The Children Of Lir-Cruachan

[00:00.00]The Children Of Lir -Cruachan [00:00.000] 作曲 : Farrell, Fay [00:39.921]In a time of myth and magic [00:41.620]Lived a man of timeless power [00:43.679]Lir was his name [00:45.274]But his temper had turned sour [00:46.942]He would not be king of the [00:48.415]Bov Dearg was chosen instead [00:50.229]Lir would pay no tribute to him [00:51.913]And secretly wished he was dead [00:53.508]Alas with time Lir's wife did lie [00:55.244]And he was full of great sadness [00:56.940]Dearg heard this and sent word to Lir [00:58.628]To meet with him in his palace [01:00.237]When they met they both embraced [01:01.885]Their friendship was made then [01:03.497]Dearg summoned his daughter eve [01:05.119]And told Lir he must marry again [01:07.406]Lir's love for Eve was as strong [01:11.502]As with his first wife [01:13.981]A seed was planted [01:17.347]Fionnula and Aedh were born [01:20.556]But her next child birth would take away her life [01:27.457]Fiachra and Conn [01:30.393]From their mothers stomach were torn [01:46.490]Lir's sadness knew no bounds [01:47.970]He cried out to the night [01:49.714]Dearg was there to comfort him [01:51.394]And help him see the light [01:53.86]He had 4beautiful children [01:54.435]And with time another bride [01:56.353]Eve's sister Aoife would stay [01:58.44]Loyal to his side [01:59.676]But Aiofe had a jealous side [02:01.309]A canker in her mind [02:02.928]She moved against the children [02:04.317]Love for them she could not find [02:06.219]She took them in her chariot to a lake not far away [02:09.419]And changed them into swans like night time into day [02:26.152]300years on Derravaragh [02:27.939]So commenced the spell [02:29.371]The children would swim to the shore [02:31.43]Their story to tell [02:32.728]300years on the sea of Moyle [02:34.592]A cruel and bitter place [02:36.10]The children missed their father here [02:37.848]The smile upon his face [03:18.891]In the sea of Moyle the waves did crash [03:20.897]And beat the land with might [03:22.457]The rain fell fierce and the wind blew hard [03:24.337]The swans all feared for their lives [03:25.833]Fionnula was strong and wisest of all [03:27.593]And guarded her brothers from strife [03:29.157]Under her wings they hid from night [03:30.820]And waited for the morning light [03:32.498]Finally the day did come [03:34.177]To leave this terrible sea [03:35.709]300more years to live as swans [03:37.333]Then they at last would be free [03:39.81]To Inish Gluaire the swans did fly [03:40.769]As fast as they could go [03:42.331]New lands and kingdoms everywhere [03:44.50]Fionnula did see down below [03:46.773]There they waited [03:49.452]Till at last the day did dawn [03:52.978]The spell was ending [03:56.230]They felt themselves transform [03:59.653]They were now ancient [04:02.911]Their youth was gone forever [04:06.260]And as they died [04:09.406]They held hands and went together