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Emerald Isle

Ramesha Nani
June 27, 2023

Watch this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with Ramesha Nani and Brahmachari Prashad during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week.

Lyrics:

Come hear, while I sing you of emerald hills,

Of valleys and meadows so fair

That all who have seen them have carried away

Memories in their hearts, friends, like the lilacs of May:

Oh, my song is the story of the lilacs of May.

 

My song is the story of deer on the hills,

Of larks that soar, seeking the sun,

Of nightingales lifting the curtain of night

As with music they bring down heaven’s blessing of light:

Oh, my song is the story of God’s blessing of light.

 

Come join me in singing of that emerald isle,

Of flow’rs that, like jewels, besprinkle the lea,

Of waterfalls eager to embrace the wide sea

As we with our Maker united would be,

As we with our Maker reunited would be.

 

Come hear, while I sing you of emerald hills,

Of valleys and meadows so fair

That all who have seen them have carried away

Memories in their hearts, friends, like the lilacs of May:

Oh, my song is the story of the lilacs of May.

 

Watch the full concert here.