Walking the famous Camino de Santiago
The Camino: Music & Lyrics
Two friends, Jane & Janet, went on UTracks'
Best of the Camino guided tour and had a terrific time. They wanted to capture their journey through a poem dedicated to their Camino de Santiago experiences.
For our last celebration dinner with the group, my friend and I were going to write a poem to celebrate how wonderful the whole trip was. When I told my son, Sam, he said he’d put our words to music. I thought I'd share it with other travellers as it really sums up how we felt about the Camino. There’s a special mention to Sergio, our guide, and Pepe, our coach driver, who were both fab. Hope you like it!
Sam, being a talented musician, was able to put their words into a fantastic song. He plays the guitar and sings, as well as crafting the final songwriting.
Listen to their poem, as sung by Jane's son, Sam, in the video. Be sure to turn the captions on so you can sing along too! Below you'll find the lyrics to this wonderful poem.
The Camino
Kept my head up to the brighter skies
When the heavens poured I kept my stride
Cos I could lean on
The beautiful scenes of
The Camino
Traveled past the simple kinda of life
Strangers turned to friends along the hike
All living peaceful
Far from the people
In the city life
And I gave a bit of my heart to the wind
So I can keep on re-living hill tops
And every step was worth the pain of it
Cos just like a river, I’m going the distance
Cos I am a seeker
Left in the dream of
The Camino
Saw the sights of ancient parts of time
The wonders of a dreamer through my eyes
All of the the people the cities cathedrals
The beauty of life
The sunrise held me up and set my mind
Had Sergio and Pepe on our side
Keeping the peace when
All of our feet went
On the Camino
And all the food and wine was fine and led us to the field of the stars
Mountains white and flowers bright are pictures that have settled in my heart
Cos I let the yellow arrows lead the way to Santiago
And I gave a bit of my heart to the wind
So I can keep on re-living hill tops
Every step was worth the pain of it
Cos just like a river,
I’m going the distance
Cos I am a seeker
Left in the dream of
The Camino
🎵 Words and initial inspiration by Jane Parmiter & Janet Norris, who travelled on the
Best of the Camino guided tour.
🎤 Final version, including songwriting and music, by Jane's son, Sam Parmiter.
🎥 Video by Tim Charody.
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What did you think of it? At UTracks, we absolutely love the song and the sentiment! Let us know your thoughts in the comment section below.