Raghaidh mé sÃos i measc na ndaoine
De shiúl mo chos
Is raghaidh mé. sÃos anocht
Raghaidh mé sÃos ag lorg daoirse
Ón mbinibshaoirse
Tá ag liú anseo:
Is ceanglód an chonairt smaointe
Tá ag, drannadh im thimpeall
San uaigneas:
Is loirgeod an teampall rialta
Bhionn lán de dhaoine
Ag am fé leith:
Is loirgeod comhluadar daoine
Nár chleacht riamh saoirse
Ná uaigneas:
Is éistfead leis na scillingsmaointe
A malartaÃtear
Mar airgead:
Is bhféarfad gean mo chroà do dhaoine
Nár samhlaidh riamh leo
Ach macsmaointe
Ó fanfad libh de ló is d'oiche
Is beidh mé Ãseal
Is beidh mé dÃlis
D'bhur snabsmaointe
Mar do chuala iad ag fás im intinn
Ag fás gan chuimse
Gan mheasarthacht
Is do thugas gean mo chroà go fÃochmhar
Don rud tá srianta
Don gach macrud:
Don smacht, don reacht, don teampall daoineach
Don bhfocal bocht coitianta
Don am fé leith:
Don ab, don chlog, don seirbhiseach
Don chomparáid fhaitÃosach
Don bheaguchtach:
Don luch, don tomhas, don dreancaid bhideach
Don chaibidil, don lÃne
Don aibÃtir:
Don mhórgacht imeachta is tÃochta
Don chearrbhachas istoÃche
Don bheannachtain:
Don bhfeirmeoir ag tomhas na gaoithe
Sa bhfómhar is é ag cuirnhneamh
Ar pháirc eornan:
Don chomhthuiscint, don chomh-sheanchuimhne
Do chomhiompar comhdhaoine
Don chomh-mhacrud
Is bheirim fuath anois is choÃche
Do imeachtaà na saoirse
Don neamhspleáchas
Is atuirseach an intinn
A thit in iomar doimhin na saoirse
NÃ mhaireann cnoc dar chruthaigh Dia ann
Ach cnoic theibi, sainchnoic shamhlaÃochta
Is bÃonn gach cnoc dÃobh lán de mhianta
Ag dreapadóireacht gan chomhlÃonadh
Nil teora leis an saoirse
Ná le cnoca na samhlaÃochta
Ná nÃl teora leis na mianta
Ná faoiseamh
Le fail
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This song is equal parts Iarla & Thomas, built around the inchworm, earworm-like piano melody which was originally heard in a brief interlude on Doveman's first record for Brassland. The lyrics are adapted from Irish poet Seán O'Riordáin “Saoirse,†and speak to the struggle between individuality and serving a tribal code, between creative freedom and containment.