Danny Boy | Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling

by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929)

Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are...

Language: English

Our translations: IRI ITA

Oh, Danny Boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling
From glen to glen, and down the mountain side,
The summer's gone, and all the roses falling,
It's you, it's you must go, and I must bide.
But come ye back when summer's in the meadow,
Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow,
It's I'll be here in sunshine or in shadow,
Oh, Danny Boy, oh Danny Boy, I love you so!

But when ye come, and all the flow'rs are dying,
If I am dead, as dead I well may be,
Ye'll come and find the place where I am lying,
And kneel and say an Ave there for me;
And I shall hear, though soft you tread above me,
And all my grave will warmer, sweeter be,
For you will bend and tell me that you love me,
And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me!

About the headline (FAQ)

See also Maidin i mBéarra, which can be sung to the same tune as the Londonderry Air.

Text Authorship:

by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929), "Danny Boy" [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "Danny Boy", alternate title: "Londonderry Air" [sung text checked 1 time]
by Benjamin C. S. Boyle , "Danny boy", op. 32, published 2014 [ voice and piano ] [sung text not yet checked]
by Frederick E. Weatherly (1848 - 1929), "Danny Boy" [sung text checked 1 time]

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Researcher for this page: Robert Grady

This text was added to the website: 2004-06-13
Line count: 16
Word count: 152