Cruachan - Diarmuid and Grainne

From their album "The Morrigan's Call."

Lyrics:
The years they passed like a flowing stream
in a highland vale shrouded in green.
The Fianna marched with Fionn at their helm,
though older and wiser this lord of the realm.
He was loyal to his king, Cormac Mac Art
and to his daughter would give his heart.
Her name was Grainne, noble and fair,
but to marry Fionn she would not dare.

A feast was prepared in Tara's great halls,
marriage banners adorned on the walls.
Grainne sat pale as the feast began
then she spied Diarmuid and to him she ran.
"My heart is filled with longing for you"
she whispered to Diarmuid, he knew not what to do.
"Grainne, so fair, with eyes like the sun,
please, do not tempt me; do not anger Fionn."

She did not listen and she did not care;
she enchanted Diarmuid with her fiery stare.
He was under a geis to do what she pleased,
(though) he did not resist or ask for release.
During the night when the Fianna did sleep,
through Tara's great halls, the lovers did creep.
They fled through the night, to where they knew not,
away from Fionn. They dared not stop.

The cry of hounds they heard in the night.
They ran until they were far from sight.
Days became weeks and still they fled;
if caught by Fionn, they would both be dead.
One night as they lay in a forest so dark,
they pledged their love, gave each other their heart.
They made love that night on a bed of grass,
two lovers united, never to part.

For a year and a half, the chase went on.
Wherever Fionn looked, the lovers were gone.
They were aided by Aengus, many a time.
He was father of Diarmuid, a warrior fine.
Aengus grew tired of this bitter pursuit;
he met Fionn and the king to try end the dispute.
Neither were pleased, but they did agree.
They could live in peace; they were now free.

Fionn relented and gave them some land.
They lived in peace and all was grand.
Years passed by and the lovers grew old;
they had four sons who grew mighty and bold.
Diarmuid longed to go hunting with Fionn,
like in the old days, when they were young.
One fateful night, he opened the door;
there stood Fionn; they were friends once more.

There was feasting that night and stories told.
The two merry men remembered the battles of old.
They planned to go hunting at first light,
though Diarmuid heard cries throughout the night.
The Boar was a beast he would not hunt,
from the wildest swine to the smallest runt.
To kill it would bring his own demise.
This curse he had carried all his life.

When morning came, Diarmuid set out.
He remembered those cries and was filled with doubt.
He came upon Fionn at the top of a hill.
There was blood on his hands; he looked ready to kill.
"A boar is loose, it has killed my hound."
Fionn pointed to the beast that lay on the ground.
There then came a crash and the boar attacked.
It struck Diarmuid hard and broke his back.

As he fell down, he stabbed the boar.
He killed the beast; it was no more.
"Fionn, help me, I'm dying and you have the gift
of healing, get water, I'm starting to drift."
Fionn ran to the stream and cupped his hand,
but the water fell through and soaked into the sand.
He tried again, this time with success,
but when he returned Diarmuid was dead.

Grainne fell ill when she heard he was dead.
She cursed Fionn and Fianna, oh, how her heart bled.
"Diarmuid, sweet Diarmuid, I will always love thee;
I will never forget the way you loved me."
She lived on her own for some time on her land,
until Fionn did come to ask for her hand.
This time she agreed; Fionn had mended his ways.
They went to Kildare to see out their days.

Category:

Music

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• Cruachan
• Diarmuid
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• The
• Morrigans
• Call
• Irish
• Folk
• Music

[warrencurrier]

no pussy?

[darthy0da]

I'm pretty sure that's what "they made love on a bed of grass" means.

[waaeaa]

interesting how other people thumbs up and defend a guy who says raping is something to be proud of

are u people thick

[cannibal170]

good celtic song,it gets right in ur head,and messes things up cool!!! on the other hand mayb im allready mad lol

[TulkorHAOMARUSH]

@EpicFail13337 Its okay...its not like the celtic people were a united group. In fact they were very diverse. I am of descent but w/e. Folk music from all over the world interests me, it just happens that celtic folk has expanded into the metal realm more so than other folk music. If anyone can point the way to a few bands in other areas that have...I would appreciate it!

[Bison22hockey]

@waaeaa their is nothing about rape in this song

[streamline85]

great intro.........

[sarcasio]

Ar fheabhas!!!!! :D



[bagelzkickass]

Nice album cover. The music is still much better, though.

[atagail]

I really love Grainne, she has a personality that I like. And I'm really glad they have some books on Amazon.com about this, I am really looking forward to buy it.

[BalderLucifer]

Only one thing to say: AWESOME and EPIC!!!

[Ulfius254]

diarmuid and grania is the original of "tristan and isolde"

[wasabi107]

cud they not have called it "diarmuid AGUS grainne"? :P

[deviantcreep]

This makes band makes me proud of my heritage!

[Nocturnuz]

You should feel kvlt, man! XD

[exoIQ2]

Omfg i listen to celtic black folk and i like it...I feel kinda nerd xD

[KnightShave]

me neither my friend, but I love it...

I'm more Germanic and Slavic than Celtic...

[pollodeayer]

nice epic celtic song. on the other hand, what a lot of crap you speak people, come on!!!!

[ototutututu]

sooper melodie....parca e o poveste:X:X

[Runemaster882003]

Stupid fuck. Go join Hitler in his grave. We don't need or want your kind, skinhead. The true disease upon the West is the Far Right.

[dasun75]

were not celts anymore were basques it was good while it lasted

[DETTORIDERBY]

fuck watevr yee say thats an epic song, the boiling blood of the irish steams through cruachan

[dasun75]

the blood of the irish with diarmuid gavin aTV programme was very interesting

[crotchrocker123]

I never said I was proud of rape, but I just believe that if you're going to be proud of who you are, you shouldn't be afraid to leave out all the details of your heritage.