25 Irish Songs, WoO 152: No. 1, The Return to Ulster
Yehudi Menuhin, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Heinrich Schiff, Hartmut Höll
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Once again, but how changed
Since my wanderings began!
I have heard the deep voice of the Lagan and the Bann
And the pines of Glenbressie
Listen to the roar
That wearies the echoes of fair Talruach
Alas! my poor bosom, and why should'st thou burn
With the scenes of my youth, and its raptures return?
Can I live a dear life of delusion again
That flowed when these echoes first mixed with my strain?
It was then that around me, though poor and unknown
High spheres of mysterious enchantment were thrown
The streams were of silver, of diamond the dew
The land was an Eden, for fancy was new
I had heard of how bards, and my soul was on fire
At the rush of embers, and the sweet of amber
To me 'twas not legend, nor tale to hear
But a vision of noontide, distinguished and clear