Lyr Req: Love is Blind? / Love is Life (Mick Ryan)

Subject: love is blind
From: breezy
Date: 09 Sep 01 - 04:23 PM

i think.contains the following;'' a child grows, a child learns , a child goes ,a child returns , the river flows the river turns , and love is blind.'' I dont seem able to trace it . can someone help me please? thanks ,singaround at the bull redbrn mon.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: Sorcha
Date: 09 Sep 01 - 05:57 PM

No luck with any of the phrases.........help!

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: GUEST,HP
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 01:07 PM

I've just spotted this on the unanswered requests thread and am 99% certain they are from a song called 'Love is Life' by Mick Ryan. If so, I have it on CD and will dig it out and transcribe in the next day or two.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: GUEST,Kernow John
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 05:33 PM

These are in the Mick Ryan songbook and I'll type them up later. Do you need the chords and/or the dots?

Regards Marion

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: brid widder
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 05:50 PM

This is a beautiful song... & is on Mick Ryan and Pete Harris's 'The Widow's Promise' CD.. I'm listening to it now... it makes the hairs on your neck stand on end!!

Mick wrote it about the experience of his dad's death

" often cruel often kind a wise old fool clear sighted blind, light and shadow on the mind and love is life"

Subject: Lyr Add: LOVE IS LIFE (Mick Ryan)
From: Kernow John
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 06:06 PM

Here you are John. Mick Ryan has to be one of our best songwriters.
LOVE IS LIFE
Mick Ryan

A child is born a mother weeps
A mother smiles a mother sleeps
A weary watch a father keeps
And love is life
A child grows a child learns
A child goes a child returns
A river flows A river turns
And love is life

Chorus
Often cruel and often kind
A wise old fool clear sighted blind
Light and shadow on the mind
and Love is life

A child grows. A young man leaves.
 A father knows. A mother grieves.
A strong wind blows on fading leaves,
And Love is Life.
A son is home with tales to tell.
He is alone, but they can tell
The oldest tale has cast a spell,
And Love is Life.

And for a while it's in the air,
A silly smile, then black despair.
But when we're young we soon repair,
And Love is Life.
The circles turns, and life is fine.
For Life returns. The ancient vine
Gives up its fruit in sparkling wine,
And Love is Life.

But Time's a thief. The wind blows cold.
The days are brief. The father's old.
The oldest grief will soon unfold,
And Love is Life.
The old man goes. The woman weeps.
The woman knows. The woman sleeps.
Across the hill a shadow creeps,
And Love is Life.

But from the shade there comes a child.
New life is made. Old Death beguiled.
The father prayed. The mother smiled.
And Love is Life.
A child grows. A child learns.
A child goes. A child returns.
A river flows. A river turns.
And Love is Life.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: Herga Kitty
Date: 17 Jul 02 - 08:00 PM

Brid widder's right- Mick sings it pretty well too. I heard him at Sidmouth with Pete Harris just after the CD came out.

(Thank you Doug Bailey and Wild Goose as well... creep creep)

Kitty

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: GUEST,mallaidh
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 06:09 AM

This is a song written by the great Mick Ryan! I think it is about the death of his father. Try going onto the Wildgoose Records website where there is a lot of stuff about Mick and his 'oppo' Pete Harris. You should be able to find out what album the song is on.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: love is blind
From: Snuffy
Date: 13 Mar 07 - 12:48 PM

I think it's one that Miskin Man does. Perhaps he'll do it for us this Easter.