Cruachan - Exiles Lyrics

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[music: kf jf words: kf]

Loneliness was all she knew

Because of her god sent beauty.

Evil and carnage were sure to ensure

Her death was conchobars duty.

The high king conchobar would not dare

So he did her away from his people.

"deirdre will live and grow up fair

Then marry me in my temple".

[18 yrs. later]

She was disgusted by conchobar

And vowed she would not be wed.

"i love only the man who bears the colours-

Black white and blood red".

"i know such man!" her aide explained

But deirdre could only hope.

Uisneach's sons were led to the forest

With naoise she would elope.

No place was safe for the four exiles

They left eireann with heavy hearts.

But to see her face and see her smile

Gave the brothers strength to depart.

In albas' hills they made their home.

And began a simple life.

Local hatred had suddenly grown

Men wanted her as a wife.

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Conchobar dreamed of deirdre his true love

He longed for the touch of her skin.

His duties neglected his life so affected

"why did she leave the court of the king?".

After some time he explained he was wrong

Or so we were led to believe.

"this sorrowful song i have sung for too long

Naoise agus deirdre i now forgive".

Naoise always longed to go back home.

When he heard the news he wept.

The brothers prepared for the journey ahead

With fergus mac roth they all left.

The exiles returned to the king alone

And knew there was something not right.

Conchobar made his plans be known

The brothers took up the fight.

The exiles fled to the sorrowful forest

Foloowed by the king's men.

Deirdre was hidden but they needed rest

They could not fight again.

Naoise smelt death and he quietly said-

"please deirdre stay where you are".

A belt of a sword and the brothers fell dead

Deirdre smelt blood on the air.

[conchobar:]

"cannot you see i did this for you

Our wedding can now take place".

They left for fern mag as the cold wind blew

In a chariot she felt deaths embrace.

"i am deirdre for a short time alive

To end life be evil 'tis worse to survive".

From the chariot she fell to her death

To be with naoise to smell his sweet breath.

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