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Moaning sandbars are harbor shoals that are known for tidal noises. Water flowing over a sandbar, typically around low tide, can coincide with both low, sustained noises and turbulence dangerous for smaller boats. In English-speaking culture, phrases such as "moaning of the bar" connect these sounds with mortal danger.
Crossing the Bar" is an 1889 elegiac poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The narrator uses an extended metaphor to compare death with crossing the " sandbar " between the river of life, with its outgoing "flood", and the ocean that lies beyond death , the "boundless deep", to which we return.
Also according to Scott, the line sung as a refrain after each stanza, "And the harbour bar be moaning," refers to, "the belief that it was a bad omen if the tide made a moaning sound as it receded over the sand bar that kept the harbour waters still." [1] A performance by Scott using Hullah's musical arrangement is available online. [1]
"Moanin '" has a call and response melody. [1] One account of its creation was given by Benny Golson, the tenor saxophonist in Blakey's band: Timmons had the opening eight bars, which he often played between tunes, but formed the complete song only after Golson encouraged him to add a bridge. [3]
“It’s the thought that counts” is an excuse made up by people who are terrible at giving gifts. You can’t convince me otherwise. Not only is it hurtful and embarrassing to unwrap something ...
Mr Trump’s dramatic moans are part of a performative bit he has done before while ranting about transgender athletes competing in sports. The ex-president did the same thing in a speech last ...
In the moaning. How do ghosts do their makeup? ... A lawyer, a doctor and a zombie walked into a bar. Three zombies walked out. Pumpkin jokes. What do you get when you drop a pumpkin?
According to Cassell's Dictionary of Slang, the meaning also means "to kill, to murder; to execute judicially," likely referring to the size of a standard grave being 2.5 feet wide by 8 feet long and 6 feet deep. [1] [5] This usage was derived from the slang term used in restaurants. [6] Other slang dictionaries confirm this definition. [7] [8] [6]