Brightman has received over 180 Gold and Platinum sales awards in over 40 different countries around the world and is the only artist to hold #1 spots on the Billboard Classical and Dance charts simultaneously, her other achievements feature her ranking by the Recording Industry Association of America as the best-selling female classical artist of the twenty-first century and a Guinness World Record for the success of “Time to Say Goodbye,” the best-selling single in German recording history.
She has established herself as the world's biggest selling soprano of all time, She has sold 78 million albums worldwide, including 40 million copies of the soundtrack of The Phantom of the Opera (1986 musical), 26 million albums, over two million DVDs and 10 million copies of the single " Time to Say Goodbye "as a soloist.
She made her debut as a dancer in troupes such as Hot Gossip and later released a string of disco singles. She was a musical theatre performer and partner of theatre composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, with whom she originated roles including Christine Daaé in The Phantom of the Opera.
After her divorce, Brightman became a crossover artist with former Enigma producer Frank Peterson. Her style, a blend of classical vocals and pop-inspired instrumentation and arrangement, earned her further success.
She is often cited as the woman who paved the way for other international success stories such as Il Divo, Andrea Bocelli and Josh Groban. She is said to be worth as much as £30m (about US$49m).
Folk Song Arrangements: The trees they grow so high
Sarah Brightman Lyrics
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And many a cold winter's night my love and I have seen.
Of a cold winter's night, my love, you and I alone have been,
Whilst my bonny boy is young, he's a-gowing.
Growing, growing,
Whilst my bonny boy is young, he's a-gowing.
O father, dearest father, you've done to me great wrong,
O daughter, dearest daughter, if you wait a little while,
A lady you shall be while he's growing.
Growing, growing,
A lady you shall be while he's growing.
I'll send your love to college all for a year or two
And then in the meantime he will do for you;
I'll buy him white ribbons, tie them round his bonney waist
To let the ladies know that he's married.
Married, married,
To let the ladies know that he's married.
I went up to the college and I looked over the wall,
Saw four and twenty gentlemen playing at bat and ball.
I called to my true love, but they would not let hime come,
All because he was a young boy and growing.
Growing, growing,
All because he was a young boy and growing.
At the age of sixteen, he was a married man
And at the age of seventeen he was a father to a son,
And at the age of eighteen the grass grew over him,
Cruel death soon put an end to his growing.
Growing, growing,
Cruel death soon put an end to his growing.
And now my love is dead and in his grave doth lie,
The green grass grows o'er him so very, very high.
I'll sit and I'll mourn his fate until the day I die,
And I'll watch o'er his child while he's growing.
Growing, growing,
And I'll watch o'er his child while he's growing.
"The Trees They Grow So High" is a folk song about the passage of time, growing up, and the inevitable cycle of life and death. The first stanza speaks to the natural beauty of the world, with trees and leaves growing and flourishing even in the coldest winter nights. The second stanza takes a darker turn, with a father forcing his daughter into a marriage with a boy who is deemed too young. The father promises that the daughter will become a lady while the boy grows up.
The third stanza sees the father sending the boy to college while the daughter waits for him to grow up. She waits patiently, tying white ribbons around his waist to show the world that he is married. However, when she goes to visit him at college, she finds that he is still viewed as a young boy who is not yet grown. Eventually, the boy does grow up and becomes a married man himself, with a child. But his life is cut short by a cruel death, and his wife mourns him until the end of her days, watching over their child as he grows up.
Overall, the song speaks to the fragility of life and the inevitability of change. The trees may grow high and the leaves may turn green, but all living things must eventually come to an end.
Line by Line Meaning
The trees they grow so high and the leaves they do grow green,
The trees continue to grow tall, and their leaves maintain a green color.
And many a cold winter's night my love and I have seen.
My love and I have spent many cold winter nights together.
Of a cold winter's night, my love, you and I alone have been,
You and I have been alone together on many cold winter nights.
Whilst my bonny boy is young, he's a-gowing.
My son is still growing while he is young.
Growing, growing,
Reiterating that my son is growing while he is young.
O father, dearest father, you've done to me great wrong,
Daughter thinks father made a mistake or did something unjust.
You've tied me to a boy when you know he is too young.
Father chose the boy daughter is married to, even though he is too young for her.
O daughter, dearest daughter, if you wait a little while,
Father assures that daughter will have better options if she waits.
A lady you shall be while he's growing.
Daughter will become a woman while her husband is still growing and maturing.
Growing, growing,
Husband is still growing and maturing.
I'll send your love to college all for a year or two
Father will send the husband to college for a year or two.
And then in the meantime he will do for you;
During this time, he will work hard for you.
I'll buy him white ribbons, tie them round his bonney waist
Father will adorn husband with white ribbons to indicate he is married.
To let the ladies know that he's married.
The ribbons will signify to other women that he is taken.
Married, married,
Emphasizing that husband is now married.
I went up to the college and I looked over the wall,
Distinguishing that the artist went to husband’s college and saw him.
Saw four and twenty gentlemen playing at bat and ball.
Noticed twenty-four men playing a game of ball.
I called to my true love, but they would not let hime come,
Tried to get the husband's attention, but the other men wouldn't let him leave the game.
All because he was a young boy and growing.
Husband was too young and still growing.
At the age of sixteen, he was a married man
At sixteen, husband was already a married man.
And at the age of seventeen he was a father to a son,
Husband had a child at seventeen years old.
And at the age of eighteen the grass grew over him,
At eighteen years old, husband passed away.
Cruel death soon put an end to his growing.
Husband's growth was cut short by a cruel death.
And now my love is dead and in his grave doth lie,
Husband has passed away and is buried in a grave.
The green grass grows o'er him so very, very high.
Grass has grown very high over husband's grave.
I'll sit and I'll mourn his fate until the day I die,
I will grieve over husband's fate for the rest of my life.
And I'll watch o'er his child while he's growing.
I will take care of husband's child while they are still growing and maturing.
Growing, growing,
Emphasizing the child's growth and development.
Lyrics © IMAGEM U.S. LLC
Written by: BENJAMIN BRITTEN
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Rubén Gómez Ruiz
Muchas felicidades por otro video genial en ti canal.
Y muchas gracias por dejarme participar. Ha sido todo un honor el estar ahí y colaborar un poco. Muchas gracias:D
unmelomanomas
¡Muchas gracias a ti Rube! 😎