Song for Ireland

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

I recently came across this beautiful song, covered by The Corrs. Their rendition of it is heartbreaking. The original song was written by Phil Colclough...

SONG FOR IRELAND

Walking all the day
By tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silver-winged they fly
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw Black Head against the sky
With twisted rocks that run down to the sea

Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunsets, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
And sang a song for Ireland

Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Saw one touch the bow
And he played a reel which seemed so grand and gay
We stood on Dingle Beach and cast
In wild foam we found Atlantic bass
Talking all the day
With true friends who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news
And singing songs to pass the time away
We watched the Galway salmon run
Like silver darting, dancing in the sun

Dreaming in the night
I saw a land where noone had to fight
But waking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
While lying where the falcons fly
They twist and turn all in your air-blue sky

 

[ACROB@T]

its a very beautiful cover version on their part from the few times I've heard it..the lyrics are hypnotic

Dreaming in the night
I saw a land where noone had to fight
But waking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light

 

[The_Sweetest_Thing]

Paul - I was just listening to it again, and it doesn't sound like Andrea (Corr) singing at all....do you know if it is, or if it's another of the sisters?

 

[ACROB@T]

I know what you mean..at certain points in the song it sounds very unlike her..but I'm almost certain its Andrea..