Name: Éire mo Chroí (Ireland my Love)
Duration: P00H03M28S
Description: For centuries there have been poets who write about Ireland as if she is a woman they love. I started this on the plane leaving my second visit to Ireland. I finished it on my third visit, when I was upset about having to leave, and played it on my fourth visit, again when I didn’t want to leave but had to.

Éire mo Chroí (Ireland my Love)

from Éist le mo Scéal (Listen to my Story) by Caera

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For centuries there have been poets who write about Ireland as if she is a woman they love. I started this on the plane leaving my second visit to Ireland. I finished it on my third visit, when I was upset about having to leave, and played it on my fourth visit, again when I didn’t want to leave but had to.

lyrics

Éire mo chroí, tá mo chroíse bronach.
Éire mo chroí, tá mo chroíse ag caoineadh.

Tháinig mé chugatsa ag iarraigh muintir ‘is baile
Ach níl baile agam fos, ‘is níl muintir ‘am ach roinnt cairde.

Agus cá bhfuil mo ghrá ghil? A’ bhfuil sí anseo? A’ bhfuil sí ann ar chor ar bith?
Agus ‘bhfuil sí in ann mé a cloisteáil? A’ bhfaighfeadh muid a chéile?

Tá sé breis ‘is dhá bhlian ó thosaigh mo ghrá dhuit
Ach níl mé níos gaire dhuit anois ná bhí mé an t-am sin.

Éire mo chroí, tá mo chroíse ag caoineadh.
Éire mo chroí, tá mo chroíse ag briseadh.

Translation:
Ireland my love, my heart is sad.
Ireland my love, my heart is crying.

I came to you wanting a family and a home
But I still don’t have a home, and I have no family but a few friends.

And where is the love of my life? Is she here? Does she even exist?
And can she hear me? Will we find each other?

It’s been more than two years since I first loved you
But I’m not closer to you now than I was then.

Ireland my love, my heart is crying.
Ireland my love, my heart is breaking.

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from Éist le mo Scéal (Listen to my Story), released November 1, 2006
Written, composed, and performed by Caera

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Caera Seattle, Washington

From haunting Celtic lullabies, through laments of intense grief and pain, to songs of healing and hope, Caera’s music always contains an authenticity that can be hard to find in today’s music, or even in today’s world in general. Powerful soprano vocals blend with the bell-like tones of her brass-strung Gaelic harp to create music that carries people through life, dreaming or fully awake. ... more

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