There is a version of this story in which the songwriter is the protagonist herself<\/strong>, although the song alludes to the character from the \"Odyssey\".<\/p>\nThat song was released almost twenty years ago<\/strong>, the time Penelope spent waiting for a comeback that seemed increasingly unlikely but was still possible. On November 20, 2006, Canadian singer Loreena McKennitt released her album \"An Ancient Muse\"<\/strong>. It was a long-awaited album. Loreena had gone nine years without releasing a studio album, and in that time she only released one live album, \"Live in Paris and Toronto\" (1999).<\/p>\nThe reason for the delay in releasing a new album was certainly tragic. As I told you here a few months ago, in July 1998, Loreena's fianc\u00e9, Ronald Rees, his brother Richard, and their friend Gregory Cook drowned<\/strong> in a boating accident in Georgian Bay, on Lake Huron. This event deeply affected the singer, who considerably reduced her public appearances<\/strong>, dedicating much of her time to a memorial fund for water safety that she founded in the wake of the accident.<\/p>\n\"Penelope's Song\" tells the story of a woman who remains faithful to her beloved, awaiting his return.<\/strong> The refrain states: \"Long as the day in the summer time, \/ Deep as the wine-dark sea, \/ I\u2019ll keep your heart with mine \/ Till you come to me.\"<\/em> However, Loreena was singing to a beloved she knew she would only see again in the afterlife.<\/strong> It is a beautiful yet tragic version of Penelope's story, sung by a woman torn apart by the pain of losing her beloved. Here you can listen to the studio version released in 2006:<\/strong><\/p>\n