Key: G minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Her words were sharp; they cut him deep,
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In a war between the sheets.
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But when he brought his bull to her
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It meant a woman making war
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Beyond the ei derdown.
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Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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The druids read the smoke and sand;
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The rhythms from the wolfskin drums
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Called men to war in hide and bronze.
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This goddess wore a crown.
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Verse 3
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Charolais, charolais
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The champions and the Seven Sons are
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Come to take away the Donn
Verse 4
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the Fairy
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Child knew more;
Saw the host stained red in war,
Saw the hero- light around
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the head
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Ireland's most exciting saga is, undoubtedly,
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Tain Bo Cuailgne ( The
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Cattle Raid
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of Cooley
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), the centerpiece of the Ulster cycle of Heroic
Tales.
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Normally referred to as "The Tain", it deals
The events of the Tain are estim
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Approximately 500 B.C. The earliest written version
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of
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To us is contained in the Book of the Dun
Cow, which dates from the 12th
Century. Before this the story was kep
t alive by storytellers.
Two other manuscript versions are also
available; the 12th century Book
Of Leinster and the 14th century
Yellow Book of Lecan. The Tain, as
Ireland's equivalent of the Aeneid,
has long intrigued historians, academics
And writers
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