AN IRISH BLESSING

Ralph McTell

How my life is changing now
My young ones start to leave their home
I wish that their uncertain road
Was one I could tread with them
As when I walked them home from school
Or caught them safely when they fell
And chased the demons from their dreams
With jokes and stories I could tell.

Chorus: 
May the road rise with you
And the wind be at your back
Go raibh an ghaoth I goonai ar do chul
Go n-eiri and bothar leat.

And now it’s me who has to learn
To let you make your way alone
To try not to direct each turn
Your triumphs and mistakes your own
Your path will different be to mine
Tricks of my trade no use to you
To others and yourself be kind
Your suffering will hurt me too

Chorus

I hear the calling of your heart
I see in your eyes that you know
To cherish is the easy part
The hardest task is letting go
So let me watch you to the corner
Let me watch you down the street
May my love be your protector
And walk with you till next we meet.

Chorus