In 1803 we sailed out to sea
Out from the sweet town of Derry
For Australia bound, if we didn´t all drown
And the marks of our fetters we carried
In rsuty iron chains we cried for our wains
Our good women we left in sorrow
As the mainsails unfurled our curses we hurled
On England and thoughts of tomorrow.
At the mouth of the Foyle bid farewell to the soil
As down below decks we were lying
O´Doherty screamed, woken out of a dream
By a vision of bold Robert dying
The sun burnt cruel as we dished out the gruel
Dan O´Connor was down with a fever
Sixty rebels today bound for Botany Bay
How many will reach their reciever?
We cursed them to hell as our bow fought the swell
Our ship danced like a moth in the firelight
White horses rode high as the devil passed by
Taking souls to Hades by twilight
Five weeks out to sea, we were now fourty-three
We buried our comrades each morning
In our own slime, lost in a time
Endless night without dawning.
Van Dieman´s Land is a hell for a man
To end up his whole life in slavery
Where the climate is raw and the gun makes the law
Neither wind nor the rain cares for bravery
Twenty years have gone by and I´ve ended my bond
My comrades`ghosts walk behind me
A rebel I came and I´m still the same
On the cold winds of night you will find me.
I wish I was back home in Derry.
( words written by Bobby Sands, MP )
The lyrics BACK HOME IN DERRY of CHRISTY MOORE is also present in the album Magic nights (2019)
Christy Moore, all'anagrafe Christopher Andrew Moore, è un cantautore e musicista irlandese nato a Dublin nel 1945. Considerato uno dei più importanti cantautori folk irlandesi di tutti i tempi, Moore ha dedicato la sua carriera alla promozione della musica tradizionale irlandese e alla lotta per i diritti civili. La sua voce potente e il suo stile diretto hanno conquistato un pubblico vasto e fedele in Irlanda e nel mondo. Moore è noto per le sue canzoni che trattano temi sociali come la povertà, l'oppressione e la giustizia sociale. Tra i suoi brani più famosi figurano «The Ballad of the Irish Republican Army», «Ride On», «Viva La Vida» e «The Leaving Song». Ha collaborato con numerosi artisti irlandesi di fama internazionale, tra cui The Dubliners e Paul Brady. Moore ha pubblicato oltre 20 album in carriera, molti dei quali sono diventati classici del folk irlandese.
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