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The Ballad of Ellie Hanley / An Cail​í​n B​á​n

from No Fixed Abode by TRÚ

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lyrics

He was rich, she was poor all her life

But he chose this peasant girl for his wife

What a night, when they married

Their love once was bright,

But slowly it died



Feet so light, for that she could roam

Breast as white as Shannon’s foam

She loved him best, her heart was stolen

Now never to rest, drifting West

Ellie’s always alone,



Hang at the dawn

As night comes on the curtain’s drawn

The final scene at Gallow’s Green



Another girl took his fancy one day

So he had to have his wife put away

On a boat his brother brought her

To batter her, throw her down

Into the river below.



He will hang at the dawn

As night comes on the curtain’s drawn

The final scene at Gallow’s Green

He will hang at the dawn



Found at the weir,

Skin pale and clear

But he sheds no tear



He will hang at the dawn

As night comes on the curtain’s drawn

(She is gone)

The final scene at Gallow’s Green

(Cailín Bán)

He will hang at the dawn


He will hang at the dawn

Cailín Bán…

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from No Fixed Abode, released May 28, 2021

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The trú was a mythological trio of poet-musicians in ancient Ulster. They were revered throughout Ireland, some believing their songs and stories came to them from the future. Others maintained that the trú were possessed by spirits during performance. As such, they were considered gatekeepers to the Otherworld.

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