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Lux in Tenebris

from Visionaries 1916 by Lorcan Mac Mathuna

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Words by Joseph Mary Plunkett; Music by Lorcán Mac Mathúna

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f the dread all-seeing stars,
Ringed Saturn and ruddy Mars
And their companions all the seven,
That play before the lord of Heaven,
fall at my feet and worship me,
Endow me with all sovranty
Of their wide kingdom of the blue
Yet I would not believe that you Could love me

I fought unknown inhuman foes
And left them in their battle-throes,
Hacked a way through them and advanced
To where the stars of morning danced
In your high honour, there I stood
To see you, till the morning-flood
Burst from the sky—but your sunrise
Striking my unaccustomed eyes

In heart and eyes a drunken flame
That sang and clamoured out your name,
And woke a madness in my head.
The enemies I had left for dead
Surrounded me with gibbering cries
And mocked me for my blinded eyes.
I curst them till they rose in rage
And flung me down a battle-gage

I took the challenge straightaway
And leaped—and that was yesterday
Or was last year, but every hour
For weary years to break their power
Still must I fight, but now a gleam
Of hope comes to me like a dream,
To-day, though dimly, I do see,
My vision has come back to me.

I searched, my vision held above,
For green oasis of your love.
My heart’s dry desert, hot and wide,
Bounded by flames on every side,
So dim and old no song can tell,
Covers the tombs where dead kings dwell:
Now demons dance upon their tombs,
Shut with the seals of lasting dooms,

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from Visionaries 1916, released August 30, 2022
Vocals : Lorcán Mac Mathúna, Íde Nic Mhathúna
Pipes, Flute, Saxophone : Éamonn Galldubh
Accordion : Martin Tourish
Fiddle : Daire Bracken

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Lorcan Mac Mathuna Dublin, Ireland

From the cradle Lorcán Mac Mathúna was surrounded by traditional irish music. Sean-Nós singing was the soundscape of his youth, the air he breathed.

Drawing on the deep roots of Sean-Nós he has brought the fundamentals of this ancient tradition into contemporary collaborations and compositions. He is truly a modern singer who sits comfortably with ancient tradition and the avant-garde. ... more

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