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The Tern and the Swallow

from Wanderer by Cara Dillon

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When the Cuckoo is calling over woodland and valley
And the Tern and the Swallow flies over our bay
Then it’s longing I’ll be for the land of my father
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

A home I have made in the land of the stranger
And it’s manys a long year since I left Derry quay
Still I dream of the blooming and the glens of old Ireland
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

And it’s soon I must start and this is my last journey
For my eyes they grow dim and hair sparse and grey
And it’s soon I must follow the Tern and the Swallow
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

I long for to see the dark waters of Lough Neagh
And I long for to gaze on Slieve Gallion Braes
And I long for to follow the Tern and the Swallow
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

And when I return to my native land
In the Spring I will hear the Cuckoo sing round Lough Neagh
And I’ll be out there waiting for the Tern and Swallow
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

And all I ask is a cairn in the land of my father
Where Bann and black water sweep down to Lough Neagh

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from Wanderer, released October 13, 2017
Traditional. Arranged by Cara Dillon & Sam Lakeman

Vocals - Cara Dillon Piano - Sam Lakeman Fiddle - Niall Murphy

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Born in Dungiven in 1975, surrounded and infused with the rich cultural heritage of her native County Derry, Cara has risen to become one of the finest exponents of traditional Irish song anywhere in the world.

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