Dead Can Dance - The Wind That Shakes The Barley Lyrics
I sat within the valley greenI sat me with my true love.My sad heart strove the two betweenThe old love and the new love.The old for her the newThat made me think on ireland dearly.While the soft wind blew down the gladeAnd shook the golden barley.Twas hard the woeful words to frameTo break the ties that bound us.But harder still to bear the shameOf foreign chains around us.And so I said the mountain glenIll meet at morning early.And Ill join the bold united menWhile soft winds shook the barley.Twas sad I kissed away her tearsMy fond arm round her flinging.When a foe, mans shot burst on our earsFrom out the wild woods ringing.A bullet pierced my true loves sideIn lifes young spring so early.And on my breast in blood she diedWhile soft winds shook the barley.But blood for blood without remorseIve taen at oulart hollow.Ive lain my true loves clay like corpseWhere I full soon must follow.Around her grave Ive wandered drearNoon, night, and morning early.With breaking heart when eer I hearThe wind that shakes the barley.