Killybegs
Harbor Melodies: Discovering Love and Dreams in Killybegs
Lyrics
My heart was warm with family love
Expressing a warm feeling in the heart due to family love.
As I slipped into a chair
Describing the act of taking a seat.
Beside my Uncle John my daughters
Sitting next to Uncle John with daughters across the table.
'cross the table there
Noting the presence of daughters on the opposite side of the table.
I'd walked the docks in misty rain
Recalling a walk on docks in misty rain.
A pain was in my legs
Feeling pain in the legs.
But I'd seen the dream of kinsmen
Having seen the dream of kinsmen in the boats of Killybegs.
In the boats of Killybegs
Referring to the boats in the harbor of Killybegs.
The ban'er of my Uncle and
Noting the banner of Uncle and daughters in the air.
My daughters filled the air
Feeling the atmosphere filled with familial pride.
And the Donegalers next to us were
Being glad that the Donegalers next to them appreciate their presence.
Glad that we were there
Reflecting on a moment of quiet listening.
I was kind of quite listening
Listening attentively while looking out the window ledge.
Out the window ledge
Searching for the music of the harbor.
For the music of the harbour
Mentioning the birds of Killybegs in connection with the harbor.
The birds of Killybegs
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Down the coast not far was Galway
Planning to go to Galway the next day after supper and sleep.
Planned the joys from Connemara
Expressing concern about whether his words will be sung by Irishmen or forgotten.
After supper and a sleep
Contemplating the fate of words, drawing a parallel with fish left on the docks.
We would be going there tomorra'
Describing a radio playing in the background.
I worried if my words would
Not comprehending the words of the radio due to the familiar but absurd rhythm.
Ere be sung by Irishmen
Begging for silence to better hear the song playing in the air of Killybegs.
Or rot here on the docks
Highlighting the significance of a particular song in Killybegs.
Like the fish of Killybegs
Expressing disbelief at the strange sound of the song.
A radio was playin' though we
Noting differences in instruments and key changes in the song.
Never heard a word
Reaching to turn up the volume, despite a teetering leg.
For the rhythm of the music
Highlighting a girl from Tipperary singing the speaker's song in Killybegs.
Was familiar if absurd
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A hearkening intensity for silence did I beg
-Oh what a song was playing
-In the air of Killybegs
-I couldn't quite believe it for
-It sounded rather strange
-The instruments were different and the
-Key had been changed
-I reached to turn the volume up
-Then teeter on my leg
-A girl from Tipperary sang
-My song in Killybegs
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