For too long time I’ve been a stranger here
To the hills above Glenshane
And your rocks and your rain
Where the silent souls haunt the Priory walls
In the wind they sing «Come away, come away»
To the murmuring stream with the town below
And the babbling swell of winding Roe
And you still might hear the great O’Cahan Clan
«Come away», they say «to the Benedy Glen»
Where the Hound of the Plain has walked this land
And the loneliest mile, with a sword in his hand
And his blood runs still, in every stream and glen
And his home can be seen from the Hill Of The Thieves
For too long time I’ve been a stranger here
To the hills above Glenshane
And you rocks and your rain
Where the silent souls haunt the Priory walls
In the wind they sing «Come away, come away»
As usual, I am about 10 years behind the times. Just heard the tail end of this on the Beatcroft Social - live from Shetland with Tom Morton (a bitcast from the Shetland webcam site) and they kindly have a list of the credits for the last dozen or so songs on their Beta player. Thought it was Capercaillie at first. I now have a new artist whose work I can explore. Great!
I absolutely love this song, even years after stumbling across it in high school. Cara Dillon remains one of my favourite musicians to listen to - her voice, and sense of musical direction, is pretty special :)
dear Meridith I,m sorry too hear about your ma,hope that cara,s hill of thieves helps you find peace as cara and Sam are beautiful folk,such a nice song! give garden valley a play as well as cara sings like a lark! happy exmas bazxx
Meridith please if you get time listen too cara,s CD cara Dillon,there is a gorgeous song on there called lark in the clear air,this is cara at her finest as her voice just soars,and Sam,s piano playing is beautiful! also the maid of culmore is a stunning track,proper titanic feel to this tune, cara,s vocals and Zoe Conway,s fiddle wow! just keep your chin up, as I really understand what you,ve been through and probably are still going through,loss is a bad thing but I really believe that we will see folk that we,ve loved and lost in this life, in the next one,keep the faith darlin!
Just discovered this woman and her music is breathtaking! This song in particular has really moved me, its so incredibly beautiful to listen to. Wow wow wow <3
