《Kilkelly》歌词

[00:00:00] Kilkelly - De Dannan/Jimmy Keane

[00:00:05] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and sixty my dear and loving son John

[00:00:15] Your good friend the schoolmaster Pat McNamara's so good

[00:00:21] As to write these words down

[00:00:25] Your brothers have all gone to find work in England

[00:00:31] House is so empty and sad

[00:00:36] Crop of potatoes is sorely infected

[00:00:41] A third to a half of them bad

[00:00:46] And your sister Brigid and Patrick O'Donnell

[00:00:52] Going to be married in June

[00:00:57] Mother says not to work on the railroad

[00:01:02] It sure to come on home soon

[00:01:12] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 70 my dear and loving son John

[00:01:22] Hello to your Mrs and to your 4 children

[00:01:28] May they grow healthy and strong

[00:01:33] Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble

[00:01:38] I guess that he never will learn

[00:01:44] Because of the dampness there's no turf to speak of

[00:01:49] And now we have nothing to burn

[00:01:55] And Brigid is happy you named a child for her

[00:02:00] And now she's got six of her own

[00:02:06] You say you found work but you don't say

[00:02:10] What kind or when you will be coming home

[00:02:39] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and eighty dear Michael and John my sons

[00:02:49] I'm sorry to give you the very sad news

[00:02:54] That your dear old mother has gone

[00:02:59] We buried her down at the church in Kilkelly

[00:03:05] Your brothers and Brigid were there

[00:03:10] You don't have to worry she died very quickly

[00:03:15] Remember her in your prayers

[00:03:21] And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning

[00:03:26] With money he's sure to buy land

[00:03:32] For the crop has been poor and the people

[00:03:36] Are selling at any price that they can

[00:04:04] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 90 my dear and loving son John

[00:04:14] I guess that I must be close on to eighty

[00:04:20] It's thirty years since you're gone

[00:04:25] Because of all of the money you send me

[00:04:30] I'm still living out on my own

[00:04:36] Michael has built himself a fine house

[00:04:41] And Brigid's daughters have grown

[00:04:47] Thank you for sending your family picture

[00:04:52] They're lovely young women and men

[00:04:57] You say that you might even come for a visit

[00:05:03] What joy to see you again

[00:05:12] Kilkelly Ireland 18 and 92 my dear brother John

[00:05:23] I'm sorry that I didn't write sooner to

[00:05:27] Tell you that father passed on

[00:05:34] He was living with brigid she says he was cheerful

[00:05:39] And healthy right down to the end

[00:05:44] Ah you should have seen him play with

[00:05:48] The grandchildren of Pat McNamara your friend

[00:05:55] And we buried him alongside of mother

[00:06:01] Down at the Kilkelly churchyard

[00:06:06] He was a strong and a feisty old man

[00:06:12] Considering his life was so hard

[00:06:17] And it's funny the way he kept talking about you

[00:06:23] He called for you in the end

[00:06:29] Oh why don't you think about coming to visit

[00:06:34] We'd all love to see you again