Song for Ireland Songtext
von Patsy Watchorn

Walking all the day
Near tall towers where falcons build their nests
Silver wings they fly
They know the call of freedom in their breasts
Saw black head against the sky
Where twisted rocks that run down to the sea

Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunset, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
And sang a song for Ireland

Talking all the day
With true friends who try to make you stay
Telling jokes and news
Singing songs to pass the time away
Watched the Galway salmon run
Like silver dancing, darting in the sun


Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunset, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
And sang a song for Ireland

Drinking all the day
In old pubs where fiddlers love to play
Saw one touch the bow
He played a reel which seemed so grand and gay
Stood on Dingle beach and cast
In wild foam we found Atlantic bars

Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunset, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
And sang a song for Ireland

Dreaming in the night
I saw a land where no one had to fight
Walking in your dawn
I saw you crying in the morning light
Lying where the falcons fly
They twist and turn all in your air blue sky


Living on your western shore
Saw summer sunset, asked for more
I stood by your Atlantic sea
And sang a song for Ireland