Lough Sheelin Side
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Originale | Versione italiana di Gianni Barnini |
LOUGH SHEELIN SIDE Farewell! my country, a long farewell, My bitter anguish no tongue call tell, For I must fly o’er the ocean wide From the home I loved by Lough Sheelin’s side. Fond memories come till my heart grows sad, And vengeful thoughts till my brain goes mad, When I think of Ellen, my gentle bride, In the churchyard lone by Lough Sheelin’s side. When first I wooed her so fair and young, With her artless air and her guileless tongue, All other maidens she far outvied On the lonely banks by Lough Sheelin’s side. At the village dance on the shamrock plain To blind O’Leary’s enchanting strain No foot like her’s could so nimbly play None smile so sweetly or laugh so gay. Ah! proud was I of my girl so tall And envied most by the young men all When I brought her blushing a bashful bride To my cottage home by Lough Sheelin’s side. But oh! our joy was too full to last; The landlord came our young hopes to blast; In vain we pleaded for mercy - no! He turned us out in the blinding snow. And none dare open for us their door Or else his vengeance would reach them sure; My Ellen fainted - in my arms died - While the snow fell fast on the mountain side. I said one prayer for my lifeless love, And raised my hands to Heaven above “Oh, God of justice” I wildly cried, “Avenge the death of my murdered bride.” We buried her down in the churchyard low, Where in the springtime the daisies blow, I shed no tear for the fount had dried On that woeful night by Lough Sheelin’s side. Farewell! my country; farewell for aye! The ship will soon bear me away, But, oh, my fond heart will still abide In my Ellen’s grave by Lough Sheelin’s side. | Il LAGO DI SHEELIN (Lough Sheelin Side) Addio vecchia Irlanda addio amore mio La nave è pronta oggi è l’addio Lascio la cara mia dolce Eileen Che dorme accanto al Lago Sheelin Fu ad un ballo nel mio villaggio Quella ragazza sembrava un miraggio Con quel suo sguardo semplice e vago Poi la portai nel mio cottage sul lago Ma i sogni belli durano poco Venne il padrone con occhi di fuoco Buttandoci fuori lì all’istante La neve era alta fredda e accecante Che la vendetta faccia il suo corso Nessuno è venuto in nostro soccorso Lei se ne è andata stretta al mio cuore Era la fine del nostro amore Ho scavato la fossa nel cimitero Era di maggio e le ho acceso un cero Lacrime tristi per la mia sposa Che accanto al lago ora riposa Addio vecchia Irlanda addio amore mio La nave è pronta oggi è l’addio Lascio la cara mia dolce Eileen Che dorme accanto al Lago Sheelin |
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