I know a valley fair, Eileen Aroon
I knew a cottage there, Eileen Aroon
Far in that valley’s shade, I knew a gentle maid
Flower of a hazel glade, Eileen Aroon.

Who is the song so sweet? Eileen Aroon
Who in the dance so fleet? Eileen Aroon
Dear were her charms to me, dearer her laughter free
Dearest her constancy, Eileen Aroon.

Who like the rising day, Eileen Aroon
Love sends its early ray, Eileen Aroon
What makes his dawning glow changeless through joy or woe?
Only the constant know, Eileen Aroon.

Is it the laughing eye? Eileen Aroon
Is it the timid sigh? Eileen Aroon
Is it the tender tone, soft as the stringed harp’s moan?
Oh, it is truth alone, Eileen Aroon.

Youth must with time decay, Eileen Aroon
Beauty must fade away, Eileen Aroon
Castles are sacked in war, chieftains are scattered far
Truth is a fixed star, Eileen Aroon.
 

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