Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by My mind being bent on rambling to Ireland I did fly I stepped on board a vision and I followed with a will Till next I came to anchor at the cross of Spancil Hill It being on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair ; This version by The Dubliners is featured on the album - Fifteen Years On. 'Til next I came to anchor at the cross at Spancil Hill It being on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair When Ireland's sons and daughters and friends assembled there The young, the old, the brave and the bold came, their duty to fulfill Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone byMe mind being bent on rambling, to Ireland I did flyI stepped on board a vision, and I followed with a will'Til next I came to anchor at the cross at Spancil HillIt being on the 23rd of June, the day before the fairWhen Ireland's sons and daughters and friends assembled thereThe young, the old, the brave and the bold came, their duty to fulfillAt the parish church in Clooney, a mile from Spancil HillI went to see me neighbors, to see what they might sayThe old ones were all dead and gone, the young ones turning grayBut I met the tailor Quigley, he's as bold as ever stillAh, he used to mend me britches when I lived in Spancil HillAnd she threw her arms around me saying, "Johnny, I love you still"As she's Nell the farmer's daughter and the pride of Spancil HillI dreamed I held and kissed her as in the days of yoreAh Johnny, you're only jokin', as many's the time beforeThen the cock, he crew in the morning, he crew both loud and shrillI awoke in California, many miles from Spancil HillLetzte Nacht, als ich träumte von angenehmen Tagen vorbeiIch bin gezwungen, mich zu wandern, nach Irland bin ich geflogenIch trat an Bord einer Vision, und ich folgte mit einem Willen"Als nächstes kam ich am Kreuz am Spancil-Hügel zu verankernAls sich Irlands Söhne und Töchter und Freunde dort versammeltenDie Jungen, die Alten, die Mutigen und die Kühnen kamen, ihre Pflicht zu erfüllenIn der Pfarrkirche in Clooney, eine Meile von Spancil HillIch ging zu mir Nachbarn, um zu sehen, was sie sagen könntenDie Alten waren alle tot und verschwunden, die Jungen grabenAber ich traf den Schneider Quigley, er ist so kühn wie immer nochAh, er pflegte, mich zu machen, wenn ich in Spancil Hill lebteIch habe einen fliegenden Besuch bei meiner ersten und einzigen Liebe bezahltSie ist so weiß wie jede Lilie, sanft wie eine TaubeUnd sie warf ihre Arme um mich und sagte: "Johnny, ich liebe dich immer noch"Als sie Nell die Tochter des Bauern und der Stolz von Spancil Hill istIch träumte, ich hielt und küßte sie wie in den Tagen von früherAh Johnny, du bist nur jokin ', so viele ist die Zeit vorDann der Hahn, er Mannschaft am Morgen, er Mannschaft sowohl laut und schrillIch erwachte in Kalifornien, viele Meilen von Spancil Hill Last night as I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by Me mind being bent on rambling, to Ireland I did fly I stepped on board a vision, and I followed with a will 'Til next I came to anchor at the cross at Spancil Hill Beliebte Songtexte und Übersetzungen von The Dubliners:
Last night as I lay dreaming, of pleasant days gone by, It being on the twenty third of June, the day before the fair,I went to see me neighbours, to see what they might say,I dreamed I held and kissed her, as in the days of yore,Michael has a dream one night and dreams of days gone by. He knew that he didn’t have long to live so he wrote the song so his loved ones back home in Spancil Hill in County Clare would know how he felt about them and how much he missed them.The lyrics are unashamedly sentimental and have been hugely popular since they were written, probably around 1870. The young, the old, the brave and the bold came, their duty to fulfill
Some members of the family emigrated with him and others stayed behind. Spancil Hill Words And Chords In Am Key Last [Am] night as I lay [G] dreaming,of pleasant days gone [Am] by, Me mind being bent on rambling,to [C] Ireland I did [G] fly, I [Am] stepped on board a vision,and [C] followed with a [G] will, Please check your junk mail folder in case it gets sent there.
Mary remained true to Michael for the rest of her life and never married.Last night as I lay dreaming, of the pleasant days gone by, Enchanted by the novelty, delighted with the scenes,It being on a Sabbath morning, I thought I heard a bell,And when our duty did commence, we all knelt down in prayer,It being on the twenty third of June, the day before the fair,I called to see my neighbours, to hear what they might say,I thought I stooped to kiss her, as I did in days of yore,But when my vision faded, the tears came in my eyes,"Spancil Hill" lyrics are provided for educational purposes and personal use only.
Then the cock, he crew in the morning, he crew both loud and shrill It being on the 23rd of June, the day before the fair