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LOCONNOR · 11-02-2004, 01:05 PM

I think it means the speaker is lucky to have enough water under his keel (the sea) as it guarantees him a happy (safe?) return. Many folk song, especially ones by fishermen, are really difficult to translate as they have lost their english meaning.

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LOCONNOR Senior International Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: UK Posts: 107 LOCONNOR is an unknown character at this point	I think it means the speaker is lucky to have enough water under his keel (the sea) as it guarantees him a happy (safe?) return. Many folk song, especially ones by fishermen, are really difficult to translate as they have lost their english meaning.
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