The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers - and Other Ballads

The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers, by Anonymous, Edited by Thomas Wise, Translated by George Borrow This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org Title: The Song of Deirdra, King Byrge and his Brothers and Other Ballads Author: Anonymous Editor: Thomas Wise Release Date: May 15, 2009 [eBook #28826] Language: English Character set encoding: ISO-646-US (US-ASCII) ***START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SONG OF DEIRDRA, KING BYRGE AND HIS BROTHERS*** Transcribed from the 1913 Thomas J. Wise pamphlet by David Price, email ccx074@pglaf.org THE SONG OF DEIRDRA king byrge and his brothers and other ballads by GEORGE BORROW London: printed for private circulation 1913 p. 4Copyright in the United States of America by Houghton, Mifflin & Co. for Clement Shorter. p. 5THE SONG OF DEIRDRA Farewell, grey Albyn, much loved land, I ne’er shall see thy hills again; Upon those hills I oft would stand And view the chase sweep o’er the plain. ’Twas pleasant from their tops I ween To see the stag that bounding ran; And all the rout of hunters keen, The sons of Usna in the van. The chiefs of Albyn feasted high, Amidst them Usna’s children shone; And Nasa kissed in secrecy The daughter fair of high Dundron. p.