Noreen
Emigration's Tragic Tale: Noreen Bawn's Heartrending Journey
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There's a spot in old Tir conaell, there's a wee house in the glen,
Describes a location in Tir Conaell with a small house in the glen.
Where dwelt an fairest colleen, who charmed the hearts of men,
Introduces a beautiful young woman who captivates the hearts of men.
She was winsome hale and hearty, shy and graceful as the dawn,
Portrays her as lively, healthy, shy, and graceful like the dawn.
Neighbours loved that widow's daughter, happy laughing Noreen Bawn.
Neighbors adore the daughter of a widow named Noreen Bawn, who is cheerful and happy.
Till one day there came a letter, with her passage paid to go,
Noreen receives a letter offering her passage to a distant land.
To the land where the Missouri, and the Mississippi flows,
She is headed to the land where the Missouri and Mississippi rivers meet.
Then she said goodbye to Ireland, and next morning at the door,
Noreen bids farewell to Ireland the next morning, leaving her mother heartbroken.
That old mother broken hearted, bid farewell to Noreen Bawn.
The mother sadly says goodbye to Noreen Bawn.
Many years that mother waited,till one evening at the door,
The mother waits for many years until one evening.
Stood a gorgeous looking lady, costly were the clothes she wore,
A stunning lady appears at the door, wearing expensive clothes.
Saying mother dont you know me, for I've only got a cold,
The lady claims to be Noreen Bawn but dismisses visible signs of illness as just a cold.
But thoes purple spots upon her cheeks, the tragic story's told.
The purple spots on her cheeks reveal a tragic story, likely an indication of a serious illness.
There's a graveyard in Tir Conaill, where the blossoms sadly grow,
Describes a graveyard in Tir Conaill where flowers sadly bloom.
There's a sorrow stricken mother, kneeling o're that lonely grave.
A grief-stricken mother kneels at a lonely grave, presumably Noreen Bawn's.
My Noreen, oh my Noreen its lonesome since you've gone,
The mother expresses loneliness since Noreen's departure, attributing her demise to the shame of emigration.
Twas the shame of emigration, laid you low my Noreen Bawn
Emphasizes that the act of emigrating brought shame and ultimately led to Noreen Bawn's death.
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