Karan Casey

While goin' the road to sweet Athy Hurroo hurroo While goin' the road to sweet Athy Hurroo hurroo Goin' the road to sweet Athy A stick in me hand, a drop in me eye A doleful damsel I heard cry Johnny, I hardly knew ye With your drums and guns and dru

Black is the colour of my true love's hair His face is soft and wondrous fair He has the purest eyes and the gentlest hands I love the ground whereon he stands I love the ground whereon he stands Black is the color of my true love's hair Of my true l

One evening of late as I went a walking Watching the sunbeams as evening drew nigh 'Twas onwards I rambled and I spied a fair maiden A weeping and a wailing with many's a sigh For one who is gone and now lies lonely Lonely for one no mortal can tell

I once loved a lass and I loved her so well, I hated all others who spoke of her ill, But now she's rewarded me well for my love, For she's gone to be wed to another. I watched as my love did to the church go, With bride and bride-maidens she made a

The stars they all stand up in the sky Make me want to fly away with you The winds pile themselves into my dreams Reminding me only of the lack of you I could be up there with the best of them Me the clouds and our shadows |: Chasing the sun :| The w

Rain, fall softly to kiss your face Bring me back to your embrace Rain, come down, make the snows fade away On this bright winter's day And I wonder where you are now In your own quiet way And I wonder where you are now On this bright winter's day He

(Chorus:) One, I love Two, she loves And three, she's true to me All of my friends fell out with me Because I kept your company Let them say whatever they will I love my love with a free good will (Chorus) They tell me he's poor, they tell me he's yo

Bright red is the sun on the waves of Lough Sheelin, A cool, gentle breeze from the mountain is stealing, While fair round its islets the small ripples play, But fairer than all is the Flower of Finae. Her hair is like night, and her eyes like grey m

Come all you sons of Paddy's land and listen onto me Till I relate of the hardships great a crossing over the sea For the want of bed ten thousands fled so far across the foam And left the land where they were born called Erin's lovely home. Black fo

I never thought that my love would leave me Until that morning when he stepped in He sat down and I sat beside him And then our troubles they did begin Oh love is pleasing and love is teasing And love is a pleasure when first it's new But love grows

Karan Casey - Where Are You Tonight I Wonder Where are you tonight, I wonder? Where will you be tonight when I cry? Will sleep for you come easy Whilst I alone can't slumber? Will you welcome the morning At another man's side? How easy for you the ye

Some people live the high life They live like kings and queens They go about all dressed up Well encased in their dreams Most of us go from day to day With the feeling we have no clout The gods they say it's better that way To keep us going from hand

An gcloiseann tú bualadh mo chroí Buile mo chroí Greadadh mo chroí An gcloiseann tú greadadh mo chroí An mbraitheann tú cuisle mo chroí I dtearmann do lámha I ngéibheann do ghrá An mbraitheann tú cuisle mo chroí Tá botún sa tsaol Nach maithim do Dhia

Sweet babe, a golden cradle holds thee Soft a snow-white fleece enfolds thee Fairest flower all strewn before thee Birds warble o'er thee Seoithín seo ló, seoithín seo lú la ló Oh who is this a-lying here Gently at the door of my heart To and fro lik

Karan Casey - The Song of the Seal A sea maid sings on yonder reef The spell-bound seals draw near A lilt that lures beyond belief Mortals enchanted hear Coir an oir an oir an eer o Coir an oir an oir an eer o Coir an oir an oir an ee lalyuran Coir a

You brought me up and out of the water You brought me up to forget I had ever been, I could ever breathe In the water under your heart I darkened your door and your days you said You couldn't sleep the night With the sound of the sea hard on my heels