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Siobhan inghean ui Dhonnabhain - Light of the East

from Sing for the East by Bards of the East Kingdom

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Sing for the light...

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I'll tell you a tale of an Everyman brave
Who wandered the earth on a quest for the grail
While many gave shelter and rest from the storm
Like Galahad's story was Everyman's tale

Everyman's travels brought him to the oracle
Asking her desperately, "How shall I fare?
I've traveled so long and I've traveled so lonely."
She posed him a riddle to solve if he dared.

CHORUS:
Where is the light of the East?
Where is the beauty of the dawn?
We walk through the night without lantern or guide
And a man walks beside us sword drawn.

His feet took him next to a fair and great city
The buildings were taller than any he'd seen
He asked for the grail, but they said it was taken
A long time ago; they were better days then.

The tavern he stood in was suddenly shaken
Shutters and tavern door both were blown in
As dust and debris turned the day into night
He could just barely see where a building had been. (CH)

A gentle hand fell on his sorrowing shoulder
He looked up to see a cup filled with sweet mead
He took a deep drought and felt strength everlasting
When the call came for helpers he turned to take heed.

May all of us turn when we hear that great call
In service we find what we often most need
There's help in your own special search for your grail
And a prayer for those who would lead.

Where is the light of the East?
And where is the beauty of the dawn?
We'll follow a Queen whose strength is our guide
And a King who will lead us sword drawn.

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from Sing for the East, released June 10, 2017
Words and music © 2003 Shivaun McGoff
Produced by Paul Butler
Shivaun McGoff: vocals
Paul Butler: mandolin, recorder, percussion

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Sing for the East Park Ridge, New Jersey

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. The East Kingdom, comprising the northeastern United States and Canada, has many talented bards (entertainers and writers). This project is the work of more than a dozen active bards who call (or have called) the East Kingdom home. ... more

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