“My Lagan Love”
Description
"Where Lagan stream sings lullaby, There blows a lily fair." The singer admits the girl "has my heart in thrall. No life I own, nor liberty, For love is lord of all." The singer recalls the girl's life in the bogs and her sweet songs
Notes
According to the notes on IRMBarry-Fairs, this art song entered the traditional repertoire (to the extent it did) as a result of a pop recording by John McCormack in 1910. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Wake of William Orr" (tune)
Recordings
- Margaret Barry, "My Lagan Love" (on IRMBarry-Fairs)
References
- DT, LAGANLUV*
- Roud #1418
- BI, DTlaganl