Irish “Go n-éirí an bóthar chun bualadh leat”, translates as“May the Road Rise to Meet You”.
Lyrics: American musician, singer-songwriter Roger McGuinn and his wife Camilla, (the former was founder and leader of ‘The Byrds’). Vocals: Irish American singer-songwriter, Cathie Ryan.
May the Road Rise to Meet You.
Summertime the sun would shine, we’d lay out in the field, Sheltered in the shadow of a tree. We write our songs to take along, And sing out on the road, And you would always sing this song to me.
Chorus. May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be at your back, May the sun shine down warm upon your land, May the rain fall soft upon your face until we meet again, May God hold you in the hollow of his hand.
Autumn leaves would leave the trees, In colours on the ground. Swirling patterns beautiful to see. I’d lay my head down on your lap, I would not make a sound, And you would always sing this song to me.
Repeat Chorus.
In the winter days the trees would shiver in the wind, Waiting for the warming touch of spring, You’d hold me in the firelight. We’d stare into the flames, And this is what you always used to sing.
The lyrics, hereunder, were inspired by the novel ‘The Grapes of Wrath’, written by American writer (and winner of the 1962 Nobel Prize for Literature) the late John Steinbeck(1902-1968).
Vocals and Lyrics: American retired country singer, songwriter, and actor Kris Kristofferson.
Here Comes That Rainbow Again.
The scene was a small roadside café. The waitress was sweeping the floor. Two truck drivers drinking their coffee, And two Okie* kids by the door. “How much are them candies?” They asked her. “How much have you got?” She replied. “We’ve only a penny between us”, “Them’s two for a penny,” she lied. And the daylight grew heavy with thunder, With the smell of the rain on the wind. Ain’t it just like a human? Here comes that rainbow again.
One truck driver called to the waitress, After the kids went outside. “Them candies ain’t two for a penny”. “So what’s it to you?” She replied. In silence they finished their coffee, Then got up and nodded goodbye. She called, “Hey, you left too much money”. “So what’s it to you?” They replied. And the daylight was heavy with thunder, With the smell of the rain on the wind. Ain’t it just like a human? Here comes that rainbow again.
Lyrics: Teacher, composer, musician, songwriter and Baptist Church Deacon/Minister, the late James B. Coats(1901-1961). Vocals: American singer-songwriter, actress, and philanthropist Dolly Parton; Featuring artists American singer Linda Ronstadt and American singer, songwriter, musician, bandleader and activist Emmylou Harris.
The Sweetest Gift.
One day a mother went to a prison, To see an erring but precious son. She told the warden how much she loved him, It did not matter what he had done.
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon. She brought no silver, no pomp or style. It was a halo bright sent down from heaven’s light, The sweetest gift, a mother’s smile.
She left a smile you can remember. She’s gone to heaven from heartaches free. Those walls around you could never change her, You were her baby and e’er will be.
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon. She brought no silver, no pomp or style. It was a halo bright sent down from heaven’s light, The sweetest gift, a mother’s smile.
She did not bring to him a parole or pardon. She brought no silver, no pomp or style. It was a halo bright sent down from heaven’s light, The sweetest gift, a mother’s smile. The sweetest gift, a mother’s smile.
Lyrics: American singer and songwriter Bill Withers(William Harrison Withers Jr.) Vocals: American singer and songwriter Bill Withers, with singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer Stevie Wonder(Stevland Hardaway Morris) and American singer, songwriter, pianist, record producer John Legend.
“Lean On Me”
Sometimes in our lives, We all have pain, We all have sorrow, But if we are wise, We know that there’s always tomorrow. Lean on me, When you’re not strong, I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on, For it won’t be long, Till I’m gonna need somebody to lean on. Please swallow your pride, If I have things you need to borrow, For no one can fill, Those of your needs that you won’t let down. You just call on me brother, when you need a hand, We all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem that you’ll understand, We all need somebody to lean on. Lean on me, When you’re not strong, I’ll be your friend, I’ll help you carry on. It won’t be long, Till I’m gonna need somebody to lean on. You just call on me brother, When you need a hand. We all need somebody to lean on. I just might have a problem, that you’ll understand, We all need somebody to lean on. If there is a load you have to bear, That you can’t carry, I’m right up the road. I’ll share your load, If you just call me. Call me If you need a friend (Call me), Call me (call me) If you need a friend (Call me) If you ever need a friend. END
Lyrics: French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer Claude-Michel Schönberg. Vocals: The song “I Dreamed a Dream” is a lament, taken from the 1980 musical Les Misérables, sung here by British tenor Karl Loxley.
I Dreamed a Dream.
I dreamed a dream in time gone by, When hope was high and life worth living. I dreamed that love would never die, I prayed that God would be forgiving. Then I was young and unafraid, And dreams were made and used and wasted. There was no ransom to be paid, No song unsung, no wine untasted, But the tigers come at night, With their voices soft as thunder, As they tear your hopes apart, And they turn your dreams to shame, And still I dream she’d come to me, That we would live the years together, But there are dreams that cannot be, And there are storms we cannot weather. I had a dream my life would be, So different from this hell I’m living, So different now from what it seemed, Now life has killed the dream, I dreamed. END
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