Exiles Return - Karan Casey

[00:09.244] When winter comes and all is silent
[00:14.533] the saddled mare is tightly bound
[00:19.959] Fox she prowls on down by the moonlight
[00:25.682] Snow lays thickly on the ground
[00:31.476] Though we bid farewell in sorrow
[00:36.433] we will meet again in distant lands
[00:42.607] and drink a health in joy for parting
[00:49.350] when the exile will return again
[00:57.193] The hearth is hard to leave this long night
[01:03.554] We face a long and a treacherous road
[01:08.891] Hard times must be faced undaunted
[01:14.839] Our loved ones lighten up our load
[01:20.150] Though we bid farewell in sorrow
[01:25.377] we may meet again in distant lands
[01:31.674] and drink a health in joy for parting
[01:37.579] when the exile will return again
[01:45.757] The distant cairn of Cnoc na Ré stands
[01:52.037] Bare and bleached o'er Queen Medb's tomb
[01:57.383] O'Hara's castle stands undaunted
[02:02.900] Waiting for her lands to bloom
[02:08.505] Though we bid farewell in sorrow
[02:13.733] we may meet again in distant lands
[02:19.619] and drink a health in joy for parting
[02:25.555] when the exile will return again
[02:54.019] The night is cold, the children are sleeping
[03:00.675] Restful dreams of Tir na nÓg
[03:05.708] Jeanie Johnston's bound for sailing
[03:11.590] Now my friend it's time to go
[03:17.054] Though we bid farewell in sorrow
[03:22.173] we may meet again in distant lands
[03:28.308] and drink a health in joy for parting
[03:33.900] when the exile will return again
[03:39.720] Though we bid farewell in sorrow
[03:44.686] we may meet again in distant lands
[03:50.924] and drink a health in joy for parting
[03:56.547] when the exile will return again
[04:04.142] when the exile will return again