Diarmuid and Grainne-Cruachan

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Fay [00:35.110]The years they passed like a flowing stream， [00:37.110]in a highland vale shrouded in green. [00:40.110]The Fianna marched with Fionn at their helm, [00:42.100]though older and wiser this lord of the realm. [00:45.110]He was loyal to his king, Cormac Mac Art， [00:47.110]and to his daughter would give his heart. [00:48.110]Her name was Grainne, noble and fair, [00:50.101]but to marry Fionn she would not dare. [00:52.110]A feast was prepared in Tara’s great halls, [00:54.110]marriage banners adorned on the walls. [00:56.110]Grainne sat pale as the feast began， [00:59.110]then she spied Diarmuid and to him she ran. [01:02.110]“My heart is filled with longing for you”， [01:03.110]she whispered to Diarmuid,he knew not what to do. [01:05.110]“Grainne, so fair, with eyes like the sun, [01:08.110]please, do not tempt me; do not anger Fionn.”， [01:12.110]She did not listen and she did not care; [01:14.110]she enchanted Diarmuid with her fiery stare. [01:16.110]He was under a geis to do what she pleased, [01:18.110](though) he did not resist or ask for release. [01:19.110]During the night when the Fianna did sleep, [01:21.110]through Tara’s great halls, the lovers did creep. [01:23.110]They fled through the night, to where they knew not, [01:26.110]away from Fionn. They dared not stop. [01:45.110]The cry of hounds they heard in the night. [01:48.110]They ran until they were far from sight. [01:50.110]Days became weeks and still they fled; [01:52.110]if caught by Fionn, they would both be dead. [01:53.110]One night as they lay in a forest so dark, [01:56.110]they pledged their love, gave each other their heart. [01:58.110]They made love that night on a bed of grass, [02:00.110]Two lovers united, never to part. [02:02.110]For a year and a half, the chase went on. [02:04.110]Wherever Fionn looked, the lovers were gone. [02:06.110]They were aided by Aengus, many a time. [02:08.110]He was father of Diarmuid, a warrior fine. [02:11.110]Aengus grew tired of this bitter pursuit; [02:13.110]he met Fionn and the king to try end the dispute. [02:15.110]Neither were pleased, but they did agree. [02:18.110]They could live in peace; they were now free. [02:20.110]Fionn relented and gave them some land. [02:22.110]They lived in peace and all was grand. [02:24.110]Years passed by and the lovers grew old; [02:26.110]they had four sons who grew mighty and bold. [02:29.110]Diarmuid longed to go hunting with Fionn, [02:32.120]like in the old days, when they were young. [02:33.120]One fateful night, he opened the door;there stood Fionn; [02:35.210]they were friends once more. [02:37.210]There was feasting that night and stories told. [02:39.120]The two merry men remembered the battles of old. [02:42.210]They planned to go hunting at first light, [02:43.210]though Diarmuid heard cries throughout the night. [02:48.120]The Boar was a beast he would not hunt, [02:49.210]from the wildest swine to the smallest runt. [02:50.120]To kill it would bring his own demise. [02:52.210]This curse he had carried all his life. [03:03.120]When morning came, Diarmuid set out. [03:05.120]He remembered those cries and was filled with doubt. [03:07.120]He came upon Fionn at the top of a hill. [03:09.120]There was blood on his hands; he looked ready to kill. [03:12.120]“A boar is loose, it has killed my hound.”， [03:14.120]Fionn pointed to the beast that lay on the ground. [03:16.120]There then came a crash and the boar attacked. [03:18.210]It struck Diarmuid hard and broke his back. [03:40.120]As he fell down, he stabbed the boar. [03:42.210]He killed the beast; it was no more.“ [03:43.120]Fionn, help me, I’m dying and you have the gift， [03:45.220]of healing, get water, I’m starting to drift.”， [03:47.120]Fionn ran to the stream and cupped his hand, [03:49.120]but the water fell through and soaked into the sand. [03:51.210]He tried again, this time with success, [03:53.210]but when he returned Diarmuid was dead. [03:55.210]Grainne fell ill when she heard he was dead. [03:57.120]She cursed Fionn and Fianna, oh, how her heart bled. [04:00.210]“Diarmuid, sweet Diarmuid, I will always love thee; [04:01.210]I will never forget the way you loved me.”， [04:03.210]She lived on her own for some time on her land, [04:07.120]until Fionn did come to ask for her hand. [04:08.120]This time she agreed; Fionn had mended his ways. [04:11.120]They went to Kildare to see out their days.