The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers, and Other Ballads

By George Borrow

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• Language: English
• Publisher: Good Press
• Release date: Dec 13, 2019
• ISBN: 4064066191603

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George Borrow

The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers, and Other Ballads

Published by Good Press, 2021

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EAN 4064066191603

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THE SONG OF DEIRDRA

THE DIVER a ballad translated from the german

KING BYRGE AND HIS BROTHERS

TURKISH HYMN TO MAHOMET

THE SONG OF DEIRDRA

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Farewell, grey Albyn, much loved land,

   I ne’er shall see thy hills again;

Upon those hills I oft would stand

   And view the chase sweep o’er the plain.

’Twas pleasant from their tops I ween

   To see the stag that bounding ran;

And all the rout of hunters keen,

   The sons of Usna in the van.

The chiefs of Albyn feasted high,

   Amidst them Usna’s children