Though the Last Glimpse of Erin with Sorrow I See
DESCRIPTION: "Though the last glimpse of Erin with sorrow I see, Yet wherever thou are shall seem Erin to me, In exile thy bosom shall still be my home...." Wherever he goes, "I will fly with my Coulin," or carry a lock of her hair, and remember
AUTHOR: Thomas Moore (1779-1852)
EARLIEST DATE: 1846 (Moore-IrishMelodies-1846)
KEYWORDS: love emigration Ireland home
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Moore-IrishMelodies-1846, p. 7, "Tho' the Last Glimpse of Erin With Sorrow I see" (1 text)
Hylands-Mammoth-Hibernian-Songster, p. 58, "Though the Last Glimpse of Erin" (1 text)
Roud #13395
File: HMHS058C
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