successful of Yes' solo efforts, reaching #8 in the UK charts and breaking into the US Top 50.

The album tells the story of an alien race and their journey to a new world (the story printed in the LP jacket calls it "the earth", lowercase 'e') due to catastrophe. Olias, the title character, is the chosen architect of the glider Moorglade, which will be used to fly his people to their new home. Ranyart is the navigator for the glider, and Qoquaq is the leader who unites the four tribes of Sunhillow to partake in the exodus.

Lyrics:
Sound out the galleon to travel to cross
close the space between pastures
as rightly attained.
As old stands to plunder
expectant as one dear companion can utter
the right we achieve.

Climb summer mornings and tell me of days past
did we all to sing of the praises of love
And is one hand raised high in the dark.

Total relating appointed close factors
of what we regard as the answer lies there,
and is one hand raised high in the dark.

There stands Olias to outward to build a ship
Holding within all we hope to retain.
The frame will be so built to challenge the universe
clasped with the skins of the fish of the plain.

Mastered volcano erupt with the pleasure
and sing to the power, we will sail to the East,
and all hands shall rise to the call

DO GA RIYTAN SHA TOO RAYTAN

GAN MATTA SHA PA
MUTTO MATTO MUTTO

RADAN ATTO RADDAN ATTO
STOU TO MUTTO SHA GO TEKA
SHA GO TEKA
D E I

Sighting our vision Ranyart will precision us
from all our points to our destined recall
and shall all but rejoice to it all.

There stands Qoquaq and shall point to the four corners,
reaching out faster shall overtake you.
To bring you to safety to travel away
from this moment that's rightly attained as your view.

So sound out the galleon to travel to cross
close the space between pastures
as rightly attained.
As old stands to plunder
expectant as one dear companion can offer
the right we achieve.

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[bloodhound63]

This takes me back to the 70's, when I swapped a vast amount of citadel miniatures for this album with a mate at school!

Only to drop the LP on the way home as I got on a bus!

Absolutely awesome to listen to it again 30 odd years later!

Cheers!

[patrickzoller]

Brilliant work ~ Still as powerful as ever ! Sound out the Gallion !!!!

[johno8100]

love this album

[drwugong]

Just amazing.

[AliciaKon]

Oh!So prophetical =0)

[disneydude45]

After all the years (48) of seeking out and listening to all the progressive rock I could find. I had forgotten about Olias of Sunhillow, Thank you for the reminder.

[pleased9]

Garden of Geeta. Nice animation for this musical masterpiece.