Ending of "The Wicker Man (1973)' *Spoilers*

published by AnimalsForCrackers

11 months ago • 1102 views

tags: wickerman, horror, creepy, british film, 70s

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Ending to this most memorable (of which I've only seen very recently) cult classic of a (existential?)horror & mystery film. Lyrics to the pagan sacrifice song of fertility. I wouldn't mind an exercise in fertility with one of those young pagan lasses. :)

"Summer has arrived,
Loudly sing, Cuckoo!
Seeds grow and meadows bloom
And the forest springs anew,
Sing, Cuckoo!

The ewe bleats after the lamb,
The cow lows after the calf.
The bullock jumps, the billy-goat farts,
Merrily sing, Cuckoo!

Cuckoo, cuckoo, well you sing, cuckoo;
Nor cease you ever now,
Sing cuckoo now. Sing, Cuckoo.
Sing Cuckoo. Sing cuckoo now!"

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technically speaking, the song is "Sumer Is Icumen In" and it is written/sung in Middle English.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumer_Is_Icumen_In

written by smibbo

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For my money, the Nicholas Cage ending is acted better. Don't believe me? Well, you must see his academy award winning performance here: http://youtube.com/watch?v=pmp-SRMwF3E

written by blankfist

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LOL. Yep Blank, that scene and more hilarity are already here in http://www.videosift.com/video/Best-Scenes-from-The-Wicker-Man, which had me look for anything of the original on the Tube. I was just a going for a comedic description Smibbo (I actually thought of just leaving the original for authenticity's sake), the version I listed was the Modern English interpretation of that song from Wiki. Glad this didn't die in the queue!

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