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CelticSweater
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« on: December 23, 2019, 10:23:29 PM »

If anyone knows the lyrics to Chloe's 2 original songs, will you please post them here? Thanks! Plus, I'd really like to learn them in the near future.
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« Reply #1 on: January 04, 2020, 11:04:34 AM »

The Gathering

by Agnew / Malamet / Scott

From a tiny green island in the bluest of seas
We've travelled the world throughout history
From the taverns in Boston to the streets of New York
You'll find someone Irish in ever city and port
And though we may wander from the south and the north,
We carry on when life steers us off course.
(And) Rivers of memories flow through your veins
And the heartbeat of home is calling your name

Chorus:
Gather near, gather far
Wherever you are
In the name of céad míle fáilte
Here's to you and I and the times gone by
Won't be long 'til the next slán abhaile,
So raise your glass and sing with me for the gathering (choir backing: raise your glass up)
So raise your glass and sing with me for the gathering (choir backing: raise your glass up)
For the gathering

So I call to the millions of us abroad
Don't ever forget its erin go braugh
So I'll bring the stories and you bring the laughs
And we'll drink 'til the morning like no time has passed

Repeat chorus

So come along say sláinte
Come along say sláinte
Come along say sláinte
In the name of céad míle fáilte!

Gather near, gather far
Wherever you are
In the name of céad míle fáilte
Here's to you and I and the times gone by
Won't be long 'til the next slán abhaile,
So raise your glass and sing with me for the gathering
So raise your glass and sing with me...

Gather near, gather far
Wherever you are
In the name of céad míle fáilte
Here's to you and I and the times gone by
Won't be long 'til the next slán abhaile,
So raise your glass and sing with me for the gathering
So raise your glass and sing with me...for the gathering!
Sláinte!


Some notes on the lyrics:

Céad míle fáilte:
- A traditional Irish Gaelic greeting and means "a hundred thousand welcomes."
- Pronounced "kayed MEE-leh FALL-cha" or "kay-od MEE-leh FOYLE-cha"

Sláinte:
- Means "health"
- Used as a drinking toast (ie. "cheers")
- Pronounced "SLWAN-cha" or "SLWAN-cheh"

Slán abhaile:
- An Irish phrase used to bid goodbye to someone who is travelling home.
- A literal translation is "safe home" or "safe homeward"
- Pronounced "SLAWN-a-WALL-ya"

erin go braugh:
- Means "Ireland till the end of time"
- Pronounced "erin go braw"

In the first verse I have "and" in brackets once. On her Reimagined album recording, she doesn't use "and" there, but she did have "and" there when she hand-wrote the lyrics out for me. I guess it's optional. Lol.
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CelticSweater
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« Reply #2 on: January 04, 2020, 11:23:18 AM »

THANK YOU!!!!!
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