The Foggy Dew

from Stories from the Tide by Ethera

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Irish Folklore

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'Twas down by the glen one Easter morn to a city fair rode I
When Ireland lines of marching men in squadrons passed me by
No pipe did hum nor battle drum did sound it's dread tatoo
But the Angelus bell o'er the Liffey swell rang out through the foggy dew

Right proudly high over Dublin Town they hung out the flag of war
'Twas better to die 'neath an Irish sky than at Sulva or Sud El Bar
And from the plains of Royal Meath strong men came hurrying through
While Britannia's Huns, with their long range guns sailed in through the foggy dew

'Twas England bade our Wild Geese go that small nations might be free
But their lonely graves are by Sulva's waves or the shore of the Great North Sea
But had they died by Pearse's side or fought with Valera
Their names we would keep where the fenians sleep 'neath the shroud of the foggy dew

The bravest fell, and the requiem bell rang mournfully and clear
For those who died that Eastertide in the springing of the year
And the world did gaze, in deep amaze, at those fearless men, but few
Who bore the fight that freedom's light might shine through the foggy dew

Ah, back through the glen I rode again and my heart with grief was sore
For I parted then with valiant men whom I never shall see more
But to and fro in my dreams I go and I'd kneel and pray for you,
For slavery fled, O glorious dead, When you fell in the foggy dew.

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from Stories from the Tide, released December 4, 2015
Voice, Harp & Arrangement by Audrey Victoria Downey
Irish Folk Song

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Ethera Montreal, Québec

Ethera is a musical project with various musical influences going from Irish traditional music to symphonic metal bands such as Nightwish, Epica, Eluveitie and Within Temptation This project is led on by Victoria Della Stella, a voice & harp student at the University of Montreal and regroups various artists from her region. ... more

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