REEL AROUND THE SUN
out of the dark we came
out of the sea
where the long wave broke on the shore
as the day broke
and the night rolled back
there we stood on the land we would call home
out of the dark we came
out of the night
the first of many mornings in this new place
when the sun rolled back the mist
we rose like a strong wave on land
now we were the people of this place
what burns through the rain and mist?
what banishes dark?
what makes the children straight and bright?
what makes the mountain sharp?
the sun is our Lord and Father
bright face at the gate of day
comfort of home cattle and crop
lord of the morning
lord of the day
lifting our hearts we sing his praise
dance in his healing rays
THE HEART'S CRY
where the river foams and surges to the sea
silver fingers rise to find me
wise and as daring
following the heart's cry
I am the deep pool
I am the dark spring
warm with a mystery I may reveal to you
in time (times holds the heart's cry)
key to everything in love (love makes the heart flower)
flower into a deep desire (passion in the heart's fire)
passion and desire
see the eagle rise above the open plain
golden in the morning air
weaving and soaring
watchful and protecting
I am your shelter
I will enfold you
warm with a mystery i may reveal to you
in time (times holds the heart's cry)
key to everything in love (love makes the heart flower)
flower into a deep desire (passion in the heart's fire)
passion and desire
THUNDERSTORM
thunder and lightning batter the rocks
the winds howl and great storms break on the forest
scatter the herds like grain
fire leaps from dark to dark
fear and anger leap to meet it
we will not go down
we wil not be beaten dowm like grain
CLOUDSONG
hear my cry in my hungering search for you
taste my breath on the wind
see the sky as in mirrors my colors
hinds and whispers begin
I am living to nourish you,cherish you
I am pulsing the blood in your veins
feel the magic and power of surrender to life (Uisce beartha)
every finger is touching and searching
until you secrets come out
in the dance as it endlessly circles
I linger close to your mouth
I am living to nourish you,cherish you
I am pulsing the blood in your veins
feel the magic and power of surrender to life (Uisce beartha)
AMERICAN WAKE
no life is forever
we farmed and fought here
we loved and died here
wave after wave the sea of time
beats against every shore
(we have seen smoke of war climb from our fields of grain
a stain over the sun
the crops wither
the bones oh Hunger walk the sunken roads
in the black rain of ruin)
whole generations lift now to depart
the land has failed us
the dark soldiers appear against us
in dance and song we lift and mourn our children
they carry us over the ocean in dance and song
LIFT THE WINGS
how can the small flowers grow
if the wild winds blow
and the cold snow is all around
where will the frail birds fly
if their home on high
have been torn down to the ground
lift the wings
that carry me away from here and
fill the sail
that breaks the time to home
when I'm miles and miles apart from you
I'm beside you when i think of you
a Stoirin a Gra
how can a tree stand tall
if a rain won't fall
to wash its branches down
how can the heart survive
can it stay alive
if its love's denied for long
lift the wings
that carry me away from here and
fill the sail
that breaks the line to home
when I'm miles and miles apart from you
I'm beside you when I think of you
a Stoirin
and I'm with you as I dream of you
a Stoirin
and this song will bring me near to you
a Stoirin a Gra
HARBOUR OF THE NEW WORLD
dawn and the ships are leaving
a lover's grief is lifting on the tide
and hearts too young for sorrow torn asunder
the cruel ocean's deep and dark and wide
HEAL THEIR HEARTS
out of the night we come
out of the sea
on a new shore lights blaze in the dawn
motherless fatherless
torn from our homes
we bring tears to this land
we must make our own
in the deep night
from a dark space
I hear voices calling out in their heart ache
they are wounded they are broken
but their spirit when woken
yes,they may be poor in birth
but yes,how great each one is worth
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds
in their dream times
in their visions
how they always hunger after freedom
every hard road
every dark road
leads them on to reach a new horizon
yes,they may be poor in birth
but yes,how great each one is worth
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds
FREEDOM
lord,where is our freedom?
when will our hope begin?
lord,what of the promise you made?
when will it come?
we have waited for the time
for the truth to live
when justice will shine
too long those hands of greed
held on and made us bleed
when will your people breath
lord,will it come?
lord,what of our children?
will they always depend on you
lord,why are they scattered and torn
and their young hearts in chains
how they hunger for liberty
feel their hatred of poverty
let their spirits rise
soaring free
lord,let it come
our day will come
lord,where is our freedom?
when will our hope begin?
lord,what of the promiss you made?
when will it come?
we have waited for the time
for the truth to live
when justice to shine
too long those hands of greed
and made us bleed
when will your people breathe
lord,will it come
when will it come?
when will your people breathe?
lord,let it come
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds
lord,where is our freedom
HOME AND THE HEARTLAND
from high in the sky
through the clonds and rain
every familiar field
seem like an old friend
when every hand that you shake
is like a warm embrace
could only be one sweet place
home and the heartland
sing out your songs and
bring out your stories and rhymes
weave from your dreams those mystical
dances that lead us to bind in heart and mind
as we circle the world
with our wandering airs
gathering here and there
leaving behind our share
like the leaves in the wind
they are blown along
each melody rising from
home and the heartland
sing out your songs and
bring out your stories and rhymes
weave from your dreams those mystical
dances that lead us to bind in heart and mind
OSCAIL AN DORAS
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
firrinneri fhidhleir tailleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
firrinneri fhidhleir tailleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
firrinneri fhidhleir tailleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
oscail an doras don tailleir fhidhleir
the king's son-in-low is the tailoring fiddler
HEAL THEIR HEARTS
yes,they may be poor in birth
but yes,how great each one is worth
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds
heal their hearts
feed their souls
their lives can be golden if your love enfolds