R - Comhaltas Archive

The lovely Four Green Fields,~ ! t.e ~ If"+ JThe words were pri nted in Treoir just twenty yea rs ago. In the mea ntimeit has been w idely sung, so we felt it w as time to publish words andmusic together. Some singers drop lines 5 and 6 from verses 2 and 4,and thi s helps to shorten the song sli ghtl y w hilst retaining the essenti als.Last ni ght as lay fa r from home in Ph il - a - del - phi aJ 7 J Id. J t21 IF "'" r ;~ ~ ~ If"Ltown, drea med stood on Ta-Ra's hill to view the plains a-L; ~ ~ ~ EJf Jl7J Id. J t21 IF "'" rLIf" J j- round thought the hosts of Erin's sons, and daughters fai r andtrue From South and East, from) -= I IF ~i 3 J. JJ JNorth and West ca me marching intoview Some ca me w ith hum of pipe and drum, some ca me w ith sword andJ *. Jj\lf F BrOil j8JdlJ.~-o.tI ~shi eld, And they sa ng the praise ofGra inne Mhao l and her lovely four green fields.Last ni ght as I lay fa r from home in Philade lphia town,I dreamed I stood on Tara's hill to view the pl ains around.I thought the hosts of Erin 's sons and daughters fair and trueFrom South and East, from North and West, came marching intoviewSome came with hum of pipe and drum, some came w ithsword and shie ldAnd they sang the praise of Grainne Mhaol, and her love ly fo urgree n Fields.From Munster came great bard s of fame, and scholars of renownWith brave M acSweeney in the lead, from Cork's own rebel townThere was mu sic rare from the men of Clare, and from Kerry'shappy throngThe fa ir maids from the Deise and men of Sl iabh na mBanSome came w ith hum of pipe and drum, some came w ithsword and shi eldAnd they sang the praise of Grainne Mhaol, and her lovely fourgreen Fields.From Roscom mon side there marched w ith pri de, th e legions ofthe WestThe Sli go men w ith fiddles keen, w ith love of music blest.Men from Mayo, who'd faced the foe and braved the tyrant'sfrownWith lads so true from Leitrim too, and girls from Ga lway town.Some came w ith hum of pi pe and drum, some came withsword and shieldAnd they sang the praise of Grainne Mhaol, and her love ly fourgreen Fie lds.The Leinster throng, all brave and strong, ca me fo rwa rd in th eirturnWith brave 0 Moore, and Michael Dwyer, and Fi ach M ac Hugho Byrn eI saw brave Piearse and Connolly, all young and in their prideAnd the Wexford men from hill and glen, came marching side bysideSome came with hum of pipe and drum, some ca me w ithsword and shieldAnd they sang the praise of Grainne Mhaol, and her love ly fo urgreen Fi eld s.From Foyle and Ba nn, came many a man to sing of Ul ster's pri deOf Colmcille, and sweet Cave Hill, and famed Bl ackwater SideOwen Roe 0 Neill he led the field with 0 Donnell to the fo reAnd the fair maids all from Belfast Fall s to Swilley's lovely shoreSome ca me w ith hum of pi pe and drum, some ca me w ithsword and shieldAnd they sa ng the praise of Grainne Mhao l, and her lovelyfo ur green Fields.; , -,