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Summary. ‘The Wanderer’ is a long Old English poem in which the speaker details the life and struggles of a wanderer. In the first part of this piece, the speaker describes a wanderer, someone who lost everything that meant something to him. He’s lost his lord, his home, his kinsmen, and more.
The Wanderer. “How often the lone-dweller anticipates some sign, this Measurer’s mercy — must always must— mind-caring, along the ocean’s windings, stirring rime-chill seas, hands as oars many long whiles, treading the tracks of exile— the way of the world an open book always.” (1–5)
"The Wanderer" is a song written by Ernie Maresca and originally recorded by Dion, released on his 1961 album, Runaround Sue. The song, with a 12-bar blues-base verse and an eight-bar bridge, tells the story of a travelling man and his many loves.
18.2K subscribers. Subscribed. 24K. 2.9M views 10 years ago. Dion said of "The Wanderer": [1] At its roots, it's more than meets the eye. "The Wanderer" is black music filtered through...
[Verse 1] Oh well, I'm the type of guy who will never settle down. Where pretty girls are, well you know that I'm around. I kiss 'em and I love 'em cause to me they're all the same. I hug 'em and I...
Oct 10, 2012 · VIDEOBEAT dotCOM. 20.5K subscribers. Subscribed. 13K. 1M views 11 years ago. From the 1961 film, "Twist Around The Clock" In this film Dion performs three songs, The Wanderer, Runaround Sue and...
Apr 27, 2020 · Apr 27, 2020. 11 min read. The Wanderer: A Translation with Commentary. by Thomas Hunnisett. Polyphony, Volume 2, Issue 2 First published April 2020, Manchester. The Wanderer (1-50) “Always the lonely one endures, His mind anxious, awaiting God’s mercy. Far-roaming the rolling waves; Stirring the ice-cold sea barehanded.
