The Inland Ice: Part III The Descent

Song The Inland Ice: Part III — The Descent
Artist The Mountaineering Club Orchestra
Album A Start On Such A Night Is Full Of Promise

Lyrics

[00:02.48] September 24, we turned out early and set off with the determination to reach land that day.
[00:08.57] This time, too, we were not disappointed.
[00:10.55] We pushed on fast, as the gradient was often tolerably steep and gave us much help.
[00:15.81] The wind was fair, too, the ice easy, and everything promising.
[00:19.19] Some way down a reconnaissance proved necessary, as the ice here got rather rougher.
[00:24.28] I went on in front and soon found myself upon the brow of an ice-slope which overlooked a beautiful mountain tarn,
[00:30.54] the surface of which was covered with a sheet of ice.
[00:33.88] Beyond was a gorge through which a river from the tam ran downwards ,
[00:37.44] while to the right the great glacier sloped evenly down to its end moraine,
[00:41.53] and would have formed the most magnificent coasting-hill imaginable,
[00:44.41] but for the stones that lay scattered over its surface.
[00:47.92] Here was an easy descent for us, and no obstacles to separate us from our goal.
[00:53.17] I soon had the whole party by me , and we stood enjoying the sight of, the land below.
[00:57.62] After I had taken a couple of photographs, we set Off down the last ice-slope.
[01:01.65] It was steep it was steeper perhaps than any we had run down before,
[01:05.66] and we had to use our brakes ;
[01:07.76] but the sledges went gaily , and soon we were safe and well upon the frozen tarn below the glacier ,
[01:12.51] with the “ Inland ice ” for ever left behind.
[01:16.40] We now pushed across the tarn towards the river on the Other side.
[01:19.90] The ice was not everywhere quite safe ,but by moving carefully we reached the rocks beyond without mishap,
[01:24.99] took of the “ crampons ” which we had been using the last few days,
[01:28.06] and like schoolboys released, ran wildly about the shore.
[01:31.26] Words cannot describe what it was for us only to have the earth and stones again beneath our feet,
[01:36.16] or the thrill that went through us as we felt the elastic heather on which we trod,
[01:39.72] and smelt the fragrant scent Of grass and moss.
[01:43.00] Behind us lay the “ Inland ice, ” its cold , grey slope sinking slowly towards the lake ;
[01:48.28] before lay the genial land.
[01:51.26] Away down the valley we could see headland beyond headland,
[01:54.09] covering and overlapping each Other as far as the eye could reach.
[01:57.28] Here lay our course , the way down to the fjord.
[02:00.19] I’ll return.
[02:04.93]

Pinyin

[00:02.48] September 24, we turned out early and set off with the determination to reach land that day.
[00:08.57] This time, too, we were not disappointed.
[00:10.55] We pushed on fast, as the gradient was often tolerably steep and gave us much help.
[00:15.81] The wind was fair, too, the ice easy, and everything promising.
[00:19.19] Some way down a reconnaissance proved necessary, as the ice here got rather rougher.
[00:24.28] I went on in front and soon found myself upon the brow of an iceslope which overlooked a beautiful mountain tarn,
[00:30.54] the surface of which was covered with a sheet of ice.
[00:33.88] Beyond was a gorge through which a river from the tam ran downwards ,
[00:37.44] while to the right the great glacier sloped evenly down to its end moraine,
[00:41.53] and would have formed the most magnificent coastinghill imaginable,
[00:44.41] but for the stones that lay scattered over its surface.
[00:47.92] Here was an easy descent for us, and no obstacles to separate us from our goal.
[00:53.17] I soon had the whole party by me , and we stood enjoying the sight of, the land below.
[00:57.62] After I had taken a couple of photographs, we set Off down the last iceslope.
[01:01.65] It was steep it was steeper perhaps than any we had run down before,
[01:05.66] and we had to use our brakes
[01:07.76] but the sledges went gaily , and soon we were safe and well upon the frozen tarn below the glacier ,
[01:12.51] with the " Inland ice " for ever left behind.
[01:16.40] We now pushed across the tarn towards the river on the Other side.
[01:19.90] The ice was not everywhere quite safe , but by moving carefully we reached the rocks beyond without mishap,
[01:24.99] took of the " crampons " which we had been using the last few days,
[01:28.06] and like schoolboys released, ran wildly about the shore.
[01:31.26] Words cannot describe what it was for us only to have the earth and stones again beneath our feet,
[01:36.16] or the thrill that went through us as we felt the elastic heather on which we trod,
[01:39.72] and smelt the fragrant scent Of grass and moss.
[01:43.00] Behind us lay the " Inland ice, " its cold , grey slope sinking slowly towards the lake
[01:48.28] before lay the genial land.
[01:51.26] Away down the valley we could see headland beyond headland,
[01:54.09] covering and overlapping each Other as far as the eye could reach.
[01:57.28] Here lay our course , the way down to the fjord.
[02:00.19] I' ll return.
[02:04.93]