There Were Roses-John Whelan

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Tommy Sands [00:04.505] A song for you this evening [00:09.294] and it's not to make you sad [00:12.255] Or for adding to the sorrow of a troubled Northern land [00:18.265] But lately I've been thinking [00:21.243] and it just won't leave my mind [00:24.836] I'll tell you now of two good friends [00:27.983] They were both good friends of mine [00:33.522] Isaac Scott from Derry [00:35.889] he lived just across the fields [00:39.049] A great man for the music and the dancing and the reels [00:45.436] MacDonald came from South Armagh to court young Agnes fair [00:51.316] It was then we'd meet on Ryan Road [00:54.231] and laughter filled the air [01:05.450] Now, Isaac, he was Protestant and Sean was Catholic born [01:11.843] But it never made a difference [01:14.576] for their friendship it was strong [01:18.185] And sometimes in the evening when we heard the sound of drums [01:24.310] We said "War won't divide us [01:27.026] we will always be as one [01:30.979] For the land our fathers plow in [01:34.931] the soil it is the same [01:37.691] And the places where we say our prayers have just got different names [01:44.450] We talked about our friends who'd died [01:47.624] we hoped there'd be no more [01:50.716] It was little then we realized the tragedy in store [01:58.100] There were roses, roses, there were roses [02:08.221] And the tears of the people ran together [02:20.000] It was on a Sunday morning when the awful news came around [02:26.947] There'd been another killing outside of Caplan town [02:33.458] We knew that Isaac danced up there, we knew he liked the band [02:39.299] We heard that he was dead, and we just could not understand [02:45.417] We gathered at his graveside on a cold and rainy day [02:53.051] The minister just closed his eyes, and for no revenge he prayed [02:59.865] And those of us who knew him from along the Ryan Road [03:05.689] Just bowed our heads and said a prayer for the resting of his soul [03:11.996] There were roses, roses, there were roses [03:23.210] And the tears of the people ran together [03:45.492] Now fear it filled the countryside, and fear filled every home [03:51.922] And late one night [03:54.195] a car came prowling round the Ryan Road [03:58.452] A Catholic would be killed tonight to even up the score [04:04.447] Oh Christ, it's young MacDonald that they've taken from the door [04:11.057] "Isaac was my friend!" he cried [04:15.764] he begged them with his fear [04:18.560] But centuries of hatred have ears that cannot hear [04:25.040] "An eye for an eye" was all that filled their minds [04:30.679] And another eye for another eye [04:33.945] til everyone is blind [04:37.162] There were roses, roses, there were roses [04:48.422] And the tears of the people ran together [04:58.822] Now I don't know where the moral is [05:03.928] or how this song should end [05:07.291] But I wonder just how many wars are fought between good friends [05:13.384] And the men who give the orders, well [05:16.804] they're not the ones who die [05:19.332] It's Scott and MacDonald and the likes of you and I [05:26.078] There were roses, roses, there were roses [05:38.213] And the tears of the people ran together