Galway Bay - Dolores Keane

Dolores Keane singing Galway Bay from a Festival Folk conert with Dé Danann in the 1980s.

'Tis far away I am today from scenes I roamed a boy,
And long ago the hour I know I first saw Illinois;
But time nor tide nor waters wide could wean my heart away,
For ever true it flies to you, my dear old Galway Bay.


O ! grey and bleak, by shore and creek, the rugged rocks abound,
But sweet and green the grass between, as grows on Irish ground,
So friendship fond, all wealth beyond, and love that lives alway,
Bless each poor home beside your foam, my dear old Galway Bay.


Had I youth's blood and hopeful mood and heart of fire once more,
For all the gold the world might hold I'd never quit your shore,
I'd live content whate'er God sent with neighbours old and gray,
And lay my bones, 'neath churchyard stones, beside you, Galway Bay.

The blessing of a poor old man be with you night and day,
The blessing of a lonely man whose heart will soon be clay;
'Tis all of Heaven I'll ask of God upon my dying day,
My soul to soar for ever more above you, Galway Bay.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Galway
• Bay
• Dolores
• Keane
• Dé
• Danann
• Ireland
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[lorgain2]

Some song,some singer, great stuff Machree.

[Kateastrophy4444]

oh, i love this. celtic music is so beautiful.......

[Gearoid71]

Go h-ìontach! Gaillimh Abù!

[folksinger123]

Reduced to tears when I heard this, which doesn't happen very often.

[eamorgan123]

Thanks For all your postings.

They are all fantastic.

Best Wishes.

Elizabeth.xx

PS Is this you Mike not the singer but the poster.????.

[gerardfraleigh799]

What a brilliant voice.

[MICHAELCAMPBELL69]

Great to hear music sung in the local accent like the proclaimers she does not need to put on a fake American accent

[pddybrry]

Brilliant!!!

[deathray32]

What a beautiful song... so much nicer than the maudlin song of the same name that the American tourists lap up. And I love the flute intro.

[LinnTractorNut]

Woke up with this tune in my head, been awhile since listening to it.

[sherp2u1]

Frankie Gavin is my cousin, no bother to ye boy!!