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1. Song - The Annalee (continued)

   “Moore sings of the valley where bright waters meet”

   

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   Verse 1v
   I chased this fond river o'er rocks and through glens,
   Watched her kissing fair banks as graceful she bends,
   Saw her beauties increase with each ebb that flows
   And, like fairy queen decked, arrives at Bunnoe.

   Verse v
   Her roughs and her smooths from her source to the sea,
   Brooks, vagaries and bends are familiar to me.
   Among them are pure bliss in the days of my prime.
   And I loved them with love that was all but Divine.

   Verse v1
   I have been in the east and I have been in the west,
   But these of all waters my heart loves the best.
   For go where you will or wherever you roam,
   There is none to compare with the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Fr Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bunnoe, Co. Cavan