《Kilkelly》歌词

[00:00:00] Kilkelly - An Cat Dubh

[00:00:00] Written by：Peter Jones

[00:00:14] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and sixty

[00:00:17] My dear and loving son John

[00:00:20] Your good friend schoolmaster

[00:00:22] Pat mcnamara's so good as

[00:00:25] To write these words down

[00:00:27] Your brothers have all gone to find work in England

[00:00:31] The house is so empty and sad

[00:00:34] The crop of potatoes is sorely infected

[00:00:37] A third to a half of them bad

[00:00:41] And your sister Brigid and Patrick o'donnell

[00:00:44] Are going to be married in june

[00:00:48] Your mother says not to work on the railroad

[00:00:52] Be sure to come home soon

[00:01:02] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and seventy

[00:01:05] My dear and loving son John

[00:01:09] Hello to your missus and to your four children

[00:01:12] May they grow healthy and strong

[00:01:16] Michael has got in a wee bit of trouble

[00:01:19] I suppose that he never will learn

[00:01:22] The house of the dampness there's no turf to talk of

[00:01:26] And we have nothing to burn

[00:01:29] And Brigid is happy he named the child for her

[00:01:33] And knows she's got six of her own

[00:01:36] She says he found work but you don't say what

[00:01:39] Kind

[00:01:40] When will you be coming home

[00:01:50] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and eighty

[00:01:53] Dear Michael and John my sons

[00:01:57] I'm sorry to give you the very sad news

[00:02:00] That your dear our mother has gone

[00:02:04] We buried her down at the church in kilkelly

[00:02:07] Your brothers and brigid were there

[00:02:11] You don't have to worry she died very quickly

[00:02:14] Remember her in your prayers

[00:02:17] And it's so good to hear that Michael's returning

[00:02:21] With money he's sure to buy land

[00:02:24] For the crop has been poor

[00:02:26] And the people are selling

[00:02:28] Any price they can

[00:03:13] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and ninety

[00:03:16] My dear and loving son John

[00:03:20] I suppose that I must be close on eighty

[00:03:23] It's thirty years since you've gone

[00:03:26] Because of the money that you sent me

[00:03:30] I'm still living out on my own

[00:03:34] Michael has build himself a fine house

[00:03:37] And Brigid's daughters have grown

[00:03:40] And thank you for sending your family picture

[00:03:43] They're lovely young woman and men

[00:03:47] Oh why that you think about

[00:03:49] Comin' to visit

[00:03:50] And like to see you again

[00:04:01] Kilkelly Ireland eighteen and ninety

[00:04:04] To my dear brother John

[00:04:07] I'm sorry I didn't write sooner to tell you

[00:04:12] That father has gone

[00:04:14] He was living with brigid she says he was cheerful

[00:04:17] And healthy right down to the end

[00:04:21] Ah you should have seen him

[00:04:22] Playing with her grandchildren

[00:04:24] Of Pat my grandmother old friend

[00:04:28] We buried him all along side of mother

[00:04:31] Down at kilkelly churchyard

[00:04:34] He was a just comin' and feisty old man

[00:04:38] Considering his life was so hard

[00:04:41] And it's funny the way he kept talking about you

[00:04:45] He called for you at the end

[00:04:48] Oh why don't you think about coming to visit

[00:04:51] With all love to see you again