Irish Songs - folk and traditional

Style: folk, irish folk, traditional irish

1 A Day in the Wind's Embrace

[Verse]
I walked through the cobbled streets
Oh bright
Met a friend by the firelight
He spoke of the rain
How it fell like a tune
I laughed
Said
"Aye
It’s the whim of June."
We shared a pint
The hours flew
Under the roof where the stories brew

[Chorus]
Oh
A day in the wind’s embrace
With the sun and the clouds in chase
From a friend’s warm smile to the ocean’s face
The world’s a song
And I’m in its grace

[Verse 2]
The bike creaked soft as I pedaled away
The sea sang low in the close of day
A gull cried high
Its wings so wide
The tide whispered secrets it couldn’t hide
The sky blushed red
The sun dipped slow
In the heart of it all
I felt it glow

[Chorus]
Oh
A day in the wind’s embrace
With the sun and the clouds in chase
From a friend’s warm smile to the ocean’s face
The world’s a song
And I’m in its grace

[Bridge]
The salt on my lips
The breeze in my hair
Moments like these
Beyond compare
I thought of the laughter
The tales we spun
And the sea kissed the edge of the setting sun

[Chorus]
Oh
A day in the wind’s embrace
With the sun and the clouds in chase
From a friend’s warm smile to the ocean’s face
The world’s a song
And I’m in its grace

2 Dublin in My Veins
[Verse]
Oh Dublin
You rise where the Liffey flows
The cobblestones whisper where history grows
Your spires and your bridges
They shimmer and gleam
You're an old
Modern lover
A weaver of dreams

[Chorus]
Through the alleys and squares
You're calling my name
With your laughter
Your shadows
Your fire and flame
Oh Dublin
Sweet Dublin
You're wild and serene
The heart of my story
The space in between

[Verse 2]
The Ha'penny sings as the river runs slow
While glass towers reflect where the old winds still blow
We walked through the parks
Where the poets once roamed
Each kiss on your streets made the city our home

[Prechorus]
The gaslights flickered
The rain softly fell
Your charm is a spell
Oh
Your charm is a spell

[Chorus]
Through the alleys and squares
You're calling my name
With your laughter
Your shadows
Your fire and flame
Oh Dublin
Sweet Dublin
You're wild and serene
The heart of my story
The space in between

[Bridge]
At Grafton we danced
On O'Connell we swayed
In the warmth of your pubs
Our promises made
But the streets
They remember
The nights never fade
Oh
Dublin
You cradle the love that we laid

3 Emerald Hearts
[Verse]
(Male)
The moonlight dances on the Shannon's waves
The hills stand proud like ancient graves
A pint in hand the fiddle plays

(Female)
The wind it whispers through the glen
Of tales and dreams of olden men
We’ll sing them loud again and again

[Chorus]
(Both)
Oh Emerald hearts oh land so green
With stories told and sights unseen
We raise our voice to Ireland’s shore
Our home our soul forevermore

[Verse 2]
(Female)
The fields of clover soft and wide
The sheep they wander side by side
A life so simple no need to hide

(Male)
The hearth it glows the fire is bright
The laughter fills the pub tonight
Tradition keeps our spirits light

[Prechorus]
(Female)
And as the stars they light the skies
(Male)
We feel her breath where beauty lies