Lays of the red branch . DEIRDRES FAREWELL TO ALBA.(From the Irish.) AREWELL to fair Alba, high house ofthe Sun,Farewell to the mountain, the cliff, and the Dun;Dun Sweeny adieu ! for my Lovecannot tarry I may not when love cries away Glen Vashan ! Glen Vashan ! where roebucks run free,Where my Love used to feast on the red deer with rockd on thy waters while stormy winds blew,My Love used to slumber, Glen Vashan, adieu ! Glendaro ! Glendaro ! where birchen boughs weepHoney dew at high noon oer the nightingales sleep,Where my Love used to lead me to hear the cuckoo,Mong the h
Lays of the red branch . DEIRDRES FAREWELL TO ALBA.(From the Irish.) AREWELL to fair Alba, high house ofthe Sun,Farewell to the mountain, the cliff, and the Dun;Dun Sweeny adieu ! for my Lovecannot tarry I may not when love cries away Glen Vashan ! Glen Vashan ! where roebucks run free,Where my Love used to feast on the red deer with rockd on thy waters while stormy winds blew,My Love used to slumber, Glen Vashan, adieu ! Glendaro ! Glendaro ! where birchen boughs weepHoney dew at high noon oer the nightingales sleep,Where my Love used to lead me to hear the cuckoo,Mong the high hazel bushes, Glendaro, adieu !. 88 LAYS OF THE RED BRANCH. Glen Urchy ! Glen Urchy ! where loudly and long]\Iy Love used to wake up the woods with his song,While the Son of the Rock* from the depths of his dellLaughd sweetly in answer, Glen Urchy, farewell! Glen Etive ! Glen Etive ! where dappled does roam,Where I leave the green sheeling I first calld a home;Where with me and my true Love delighted to dwell,The Sun made his mansion, Glen Etive, farewell! Farewell to Inch Draynach, adieu to the roarOf the blue billow bursting in light on the shore;Dun Fiagh, farewell! for my Love cannot stay,And tarry I may not when love cries away. * Mac an Alia, ix., Echo.
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