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IRISH SONGS AND LYRICS 409 |
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BULMER HOBSON
(Living)
THE DELUGE
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NCE Manannan Mac Lir his deep blue mantle cast Over the hearts of men, and over all the land; And he came to the land of men, borne on an icy blast. The wind drifted the waves, and the waves washed on the strand — Till water and earth were blent. The pale sky and the sea Met on the mountain tops, and the trembling' stars were quenched. And the frightened hosts of men thought to the west to flee; But far to the west, and further, all the land was drenched. Then the clans of men were drowned, women and warriors strong; Children tossed on the waves, maidens with loosened hair Drifted about on the waters; and the sea washed for long Over the land where the hosts of men once had a dwelling fair. But Fintan roamed through the flood, and he alone of men |
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