My Lagan Love

One of the most beautiful love songs ever written. Often discussed as to whether it concerns the Lagan in Donegal or the Lagan in Belfast. We generally only hear the first and third verses.

MY LAGAN LOVE
Where Lagan stream sings lullaby there blows a lily fair:
The twilight gleam is in her eye, the night is on her hair
And, like a love-sick lenanshee, she hath my heart in thrall;
Nor life I owe, nor liberty, for Love is Lord of all.

Her father sails a running-barge 'twixt Leambeag and The Bruim
And on the lonely river barge she clears the hearth for him
When she was only fairy-high her gentle mother died
But dew-love keeps her memory green on the Lagan side.

And often when the beetle's horn hath lulled the eve to sleep,
I steal unto her sheiling lorn, and thro' the dooring peep.
There on the cricket's singing stone she spares the bogwood fire,
And hums in sad sweet undertone the song of heart's desire.

Her welcome, like her love for me, is from her heart within
Her warm kiss is felicity that knows no taint of sin
And when I stir my foot to go 'tis leaving love and light
To feel the wind of longing blow from out the dark of night.

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[MerkabaKid]

Beautiful, pure voice like a bell rang by an angel, thank you so much :)

[Maureen Hegarty]

Thank you for your lovely comment. I appreciate this very much. Maureen

[ufewl]

beautifully haunting, best I have heard.

[Maureen Hegarty]

Thank you so much for your lovely comment.

[ISwimForChrist]

This is simply beautiful. I am auditioning for graduate school with this piece and my roommate sang it at our senior recital. It is such a lovely work. Thank your for your fantastic rendition of it. The depth of voice and emotion is clearly heard. Praise God for music like this and voices that can bring it to life. I hope I can perform it half as lovely as you.

[Maureen Hegarty]

Thank you for your lovely comments. This is one of the most beautiful songs I have ever sung.....been singing it for a long time but I never tire of it. I hope you did well in your audition. Maureen

[Maureen Hegarty]

Thank you so much. In all the years I have been singing this is one of my most favourite songs to sing.

[ddthienvuong]

@Maureen Hegarty oh, so you sung this? one of the best vocal versions I've heard, lovely!

[Maureen Hegarty]

Thank you for such a lovely comment. A great song!!.....and I love singing it.

[VivienLadyO]

This speaks to my soul! Beauty and quality endure, thank God.