In my dreams I know that I can fly Just like the small birds and the free birds I can fly just like the birds on high In the freedom of the skies I can soar across the heavens How easy now it seems Like the birds I’ll have no cares or sorrow In the shadow, the shadow of my dreams.
Ireland, my Ireland It seems to me that all the trees are sighing in the breeze Ireland I cry for my la-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-and Leaders of young Ireland have been banished o’er the seas As I wonder through this lonely land my heart is filled with pain For our people have no freedom, are imporvirished and enchained I see them fight and struggle Against the hunger and the stormy hearts of men
Ireland, your Ireland Banished to a land beyond the seas As I gaze upon the beauty of this land
I can see a rich and fertile land I feel the spirit of the nation A young maiden weeps upon the harp I see tumbling towns and towers In a land that’s full of beauty From the mountains to the seas But the wild flowers drown their heads in sorrow In this valley, this valley filled with tears.
Ireland, my Ireland It seems to me that all the trees are sighing in the breeze Ireland I cry for my la-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-and Leaders of young Ireland have been banished o’er the seas As I fly across this lonely land I see golden fields of corn I see a land that's filled with plenty yet the people starve and die Ireland now is silenced To the land beyond the waves now they’re gone
Ireland, your Ireland Banished to a land beyond the seas As I gaze upon the beauty of this land