The stars are shining cheerily, cheerily
Language: English
The stars are shining cheerily, cheerily Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me. The sea mew's moaning drearily, drearily Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me. Cold is the stormwind that ruffles the breast But warm are the downy plumes lining its nest Cold blows the storm there Soft falls the snow there Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me. The waves are dancing merrily, merrily Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me. The seabirds are wailing wearily, wearily Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me. Hushed be thy moaning, lone bird of the sea Thy home on the rocks is a shelter to thee Thy home is the angry wave Mine but the lonely grave Horo, Mhairi dhu, turn ye to me.
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Text Authorship:
- from Volkslieder (Folksongs) , "Turn ye to me" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by (Gerald) Graham Peel (1878 - 1937), "Horo mhaire dhu", arrangement [text not verified]
Researcher for this text: Emily Ezust [Administrator]
This text was added to the website: 2011-04-26
Line count: 18
Word count: 123