Name: When You Are Old
Duration: P00H03M06S
Description: This had a one chord fingerpicked acoustic guitar accompaniment but i decided to try out an eastern vibe with it for the craic. So the instrument was samples of a tanpura played on the ipad again. And a japanese flute sound. Along with a drone from a set of Uilleann Pipes.

When You Are Old

from Whorls by Enda Reilly

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This had a one chord fingerpicked acoustic guitar accompaniment but i decided to try out an eastern vibe with it for the craic. So the instrument was samples of a tanpura played on the ipad again. And a japanese flute sound. Along with a drone from a set of Uilleann Pipes.

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WHEN YOU ARE OLD
When you are old and grey and full of sleep,
And nodding by the fire, take down this book,
And slowly read, and dream of the soft look
Your eyes had once, and of their shadows deep;

How many loved your moments of glad grace,
And loved your beauty with love false or true,
But one man loved the pilgrim soul in you,
And loved the sorrows of your changing face;

And bending down beside the glowing bars,
Murmur, a little sadly, how Love fled
And paced upon the mountains overhead
And hid his face amid a crowd of stars.

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from Whorls, released December 21, 2015

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Enda Reilly Plymouth, Michigan

Folk Singer, Songwriter and guitarist.

Original songs in Irish and English, WB Yeats' poetry and collaborations and sharing Irish culture in the USA through song.

"FIRMLY ROOTED IN THE PAST WITH AN EYE AND EAR FOR THE FUTURE. ....THE REAL DEAL.”
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