Battle of The Somme Eve - Cookstown Sons of William Flute Band. Lest We Forget

Описание: 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒆 𝑬𝒗𝒆
On this his day, 1916, it was the eve of the Battle of The Somme...one of the deadliest battles in our history. Here is our rendition of this emotional and meaningful song.

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The words that you are about to read are yielded from the contents of a letter written by a soldier on the eve of the Battle of the Somme. This was later translated into a song which illustrate the thoughts of a poetic, brave, and reflective soldier on the eve of a bloody battle.

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐒
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼'𝑚 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐷𝑎𝑙𝑟𝑖𝑎𝑑𝑎,
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑔𝑎𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑙𝑜𝑤𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑠𝑙𝑜𝑤,
𝐴𝑛𝑑 𝐼 ℎ𝑢𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑙𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟,
𝐵𝑢𝑡 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑎𝑟,
𝐴𝑡 𝑏𝑢𝑔𝑙𝑒 𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑙, 𝑚𝑦 𝑑𝑎𝑟𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐼 𝑚𝑢𝑠𝑡 𝑔𝑜.

Oh I don't know if you'll ever read this letter,
But I'm writing anyway to let you know,
With pen in hand I sit here by the camp-fire,
And hear my comrades singing soft and low.
I thank you for years of love and laughter,
For constancy to me through joy and pain,
And I want to say, “My love, you really matter”,
For I may never see your lovely face again.

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐒

It seems a million miles from Belfast City,
From home and fire and children growing tall,
At this time when fears and doubts beset me,
Dread night before the Battle of the Somme.
And I don't know what tomorrow holds, my lovely,
As I face the angry thunder of the gun,
When wailing banshee shells explode above me,
And the valiant men of Ulster give their blood.

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐒

The air is full of fearful expectations
This Gethsemane of waiting's hard to bear,
But memories of you bring consolation,
A shining rose amid the tangled wire.
I need to tell you that I really love you,
I know I haven't said it for so long,
My heart will hold the fragrance of your love dear,
Tomorrow at the Battle of the Somme.

𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐑𝐔𝐒

Lest We Forget