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The Dead

from The Stern Task of Living by Hibsen

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    The CD for the Stern Task of Living is a beautifully designed 4 panel package with a booklet containing some background information about how the album was conceived plus lyrics of all the songs. The artwork, which was painted by Mark Keogh, captures the guests arriving at the 'Little Christmas' dinner from the short story 'The Dead', which is the most famous short story from James Joyce's Dubliners.

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lyrics

Dear Michael I think of you tonight
As I write these words in January light
For not an hour ago I swear I heard your voice
Sing the Lass of Aughrim it took me back in time

[Refrain]
If we were young again if life replayed
We could have been a great affair a great affair if I had stayed

Oh this evening I spent at Morkans’ ball
A yuletide dance the talk of Dublin town
How the hours slipped by into the early morn
I turned to face the snow and then I heard your song

[Refrain]

Oh Michael the ball was gay and blithe
As we raised a toast a memory came to mind
Of that night when I had said my last goodbye
Your dark eyes said so much for such a gentle boy

[Refrain]

Oh Michael dear that night was oh so harsh
But you came nonetheless to show your heart
Shivering and wet asked me to stay
Said you'd rather die than live on in dismay

[Refrain]

Now I must go as darkness turns to grey
I often think of you memory never fades
What we might have been had I not gone away
In sleep I sit you where'er you lay

If we were young again if life replayed
We could have been a great affair a great affair if I had

[Refrain]

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from The Stern Task of Living, released May 26, 2023

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Hibsen Dublin, Ireland

Hibsen are an Irish contemporary folk music ensemble formed by folk artists Gráinne Hunt and Jim Murphy. They released their debut album 'The Stern Task of Living' on 26th May 2023. The album was inspired by the book of short stories 'Dubliners' by James Joyce. Each of the 15 songs on the album is named after the short story on which it is based. ... more

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