Come back to Erin

Lyricist: Claribel, 1830-1869
Composer: Claribel, 1830-1869

Claribel, a pseudonym adopted by
Mrs. Char­lotte Alington Barnard 1830-1869

Erling Jan Sørensens klaver-arrangement

med egne forspil, mellemspil, efterspil.

1.

Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen.
Come back, aroon, to the land of thy birth,
Come with the shamrocks and spring-time, mavourneen,
And it's Killarney shall ring with our mirth.
Sure, when we lent you to beautiful England,
Little we thought of the lone winter days,
Little we thought of the hush of the star shine
Over the mountains, the bluffs and the bays! Then


Chorus.
Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen,
Come back again to the land of thy birth,
Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen,
And it's Killarney shall ring with our mirth.

2.

Over the green sea, mavourneen, mavourneen.
Long shone the white sail that bore thee away,
Riding the white waves, that fair summer mornin',
Just like a mayflower afloat on the bay.
Oh! but my heart sank when clouds came between us,
Like a gray curtain the rain falling down,
Hid from my sad eyes the path o'er the ocean,
Far, far, away where my colleen has flown.Then

Chorus.
Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen,
Come back again to the land of thy birth,
Come back to Erin, mavourneen, mavourneen,
And it's Killarney shall ring with our mirth.