 | Songs and Poems by George Sigerson |  |
BLARNEY TOWER
Sun and shower on the castle old,
Blarney tower is true and bold,
Through its halls, in the dark of night,
Floats the voice of a Lady bright.
Blarney tower is true and bold,
Through its halls, in the dark of night,
Floats the voice of a Lady bright.
“Who will hinder the wind to blow,
Or who will hinder the grass to grow,
Or who will hinder my Cavalier
To keep his tryste with his true love here?”
Or who will hinder the grass to grow,
Or who will hinder my Cavalier
To keep his tryste with his true love here?”
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Fern and flower in the sweet Rock-close,
Blarney bower hath many a rose,
Many birds on the leafy tree—
Sweeter than lady's song to me.
Blarney bower hath many a rose,
Many birds on the leafy tree—
Sweeter than lady's song to me.
Lord and vassal no more are seen,
Blarney castle still guards its queen,
Ivy covers the ramparts grey
Still its heart is a roundelay.
Blarney castle still guards its queen,
Ivy covers the ramparts grey
Still its heart is a roundelay.
Knights shall never awake the lute,—
Minstrel ever that castle mute!
Love and Hope with a mystic power
Watch and ward upon Blarney tower!
Minstrel ever that castle mute!
Love and Hope with a mystic power
Watch and ward upon Blarney tower!
“Who will hinder the wind to blow,
Or who will hinder the grass to grow,
Who will hinder my Cavalier
To keep his tryste with his true love here?”
Or who will hinder the grass to grow,
Who will hinder my Cavalier
To keep his tryste with his true love here?”
| Songs and Poems by George Sigerson | |