Skellig Lyrics

The song Skellig is performed by Loreena McKennitt in the album named Live in Paris and Toronto in the year 2006 .

O light the candle, John
The daylight has almost gone
The birds have sung their last
The bells call all to ma*s

Sit here by my side
For the night is very long
There's something I must tellBefore I pa*s along

I joined the brotherhood My books were all to me
I scribed the words of GodAnd much of history

Many a year was IPerched out upon the sea
The waves would wash my tears,
The wind, my memory

I'd hear the ocean breathe
Exhale upon the shore
I knew the tempest's bloodIts wrath I would endure

And so the years went by
Within my rocky cell
With only a mouse or bird
My friend; I loved them well

And so it came to pa*s
I'd come here to Romani
And many a year it took
Till I arrived here with thee

On dusty roads I walked
And over mountains high
Through rivers running deep
Beneath the endless sky

Beneath these jasmine flowers
Amidst these cypress trees
I give you now my books
And all their mysteries

Now take the hourgla*s
And turn it on its head
For when the sands are still
'Tis then you'll find me dead

O light the candle, John
The daylight is almost gone
The birds have sung their last
The bells call all to ma*s

Loreena McKennitt - Live in Paris and Toronto

Dec 2006

Skellig