From the 1882 musical “The Maid of Arran”.
Words and music by Louis F. Baum.
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- Arran is me home
And the pride of Ireland’s coast
And her kings of old
As we’re often told
Of their riches and power could boast
So the legends say
High above the sea
Stands O’ Mara’s Castle so grand
And tho’ waves have dash’d
And the lightning’s flash’d
And its shores been lash’d
By the storms of ten centuries
Firm, undaunted stands she still
And so, thro’ time, forever will
Our pride, our hope, and emblem
‘Til the O’ Mara is King once again
‘Til O’ Mara is King once again - Ruin’d tho’ it stands
And now crumbling to decay
Ev’ry stone that’s here
To our mem’ry’s dear
As a relic of some better day
When our country was
Free as Heaven’s sun
And was throng’d with warrior’s bold
Men who fought for right in the battle’s fight
And whose pow’r and might
Were the wonder of nations
And still our boys can bravely fight
And soon the world will see a sight
When Ireland’s sons her wrongs shall right
And O’ Mara is King once again
And O’ Mara is King once again
Sung here by Vancha March: