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Wild Mountain Thyme

from LIMINAL EP by TRÚ

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"Wild Mountain Thyme" is a song with a complex history. It is closely associated both with Irish and Scottish folk traditions.

The lyrics and melody are a variant of the song "The Braes of Balquither" by Scottish poet Robert Tannahill (1774–1810) and Scottish composer Robert Archibald Smith (1780–1829).

The song was adapted by Belfast musician Francis McPeake (1885–1971) into "Wild Mountain Thyme" and was first recorded by his family in the 1950s. To this day, McPeakes are credited with writing this song.

lyrics

Oh, the summer time is coming
And the trees are sweetly blooming,
And the wild mountain thyme
Blows around the blooming heather
Will you go, lassie, go?

Chorus:
And we'll all go together
To pluck wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather,
Will you go, lassie, go?

I will build my love a tower
By yon clear crystal fountain.
And on it I will build
All the flowers of the mountain.
Will you go, lassie, go?

If my true love won't come with me,
I will surely find another
To pull wild mountain thyme
All around the blooming heather.
Will you go, lassie, go?

credits

from LIMINAL EP, released May 1, 2020
Dónal Kearney - Vocals, Low Whistle
Michael Mormecha - Vocals, Drums, Cello
Zach Trouton - Vocals, Guitar

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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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