The Gloaming: "the Pilgrim's Song" May 2026

Do labhair an tír mar theampallBhí siúl na habhann boimpéiseachDo chrom go glúin na gleanntaBhí fíor na croise ar ghéaga

: The track was recorded at Real World Studios in December 2015. It is characterized by Thomas Bartlett’s sparse piano and Iarla Ó Lionáird’s haunting vocals, eventually transitioning into a traditional reel called "Touch Me If You Dare".

: "I listened to the gospel of the wind / There was holiness on the earth / Here my first love lived / Oh, I haven't taken this path for a long time." The Gloaming: "The Pilgrim's Song"

: "A vision exists, I know it / Simmering in the womb of my imagination / A bright flame without substance, like the wind / Pleading for an appropriate shape." Background and Musicality

The song’s lyrics evoke a deep, spiritual connection to the landscape and the past, often interpreted as a journey through the soul. Do labhair an tír mar theampallBhí siúl na

Tá aisling annIs eol dom íAg fiuchadh i mbroinn mo shamhailLasair gheal gan chorp mar ghaoithAgus corp oiriúnach á impí aici

: "I saw life like a tale from the Fianna / Long, long ago in the morning / Shaped by the magic wand / That a child holds in their hand." Tá aisling annIs eol dom íAg fiuchadh i

Source: Musixmatch Songwriters: Iarla O'lionaird / Dennis Cahill / Martin Hayes / Caoimhin O'raghallaigh / Thomas Bartlett / Sean O'riordain / William Foye JohnsonThe Pilgrim’s Song lyrics © Real World Works Ltd English Translation