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

from FRONTIER EP by TRÚ

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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
her skin pale and clear
but he shed no tear

he will hang at the dawn
as night comes on, the curtain's drawn (and she is gone)
the final scene at Gallow's Green (Cailín Bán)
he will hang at the dawn
he he will hang at the dawn (Cailín Bán)

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from FRONTIER EP, released March 17, 2020

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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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