"Dh'èirich Mi Moch (b' Fheàrr Nach Do Dh'èirich), which is a really intriguing song, and one I love very much... It's quite interesting because the main character in this is the creature called the each-uisge or the water horse, who is this creature of the otherworld and who is often portrayed in songs as the terror. And then there's a victim, usually a woman, who was taken away by him. But in this song, things are turned around, and he's the victim. He has had a love affair with a mortal woman. She's borne him a child and she's left them. And he can't care for the child and he's begging her to come back. And I like that contrast and in terms of the characters, and the sense of loss from this allegedly terrifying creature's point of view."
- Julie Fowlis, in The Making of "alterum"
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A short comic inspired by a song from my favorite Scottish singer. And the best part? It fits the page. 😄
A few years ago, I drew the each-uisge in a separate post, and since I'm such a fan of Julie's music, I wanted to feature something from her songs for once. Now I can't speak Scottish for shit, but I had known from the get-go years ago that this song was already gonna be depressing. And when I found out what the lyrics meant, it only became much, much worse.
Here's where I got a reference on how to paint rain, if in case you too felt like painting rain as well.
And with that, I'm finally caught up on Digitober again! Hooray! 🙌 I just might finish this on time after all this year! 😄
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