{"id":1795,"date":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/on-midsummer-day"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T11:00:00","slug":"on-midsummer-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beerbellyband.com\/en\/on-midsummer-day\/","title":{"rendered":"ON MIDSUMMER DAY"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Irish traditional song lyrics \u2014 collected by Beer Belly Band.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>On midsummer day in the land of Erin<br \/>\nThe war with the Firbolg about to begin<br \/>\nThrice nine of the children of Danu were killed<br \/>\nIn the first bloody hurl match upon the great hill<\/p>\n<p>For four days a terrible slaughter took place<br \/>\nThe king of the Firbolg with agonized face<br \/>\nAt the Morrigan&#8217;s screaming while circling above<br \/>\nAnd blood drenched the country of goddesses&#8217; love<\/p>\n<p>  Derry down, down, down, derry down<\/p>\n<p>Yeokay the Firbolg was killed 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traced<br \/>\nSinew to sinew and nerve to nerve fold<br \/>\nNuada&#8217;s eyes glistened and he became whole<\/p>\n<p>A poet and tale teller deserved some respect<br \/>\nI sang songs for Bres tho I didn&#8217;t expect<br \/>\nTo be thrown in a dungeon, no fire, no bread<br \/>\nA curse upon Bres was the next thing I read<\/p>\n<p>  Derry down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>No meat on the plates and no milk of the cows<br \/>\nNo money for minstrels, no homes for ourselves<br \/>\nBy hoarding and taxing he says he conserves<br \/>\nMay Bres receive what he truly deserves<\/p>\n<p>The magic began as the magic was said<br \/>\nAnd his face became covered with blotches bright red<br \/>\nBy being a tyrant he was made a fool<br \/>\nThe result of this blemish was he could not rule<\/p>\n<p>  Derry down&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>And Nuada returned to the throne once again<br \/>\nAnd the children of Danu rejoiced to the end<br \/>\nBy feasting and drinking all night till we fold<br \/>\nthe triumphant children of 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