Skellig Lyrics

White are the far-off plains, and white The fading forests grow; The wind dies out along the height And denser still the snow, A gathering weight on roof and tree Falls down scarce...Read Full Lyrics

In one of these lonely Orkney Isles There dwelled a maiden fair. Her cheeks were red, her eyes were blue She had yellow, curling hair. Which caught the eye and then the heart Of o...Read Full Lyrics

A farmer there lived in the north country A hey ho bonny o And he had daughters one, two, three The swans swim so bonny o These daughters they walked by the river's brim A hey ho b...Read Full Lyrics

Upon a darkened night The flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest Shrouded by the night And by the secret stair I qu...Read Full Lyrics

Music: Loreena Mckennitt Lyric: Sir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) It was an English ladye bright, (The sun shines fair on Carlisle wall,) And she would marry a Scottish knight, For L...Read Full Lyrics

The wind was a torrent of darkness among the gusty trees The moon was a ghostly galleon tossed upon the cloudy seas The road was a ribbon of moonlight over the purple moor And the ...Read Full Lyrics

Music and lyric by Loreena Mckennitt See there, past that far-off hill A tower held in the sky Hear there, in that dark blue night The music calling us home See there, in that fa...Read Full Lyrics

Health, love and peace be all here in this place By your leave we shall sing, concerning our King Our King is well-dressed in silks of the best In ribbons so rare no king can co...Read Full Lyrics

On either side of the river lie Long fields of barley and of rye, That clothe the world and meet the sky; And thro' the field the road run by To many-towered Camelot; And up and ...Read Full Lyrics

A clouded dream on an earthly night Hangs upon the crescent moon A voiceless song in an ageless light Sings at the coming dawn Birds in flight are calling there Where the heart mov...Read Full Lyrics