Exiles

Exiles Loneliness was all she knew Because of her god sent beauty Evil and carnage were sure to ensue Her death was conchobars duty The high king conchobar would not dare So he hid her away from his people 'deirdre will live and grow up fair Then marry me in my temple (18 years later) She was disgusted by conchobar And vowed she would not be wed 'i love only the man who bears the colours - black, white and blood red'i know such a man', her aide explained But deirdre could only hope Uisneach's sons were led to the forest With naoise, she would elope No place was safe for the four exiles They left eireann with heavy hearts But to see her face, and see her smile Gave the brothers strength to depart In albas' hills they made their home And began a simple life Local hatred had suddenly grown Men wanted her as a wife Conchobar dreamed of deirdre his true love He longed for the touch of her skin His duties neglected, his life so affected 'why did she leave the court of the king? After some time he explained he was wrong Or so we were led to believe 'this sorrowful song i have sung for so long, Naoise agus deirdre i now forgive Naoise always longed to go back home When he heard the news he wept The brothers prepared for the journey ahead With fergus mac roth they all left The exiles returned to the king alone And knew there was something not right Conchobar made his plans be known The brothers took up the fight The exiles fled to the sorrowful forest Followed by the king's men Deirdre was hidden but they needed rest They could not fight again Naoise smelt death and he quietly said 'please deirdre stay where you areA belt of a sword and the brothers fell dead Deirdre smelt blood on the air Conchobar: 'cannot you see, i did this for you Our wedding can now take placeThey left for fern mag, as the cold wind blew In a chariot she felt death's embrace 'i am deirdre, for a short time alive To end life be evil, it is worse to surviveFrom the chariot she fell to her death To be with naoise, to smell his sweet breath