[Verse]
To the exiles of Ireland, your welcome back home,
To the stranger and traveller you'll not be alone,
And to all who are here to meet staunch friends of old,
And to all who have wondered or strayed from the fold.
Each field and each valley, each neat wishing well,
In the glenside and mountain have stories to tell,
Every road on the hillside has a song to be sung,
There's a ballad that's witty, so all sing along.
[Chorus]
Céad mile fáilte, to the green land of old,
To the harp and the shamrock, the green, white and gold,
With a generous spirit and a warm friendly smile,
Here's a welcome to Ireland, the emerald isle.
[Verse]
The lakes and the mountains, the valleys and glens,
Who guarded our faith and our patriot men,
And the poets and the heroes, who stood by the green,
And to all the fair colleens, who graced every scene.
The seas all around us have bountiful store,
And the rivers of beauty have more to explore,
And for all those who've perished for doing no wrong,
To the land of the welcomes, you'll all sing along.
[Chorus]
Céad mile fáilte, to the green land of old,
To the harp and the shamrock, the green, white and gold,
With a generous spirit and a warm friendly smile,
Here's a welcome to Ireland, the emerald isle.
[Verse]
There are no strangers here, just the friends you've not met,
And to those who've passed on we will never forget,
And a fáilte to all who are just passing through,
For to make new acquaintance and old friends anew.
To the schools and the scholars, their learning and wealth,
And the books that were written, we'll drink to their health,
And the artists and craftsmen who fashioned all o'er,
And to all the musicians and writers of lore.
[Chorus]
Céad mile fáilte, to the green land of old,
To the harp and the shamrock, the green, white and gold,
With a generous spirit and a warm friendly smile,
Here's a welcome to Ireland, the emerald isle.
[Chorus]
Céad mile fáilte, to the green land of old,
To the harp and the shamrock, the green, white and gold,
With a generous spirit and a warm friendly smile,
Here's a welcome to Ireland, the emerald isle.