Fields of Athenry Songtext

von Angelo Kelly

Through lonely prison walls, I heard a young man calling
Oh, Michael they are taking you away
For you stole Trevelyn's corn,
So the young might see the morn
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay

Low lie the field of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

Trough lonely prison walls, she watched the last star falling
Nothing matters, Mary when you're free
Against the Famine and the Crown
I rebelled, they ran me down
And you must rase our child with dignity

Low lie the field of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing, we had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry

Through lonely prison walls, she watched the last star falling
Oh, as the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she live in hope and pray
For her lovely Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the field of Athenry