{"id":377,"date":"2016-12-20T11:00:10","date_gmt":"2016-12-20T11:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/erin\/?p=377"},"modified":"2022-03-09T21:48:27","modified_gmt":"2022-03-09T21:48:27","slug":"moore-and-mcdonagh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qub.ac.uk\/erin\/2016\/12\/20\/moore-and-mcdonagh\/","title":{"rendered":"Moore and McDonagh"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Irish peasant to his mistress (Thro\u2019 grief and thro\u2019 danger) is from the Third Number of the Irish Melodies which was first published in the Summer of 1810. An undated manuscript copy of the lyrics to the first verse in the hand of poet, playwright and 1916 signatory Thomas McDonagh is extant at the National Library of Ireland; http:\/\/www.nli.ie\/<\/a>. A digitised version of this source is available to view online by following this link; http:\/\/catalogue.nli.ie\/Record\/vtls000615205<\/a><\/p>\n

The lyrics to many of Moore\u2019s Irish Melodies are well known for their political and nationalistic content and themes; subjects which may well have resonated with McDonagh. The lyrics for the complete song are transcribed below.<\/p>\n

THE IRISH PEASANT TO HIS MISTRESS<\/p>\n

Thro\u2019 grief and thro\u2019 danger thy smile hath cheer\u2019d my way,
\nTill hope seem\u2019d to bud from each thorn that round me lay;
\nThe darker our fortune, the brighter our pure love burn\u2019d
\nTill shame into glory, till fear into zeal was turn\u2019d;
\nOh! salve as I was, in thy arms my spirit felt free,
\nAnd bless\u2019d e\u2019en the sorrows that made me more dear to thee.<\/p>\n

Thy rival was honour\u2019d, while thou wert wrong\u2019d and scorn\u2019d;
\nThy crown was of briers, while gold her brows adorn\u2019d;
\nShe woo\u2019d me to temples, while thou lay\u2019st hid in caves;
\nHer friends were all masters, while thin, alas! were slaves;
\nYet, cold in the earth, at thy feet I would rather be,
\nThan wed what I loved not, or turn one thought from thee.<\/p>\n

They slander thee sorely, who say thy vows are frail-
\nHadst thou been a false one, thy cheek had look\u2019d less pale!
\nThey say too, so long thou hast worn those ling\u2019ring chains;
\nThat deep in thy heart they have printed their servile stains;
\nOh! do not believe them – no chain could that soul subdue;
\nWhere shineth thy spirit, there liberty shineth too!<\/p>\n

Image Courtesy of Special Collections, McClay Library, Queen’s University Belfast<\/p>\n

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