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Thread #111051 Message #2335621
Posted By: trevek
08-May-08 - 07:49 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: For Ireland I'd Not Tell Her Name
Subject: Lyr Add: FOR IRELAND I'D NOT TELL HER NAME
I have my own version which is based on a translation a friend did of the Irish lyrics.
Last night as I wandered from here, Far away from the safety of home, A mystical beauty came near, To enchant me as never I've known. I bowed to her beauty and charm, To words from lips tender and sweet Her embrace kept me safe from all harms Is ar Éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.
If she to my words would take heed, Then the voice of my heart could ring true To her will I would gladly ascede Her desirs I would satisfy too I would read to her stories of old I would die for this woman with ease For one kiss my heart would explode Is ar Éirinn ní n-eósainn cé h-í.
A vision of beauty and grace resides just beyond my domain There is beauty and joy in her face And her reason is honest and plain. Her hair is as gold when it shines her cheeks, like th rose, ar aflame And my heart to her will it resigns But for Ireland I'd not tell her name.