With a red rose in Summer, the leaves soft and green You walked without speaking your arm held in mine And the lon dubh was singing as we passed by Bitter the parting of lovers entwined
You said you loved me, you said you cared You told me you’d never go and leave me behind But the one that I loved has altered his mind And Bitter the parting of lovers entwined
I have to leave now, this place I adore No more can I wander these wild glens and shores For those tyrants have robbed me, of house and land pride And it’s bitter the parting of lovers entwined
The dew from the morning still hung from the leaves The dogs they were barking from over the fields When you sighed and I cried for what we have done And it’s bitter the parting of the wounded in love
So we kissed and we parted and from her I did steer I sat by the river and watched it flow by Like time in a bottle it weaves and it glides Bitter the parting of lovers entwined