Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Children Of Lir, artist - Cruachan. Date of issue: 19.06.2021
Song language: English
The Children Of Lir |
| In a time of myth and magic |
| Lived a man of timeless power |
| Lir was his name |
| But his temper had turned sour |
| He would not be king of the land |
| Bov Dearg was chosen instead |
| Lir would pay no tribute to him |
| And secretly wished he was dead |
| Alas with time Lir’s wife did lie |
| And he was full of great sadness |
| Dearg heard this and sent word to Lir |
| To meet with him in his palace |
| When they met they both embraced |
| Their friendship was made then |
| Dearg summoned his daughter eve |
| And told Lir he must marry again |
| Lir’s love for Eve was as strong as with his first wife |
| A seed was planted, Fionnula and Aedh were born |
| But her next child birth would take away her life |
| Fiachra and Conn, from their mothers stomach were torn |
| Lir’s sadness knew no bounds — |
| He cried out to the night |
| Dearg was there to comfort him |
| And help him see the light |
| He had 4 beautiful children |
| And with time another bride |
| Eve’s sister Aoife would stay loyal to his side |
| But Aiofe had a jealous side — a canker in her mind |
| She moved against the children, love for them she could not find |
| She took them in her chariot to a lake not far away |
| And changed them into swans like night time into day |
| 300 years on Derravaragh, so commenced the spell |
| The children would swim to the shore, their story to tell |
| 300 years on the sea of Moyle, a cruel and bitter place |
| The children missed their father here, the smile upon his face |
| In the sea of Moyle the waves did crash |
| And beat the land with might |
| The rain fell fierce and the wind blew hard |
| The swans all feared for their lives |
| Fionnula was strong and wisest of all |
| And guarded her brothers from strife |
| Under her wings they hid from night |
| And waited for the morning light |
| Finally the day did come |
| To leave this terrible sea |
| 300 more years to live as swans |
| Then they at last would be free |
| To Inish Gluaire the swans did fly |
| As fast as they could go |
| New lands and kingdoms everywhere — |
| Fionnula did see down below |
| There they waited, till at last the day did dawn |
| The spell was ending |
| They felt themselves transform |
| They were now ancient |
| Their youth was gone forever |
| And as they died |
| They held hands and went together |