Neil Hannon preforms Sunrise at The Hume/Trimble Tribute event at the Guildhall Derry.

Описание: Pianist Andrew Skeet
Recorded at the Guildhall Derry/Londonderry on Tuesday 18 April 2023

From the event:
Making Hope And History Rhyme - A Tribute to John Hume & David Trimble
Watch the full event here:    • Making Hope And History Rhyme - A Tribute ...  

Produced by Mike Edgar Production Ltd for Hume Foundation

Lyrics
I was born in Londonderry
I was born in Derry City too
Oh what a special child to see such things and still to smile
I knew that there was something wrong
But I kept my head down and carried on
I grew up in Enniskillen
I grew up in Inis Ceathlain too
Oh what a clever boy to watch your hometown be destroyed
I knew that I would not stay long
So I kept my head down and carried on
Who cares where national borders lie?
Who cares whose laws you're governed by?
Who cares what name you call a town?
Who cares when you're six feet beneath the ground?
From the corner of my eye
A hint of blue in the black sky
A ray of hope, a beam of light
An end to thirty years of night
The churchbells ring
The children sing
What is this strange and beautiful thing?
It's the sunrise
Can you see the sunrise?
I can see the sunrise
It's the sunrise