Fair Ireland-Peter, Paul & Mary

[ti:Fair Ireland] [ar:Peter, Paul & Mary] [al:Flowers And Stones] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Fair Ireland - Peter, Paul & Mary (彼得、保罗与玛丽三重唱) [00:00.78]They build bombs and aim their pistols [00:05.37]In the shadow of the cross [00:08.86] [00:09.81]And they swear an oath [00:11.77]Of vengeance to the martyrs they have lost [00:18.20] [00:19.11]But they pray for peace [00:21.00]On Sundays with a rosary in each hand [00:27.68]It's long memories and short [00:33.07]Tempers that have cursed poor Ireland [00:39.20]It's long memories and short [00:42.75]Tempers that have cursed poor Ireland [00:51.03] [00:55.47]We have cousins on the old sod [00:59.98]And we don't forget our kin [01:03.87]From Boston we send more guns [01:08.07]And we tell them they can win [01:12.04]Then we turn back to our green [01:15.47]Beer and to macnamara's band [01:21.26] [01:22.19]It's true friends with false [01:24.75]Perceptions that have cursed poor Ireland [01:30.52]True friends with false perceptions [01:34.70]That have cursed poor Ireland [01:40.02] [01:42.85]They weave tales of wit [01:44.94]And magic and their songs are strong and free [01:50.64] [01:51.17]But they fail to hear each other [01:54.83]Prisoners of history [02:02.73] [02:03.34]Orange flags wave for the [02:05.84]British to greet the army's clicking heel [02:10.64] [02:11.21]And irish curse their irish [02:13.81]Brother for the altar where they kneel [02:19.43]And now provoked to greater [02:22.00]Anger by the distant royal hand [02:28.46] [02:29.57]It's old hatreds and young [02:32.20]Victims that have cursed poor Ireland [02:37.02] [02:38.04]Old hatreds and young victims [02:41.83]That have cursed poor Ireland [02:47.17] [02:48.32]So we're left with retribution [02:52.10]It's the cycle of the damned [02:57.41] [02:58.83]And the hope becomes more [03:00.82]Distant as the flames of hate are fanned [03:06.98] [03:08.76]Who will listen to the children [03:12.09] [03:12.63]For they're taught to take their stand [03:18.28] [03:18.91]They say love and true forgiveness [03:22.81] [03:23.31]Can still heal fair Ireland [03:27.22]They say love and true forgiveness [03:31.58]Can still heal fair Ireland [03:35.68]Only love [03:37.62] [03:39.32]And real forgiveness [03:43.22] [03:44.20]Can still heal [03:47.91] [03:48.94]Fair Ireland