Caoineadh Airt Ui Laoghaire

from Passage by Kyra Shaughnessy

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Caoineadh Áirt Úi Laoghaire
Mo ghrá go daingean tu!

Lá dá bhfaca thu
ag ceann tí an mhargaidh,

thug mo shúil aire dhuit,
thug mo chroí taitnearnh duit,

d’éalaíos óm charaid leat
i bhfad ó bhaile leat.
Is domhsa nárbh aithreach (x2)


Mo chara go daingean tu!

is cuimhin lem aigne
an lá breá earraigh úd,

gur bhreá thiodh hata dhuit
faoi bhanda óir tarraingthe;

claíomh cinn airgid,
lámh dheas chalma, rompsáil bhagarthach
–fír-chritheagla
ar námhaid chealgach –

tú i gcóir chun falaracht

Mo chara thu go daingean!

is nuair thiocfaidh chúgham abhaile
an leanbh,

fiafróid díom go tapaidh
cár fhágas féin a n-athair.

‘Neosad dóibh faoi mhairg
gur fhágas
i gCill na Martar.
Glaofaid siad ar a n-athair,

is ní bheidh sé acu le freagairt….


A Lament for Art O Leary
My steadfast love!

When I saw you one day

by the market-house gable

my eye gave a look

my heart shone out

I fled with you far

from friends and home.
And never was sorry:

My steadfast friend!

it comes to my mind

that fine Spring day

how well your hat looked

with the drawn gold band,
the sword silver-hilted

your fine brave hand
and menacing prance,
and the fearful tremble

of treacherous enemies.
You were set to ride

My steadfast friend!

And when they come home,
they will ask at once

where I left their father.

I will tell them in woe

he is left in Cill na Martar,
and they’ll call for their father

and get no answer….

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from Passage, released May 1, 2016
words and music by Kyra Shaughnessy
produced by Kyra Shaughnessy and Dany Placard

Kyra Shaughnessy: vocals, guitar
Stephen Fuller: kora
Dany Placard: classical guitar

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Kyra Shaughnessy Waterville, Québec

Kyra Shaughnessy’s music and writing invoke presence and awakening. Of mixed heritage, born, raised and unschooled in Québec, composing in multiple languages across genres, Kyra’s work represents a unifying vision of humanity through an artistic practice grounded in a holistic perspective of healing and respect for the interconnectedness of all life. ... more

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