Irish Songs and Lyrics

The Time Has Come

This Irish rebel song, written by Christy Moore, poignantly reflects on the approaching death of the Irish hungerstrikers in 1981.

The ten hungerstrikers’ families were faced with the unenviable task of letting their loved ones die for their beliefs, even though they had the power to remive them from the fast once they lapsed into a coma.

The [Am] time has [D7] come to [G] part, my [C] love,
[D] I must go [G] away.
I [Am] leave you [D7] now, my [G] darling [C] girl,
No [D] longer can I [G] stay.
My [Em] heart like [Bm] yours is [Em] breaking,
To[G]gether [D7] we’ll prove [C] strong.
The [B7] road I take will [Em] show the [D] world
The [C] suffering [Bm] that [Am] goes on.[C]

The gentle clasp that holds my hand
Must loosen and let go.
Please help me through the door
Though instinct tells you no.
Our vow it is eternal
And will bring you dreadful pain.
But if our demands aren’t recognised
Don’t call me back again.

How their sorrow touched us all
In those final days,
When it was time she held the door
And touched his sallow face.
The flame he lit by leaving
Is still burning strong
By the lights it’s plain to see
The suffering still goes on.

The time has come to part, my love
I must go away.
I leave you now, my darling girl,
No longer can I stay.

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SONG FOR MARCELLA

Marcella was the name of Bobby Sands’ sister and his pen name during the 1981 Hungerstrikes and before. This song was written by Bik McFarlane, who was the Officer Commanding the IRA prisoners during their historic strike to the death.

[G] Doesn´t [D] seem quite so [Em] long ago,

The [C] last time that I [D] saw you,

[G] Ain´t it [D] funny how the [Em] memories grow,

[C] Seems they always fold [D] around you,

[G] They tried to [D] break you in a [Em] living hell,

[C] But they couldn´t [D] find a way,

[G] So they [D] killed you in a [Em] H-Block cell,

And [C] hoped that all would [D] turn away,

[G] They thought your [D] spirit couldn´t [Em] rise again

[C] But it dared to prove [D] them wrong,

[G] And in [D] death you tore [Em] away the chains,

And [C] let the world hear [D] Freedom´s Song

Yet the [Em] heartache and [D] pain linger [G] on [Em],

They´re still [C] here though its so long since you have [D] gone,

[G] But we´re stronger [Em] now [G] you showed us [D] how,

[C] How freedom [D] fight can be [G] won [D]…[C] [D] [G]
I wish there was an easy road to chose,
To bring the heartache to an end,
But easy roads are always sure to lose,
I´ve seen that time and time again,

If you can stand by me like yesterday,
I´ll find the strength to carry on,
So let your spirit shine along the way,
And our day will surely come

Yet the heartache and pain linger on,
They´re still here though its so long since you have gone,
But we´re stronger now you showed us how,
How freedom fight can be won, if we all stand as one

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