The Boatman of Kinsale - Irish, arr. Konrad Harley | perf. Hannah Silverberg, flute

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Based on the traditional Irish melody "An Cota Caol" with words by Thomas Davis (1814-1845) in The Minstrelsy of Ireland, ed. Alfred Moffat (London: Augener & Co., 1897), p. 80. Arranged by Konrad Harley (1986-), 2024.
Performed by Hannah Silverberg (flute) and Konrad Harley (piano).
Sheet music available at Sheet Music Plus: www.sheetmusic...
Lyrics:
His kiss is sweet, his word is kind,
His love is rich to me;
I could not in a palace find
A truer heart than he.
The eagle shelters not his nest
From hurricane and hail
More bravely than he guards my breast,--
The Boatman of Kinsale.
His hooker's in the Scilly van,
When scines are in the foam;
But money never made the man,
Nor wealth a happy home.
So blest with love and liberty,
While he can trim a sail
He'll trust in God and cling to me,--
The Boatman of Kinsale.