Ossian's Return

The sky was grey and leaden Wolves howling on the wind Above the land of tir na n'og The ancient calm still reigned 'i long to stand on my home shoreSaid ossian in a glare 'but ossian love, this is your homeSaid niamh of the golden hair She seen the look upon his face She knew the pain he felt He longed to be home among his race With his ring-sword strapped to his belt 'return my love to the land of man But be warned, time rests heavily there Come back to me if you ever can Back to the land of the fair 'do not dismount from the steed you ride From this world it belongs If you dismount you will fall by its side To be rememberd only in fairy songs He galloped across the fairy seas Back to the land of man Watched by the gods and the daoine sidhe His life to end as it began 'i have returned', he said aloud But no one was there to hear His noble home once bold and proud Had crumbled through the many years A power had come into the land To threaten the olden ways The people ignore the ancient gods They bid farewell to a golden age Ossian stopped his gallant steed He could see some people ahead 'help us please, our brothers are trapped Beneath this dolmen', they said He leaned down from his mount And gripped the domen firm From the earth the rock was freed The people beneath unharmed But from the strain his saddle broke To the earth he was cast A cry of pain burst from his throat The years now caught him at last In tir na n'og niamh shed a tear When she saw the rider-less horse Ossian was gone, her greatest fear Her heart was full of deep remorse