The Mountainy SingerIntroductory materialReading editionChapter navigation83 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterIntroductory materialA LINE’S A SPEECHI AM THE MOUNTAINY SINGERWHEN ROOKS FLY HOMEWARDI SPIN MY GOLDEN WEBCHERRY VALLEYDARKNESSMY FIDIL IS SINGINGTHE GOAT-DEALERWHY CRUSH THE CLARET ROSELAMENT OF PADRAIC MOR MAC CRUIMIN OVER HIS SONSTO A TOWN GIRLA MARCH MOONA THOUSAND FEET UPTHE DARKREYNARDINESNOWI AM THE GILLY OF CHRISTGO, PLOUGHMAN, PLOUGHGO, REAPERTHE GOOD PEOPLETHE STORM IS STILL, THE RAIN HATH CEASEDSCARE-THE-CROWSA CRADLE-SONGTWINE THE MAZES THRO’ AND THRO’THE FIGHTING-MANMY MOTHER HAS A WEE RED SHOEI GATHER THREE EARS OF CORNTHE TINKERSAS I CAME OVER THE GREY, GREY HILLSA NORTHERN LOVE-SONGTO THE GOLDEN EAGLEA PROPHECYI MET A WALKING-MANTHE NINEPENNY FIDILGRASSLANDS ARE FAIRWINTER SONGI FOLLOW A STARTHE SILENCE OF UNLABOURED FIELDSTHE BEGGAR’S WAKETHE BESOM-MANEVERY SHUILER IS CHRISTI WISH AND I WISHI AM THE MAN-CHILDFRAGMENTAT THE WHITENING OF THE DAWNWHO ARE MY FRIENDSO GLORIOUS CHILDBEARERCORONACHTWILIGHT FALLENTHE DAWN WHITENESSTHE DWARFI SEE ALL LOVE IN LOWLY THINGS’TIS PRETTY TAE BE IN BAILE-LIOSANCIARAN, THE MASTER OF HORSES AND LANDSDEEP WAYS AND DRIPPING BOUGHSNIGHT, AND I TRAVELLINGNIGHT-PIECEAT MORNING TIDETHE MAY-FIREI LOVE THE DIN OF BEATING DRUMSTHREE COLTS EXERCISING IN A SIX-ACRETHE NATURALON THE TOP-STONETHE WOMEN AT THEIR DOORSMY LITTLE DARK LOVEI HEARD A PIPER PIPINGTHE CLOUDS GO BY AND BYDAVY DAWBLACK SILE OF THE SILVER EYEA SHEEPDOG BARKS ON THE MOUNTAINDEAD OAKLEAVES EVERYWHEREA NIGHT PRAYERI AM THE MOUNTAINY SINGERTHE RAINBOW SPANNING A PLANET SHOWERI WILL GO WITH MY FATHER A-PLOUGHINGTHE SHINING SPACES OF THE SOUTHLIKE A TUFT OF CEANABHANTHE HERB-LEECHWHO BUYS LANDTHE POET LOOSED A WINGÈD SONGSIC TRANSITPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →A LINE’S A SPEECHAll chapters and sections (83)Opening pagesFront matterIntroductory materialOther sectionsA LINE’S A SPEECHI AM THE MOUNTAINY SINGERWHEN ROOKS FLY HOMEWARDI SPIN MY GOLDEN WEBCHERRY VALLEYDARKNESSMY FIDIL IS SINGINGTHE GOAT-DEALERWHY CRUSH THE CLARET ROSELAMENT OF PADRAIC MOR MAC CRUIMIN OVER HIS SONSTO A TOWN GIRLA MARCH MOONA THOUSAND FEET UPTHE DARKREYNARDINESNOWI AM THE GILLY OF CHRISTGO, PLOUGHMAN, PLOUGHGO, REAPERTHE GOOD PEOPLETHE STORM IS STILL, THE RAIN HATH CEASEDSCARE-THE-CROWSA CRADLE-SONGTWINE THE MAZES THRO’ AND THRO’THE FIGHTING-MANMY MOTHER HAS A WEE RED SHOEI GATHER THREE EARS OF CORNTHE TINKERSAS I CAME OVER THE GREY, GREY HILLSA NORTHERN LOVE-SONGTO THE GOLDEN EAGLEA PROPHECYI MET A WALKING-MANTHE NINEPENNY FIDILGRASSLANDS ARE FAIRWINTER SONGI FOLLOW A STARTHE SILENCE OF UNLABOURED FIELDSTHE BEGGAR’S WAKETHE BESOM-MANEVERY SHUILER IS CHRISTI WISH AND I WISHI AM THE MAN-CHILDFRAGMENTAT THE WHITENING OF THE DAWNWHO ARE MY FRIENDSO GLORIOUS CHILDBEARERCORONACHTWILIGHT FALLENTHE DAWN WHITENESSTHE DWARFI SEE ALL LOVE IN LOWLY THINGS’TIS PRETTY TAE BE IN BAILE-LIOSANCIARAN, THE MASTER OF HORSES AND LANDSDEEP WAYS AND DRIPPING BOUGHSNIGHT, AND I TRAVELLINGNIGHT-PIECEAT MORNING TIDETHE MAY-FIREI LOVE THE DIN OF BEATING DRUMSTHREE COLTS EXERCISING IN A SIX-ACRETHE NATURALON THE TOP-STONETHE WOMEN AT THEIR DOORSMY LITTLE DARK LOVEI HEARD A PIPER PIPINGTHE CLOUDS GO BY AND BYDAVY DAWBLACK SILE OF THE SILVER EYEA SHEEPDOG BARKS ON THE MOUNTAINDEAD OAKLEAVES EVERYWHEREA NIGHT PRAYERI AM THE MOUNTAINY SINGERTHE RAINBOW SPANNING A PLANET SHOWERI WILL GO WITH MY FATHER A-PLOUGHINGTHE SHINING SPACES OF THE SOUTHLIKE A TUFT OF CEANABHANTHE HERB-LEECHWHO BUYS LANDTHE POET LOOSED A WINGÈD SONGSIC TRANSITThis book is made up of a selection from the Author’s early books, with many new poems added.◇← Front matterA LINE’S A SPEECH →