Éirigh Is Cuir Ort Do Chuid Éadaigh

Arise Now and Dress Yourself
This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Clannad. It appears on their third studio album Dúlamán, released in 197 more...

This is a traditional Irish song arranged by Clannad. It appears on their third studio album Dúlamán, released in 1976.

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Irish

English

Arise now and dress yourself quickly
'Til I gaze once again on your brow
And we'll go to the Bishop of Erin
In wedlock to pledge our vows
I love and cherish you dearly
Elope with me, love of my heart
Wouldn't the person be silly or foolish
That would try to keep us apart?

Last night in a vision I saw her
As I lay asleep on my bed
She came to me as a treasure
This beautiful golden-haired maid
Her golden locks trailed on the green grass
A spate of beauty that none could surpass
And why should it worry the clergy
If I slept with my true love last night?

I long that myself and my true love
Are not many leagues out to sea
On a lonely and wooded island
Where the clouds glide silent and free
And small birds could peacefully nest there
Where the eagle and cuckoo could dwell
And I'd cast a spell on a small bird
The brightness of day to quell

Arise now and dress yourself quickly
'Til I gaze once again on your brow
And we'll go to the Bishop of Erin
In wedlock to pledge our vows
I love and cherish you dearly
Elope with me, love of my heart
Wouldn't the person be silly or foolish
That would try to keep us apart?

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