My mother was far more Scot than Irish, neither of us have been anywhere near Killarney, but I remember her singing this song ‘in tones so sweet and low’.
I don’t need to give the world to hear it again, it’s there in my mind; and I wouldn’t take the world if it meant losing this memory.
Though it has been decades since I’ve heard her sing it, the recollection of it tonight brings a sense of the peace I trust she now knows.
…many years ago
My Mother sang a song to me in tones so sweet and low,
Just a simple little ditty, in her good ould Irish way,
And I’d give the world if she could sing that song to me this day.Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Hush now don’t you cry!
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
Too-ra-loo-ra-li,
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral,
That’s an Irish lullaby.
Here’s Bing Crosby, whose version runs a very close second to Mum’s.
