Name: Bridget O’Malley
Duration: P00H03M27S
Description: The song was originally written in Irish Gaelic and is from the perspective of a young man who has fallen deeply in love and was promised marriage, but is now grieving because his betrothed is going to marry another.

Bridget O’Malley

from The Maiden’s Lament by Bronwyn Claire Asha

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The song was originally written in Irish Gaelic and is from the perspective of a young man who has fallen deeply in love and was promised marriage, but is now grieving because his betrothed is going to marry another.

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Bridget O'Malley, you have left my heart shaken,
With a hopeless desolation I'll have you to know.
‘Tis the wonders of admiration your quiet face has taken
And your beauty will haunt me wherever I go.

The white moon above the pale sands, the pale stars above the thorn tree
Are cold beside my darling, but no purer than she.
I gaze upon the cold moon till the stars drown in the warm seas
But the bright eyes of my darling are never on me.

My Sunday is weary, my Sunday it is grey now,
My heart is a cold thing, my heart is a stone.
All joy is dead in me, my life has gone away now
For some other has taken my love for his own.

The day it is approaching when we were to be married
But it's rather I would die than live only to breathe.
Oh, meet me, my darling, e'er the sun sets o'er the barley,
And I'll meet you there on the road to Drumslieve.

(repeat first verse)

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from The Maiden’s Lament, released December 5, 2022

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Bronwyn Claire Asha British Columbia

Bronwyn Claire Asha is a Canadian multi-instrumental folk artist. Her music breathes new life into the traditional folk ballad genre, and her unique arrangements of traditional songs on fiddle, guitar, harmonium and banjo with loop effects create a sound that feels both elemental and ancient. Her live performances combine storytelling and history for a powerful and engaging listening experience. ... more

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