Blow, Ye Winds (Original)

Blow, Ye Winds
[Note: Needs metronome]

Lyrics:

Blow, ye winds, blow
To a new horizon;
Blow, ye winds, blow
To the breakin' dawn.
Somewhere o'er the waters
I know there's a new sun risin',
Though I know that it's the same one I saw fall...

So blow, ye winds, blow,
To this land across the sea
Where rich and poor stand equal
In the light of liberty.
Blow, ye winds, blow
And carry me
To a land that's not my own
But where my children might be free.

Blow, ye winds, blow
To these people o'er the tides;
Tell how we rebelled,
And tell them how we died.
Blow, ye winds, blow -
Let them know ere we arrive
That the beggars at the door
Will guard Columbia with their lives.

So blow, ye winds, blow
To this land across the sea
Where rich and poor stand equal
In the light of liberty.
Blow, ye winds, blow
And carry me
To a land that's not my own
But where my children might be free.

Blow, ye winds, blow
And clear the mist away -
That cool and soft reminder
Of the home I left in flames.
Blow, ye winds, blow...
Ye can't clear away the pain
Of the love I lost, and the many friends
I'll never see again

But blow, ye winds, blow
To a new horizon;
Blow, ye winds, blow
To the breaking dawn.
Somewhere o'er the water
I know there's a new sun risin',
Though I know that it's the same one I saw fall.

So blow, ye winds, blow,
To this land across the sea
Where rich and poor stand equal
In the light of liberty.
Blow, ye winds, blow
And carry me
To a land that's not my own
But where my children might be free.
Blow, ye winds, blow
And carry me
To a land that's not my own
But where my children might be free.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk
• Irish
• original
• immigrant
• Ireland
• Music
• Guitar
• Songwriter
• Singer
• Acoustic

[fireflyinsanity]

this song is so beautiful. from the 17th century I believe..

[PearseLames]

@fireflyinsanity Thanks! That's a doozy of a compliment. This particular "Blow, Ye Winds" is from 2007, though :)

[berserkur19]

what is the song about?

[PearseLames]

@berserkur19 After almost every failed Irish rebellion (and there were a lot of them) those rebels that could fled to the United States. The song reflects the thoughts, as I imagined them, of one such refugee.

[orcanjus]

When minor chords and "somewheres" occur in songs like this, I get "sent" someplace. My soul's own topsail schooner on the ocean of....well, life, and where it's headed. Thx for sharing.

[iTzKaYjAh]

i like this song and follow the drinking gourd also!!!

[graphidumsbassist]

This is awesome

[marcoacca]

Really beautiful!