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ABOUT THIS TRACK
'Brutus and Corineus' continues the story told in 'Phoenician Dream'. Taken from Geoffrey of Monmouth's 'History of the Kings of Britain' (specifically, 'Brutus Occupies the Island of Albion'). I was greatly inspired by L.A. Waddell's later research in to the founding of ancient Britain, including the story of Brutus, as told in the old British chronicles (Monmouth and Nennius).
THE STORY
Having found the desolate island of Leogecia (possibly the modern Leucas island) and having experienced a vision whilst sleeping in it's abandoned temple, Brutus decides to follow the advice he received from the goddess. Continuing by ship, Brutus and his companions find Corineus and other banished Trojans. Being kin, they join together and continue voyaging under Brutus' leadership. They arrive in the Aquitaine region (France), but end up embroiled in a vicious war. Realising they cannot win, Brutus and his company escape and continue on to the island the goddess had told him of.
lyrics
LYRICS
Though Brutus felt uncertainty,
In visions from a dream,
They ploughed on through the waves.
The dream compelled him to the sea,
To sail for thirty days,
Beyond the salt-pan lake.
Sail past,
The Pillars of Hercules,
There to find kin,
Of high antiquity.
They cast anchor in the Loire,
Then came ashore,
To hunt in woods and fields.
When stopped, they slew Gaul’s messenger,
Then joined in war,
Against all in their way.
Dead night,
By little known trackways,
In the depths of the woods,
Corineus lay in wait.
They stopped a thousand hearts,
They sliced and tore apart,
The force of Aquitaine.
They named a city for their dead,
In victory they fled,
Back to the sea.
Sail on,
Above the Deep,
Find the land,
Across the Western Sea.
credits
released November 15, 2020
Music and lyrics written by Christopher Lipscombe.
Bass, guitar and vocals - Christopher Lipscombe.
Drum programming - Stuart Moore.
Produced and engineered by Stuart Moore.
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