I searched the forum to find other threads that may contain English versions, but couldn't find any. I have the Joe Heaney recording in Irish, and also a recording by the Norwegian singer, Sissel. The recording in Irish by Sissel is on a CD soundtrack for the PBS series, The Long Journey Home. The CD notes include an English version, and I was wondering if anyone knew of other versions/translations of the song in English. I also could not find any credits for who wrote these English verses, so that information is appreciated if anyone has it. Thanks.

Did you go then to the grey rocks,
And behind a wind-swept crevice there,
Did you find our Mary gently waiting,
Our lady,sweet and fair?
Did the sun shine gently round her,
Making solid darts through her hair?
And will you stay silent as the day
When the wind has left the air?

Oh, my Mary, long we wait here
While the hunter combs the mountains high,
And the soft wind whispers "Guard her,"
Though as hunted we must die.
Oh, the dawn is longtime coming,
And the long night clings with care,
But they shall not find with their chains to bind
My Mary, pure and fair.

Alice