The Gloaming: "the Pilgrim's Song" May 2026

D'aiséirigh 'na taisléineLe solas ar a leacain'S do thionlaic mé go gléineachAr oilithreacht fám anam

Do labhair an tír mar theampallBhí siúl na habhann boimpéiseachDo chrom go glúin na gleanntaBhí fíor na croise ar ghéaga

: "The country spoke like a temple / The river's gait was pompous / The valleys bowed to the knee / The sign of the cross was on the branches." The Gloaming: "The Pilgrim's Song"

: The track was recorded at Real World Studios in December 2015. It is characterized by Thomas Bartlett’s sparse piano and Iarla Ó Lionáird’s haunting vocals, eventually transitioning into a traditional reel called "Touch Me If You Dare".

: "I listened to the gospel of the wind / There was holiness on the earth / Here my first love lived / Oh, I haven't taken this path for a long time." D'aiséirigh 'na taisléineLe solas ar a leacain'S do

Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Iarla O'lionaird / Dennis Cahill / Martin Hayes / Caoimhin O'raghallaigh / Thomas Bartlett / Sean O'riordain / William Foye JohnsonThe Pilgrim’s Song lyrics © Real World Works Ltd English Translation

Tá aisling annIs eol dom íAg fiuchadh i mbroinn mo shamhailLasair gheal gan chorp mar ghaoithAgus corp oiriúnach á impí aici The Gloaming: "The Pilgrim's Song"

Le soiscéal gaoithe d'éisteasBhí naofacht ar an dtalamhAnseo do mhair mo chéadshearcÓ níor ghabhas an treo le fada