The fields of Athenry (Irish)

foto: Marco Sala, Paesino in val Ferre, Gennaio 2006

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By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling

"Michael, they have taken you away

For you stole Trevelyan's corn

So the young might see the morn'

Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay"

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Low lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

Our love was on the wing

We had dreams and songs to sing

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling

"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free

Against the famine and the crown

I rebelled, they ran me down

Now you must raise our child with dignity"

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Low lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

Our love was on the wing

We had dreams and songs to sing

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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By a lonely harbour wall, she watched the last star falling

As the prison ship sailed out against the sky

For she'll live in hope and pray

For her love in Botany Bay

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry

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Low lie the fields of Athenry

Where once we watched the small free birds fly

Our love was on the wing

We had dreams and songs to sing

It's so lonely 'round the fields of Athenry