Name: My Lagan Love
Duration: P00H04M07S
Description: When the record Irish Heartbeat was released by Van Morrison and The Chieftains I played it continuously (for some months) until the neighbours complained! I love this song for its haunting melody and evocative words. This version is not sung in the vocal style of Van. - Christina Mimmocchi.

Christina Mimmocchi & Mark Davies - My Lagan Love

from The People Have Songs - Volume 2 by Various Artists

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When the record Irish Heartbeat was released by Van Morrison and The Chieftains I played it continuously (for some months) until the neighbours complained! I love this song for its haunting melody and evocative words. This version is not sung in the vocal style of Van. - Christina Mimmocchi.

lyrics

Where Lagan stream sings lullaby
There blows a lily fair
The twilight gleam is in her eye
The night is on her hair
And like a lovesick leannán sí
She hath my heart in thrall
No life I own nor liberty
For love is lord of all

And often when the beetle’s horn
Hath lulled the eye to sleep
I steal unto her shieling lorn
And through the dooring peep
There on the cricket’s singing stone
She stirs the bogwood fire
And sings in sad, sweet undertones
The song of heart’s desire

Her welcome like her love for me
Is from the heart within
Her warm kiss is felicity
That knows no taint nor sin
When she was only fairy-small
Her gentle mother died
But true love keeps her memory warm
By Lagan’s silver side

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from The People Have Songs - Volume 2, released August 14, 2020
traditional Irish, lyrics by Joseph McCahill
sung by Christina Mimmocchi, harp by Mark Davies

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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