El regalo de Claire

Love’s Old Sweet Song

Irish folk song published in 1884 by composer James Lynam Molloy and lyricist G. Clifton

Bingham.

recorded by many artists, including John McCormack and Clara Butt. The song is alluded to

in James Joyce's Ulysses as being sung by Molly Bloom.



Once in the dear dead days beyond recall.

When on the world the mists began to fall

Out of the dreams that rose in happy throng

Low to our hearts love sung an old sweet song.

And in the dusk where fell the firelight gleam

Softly it wove itself into our dream

Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low

And the flick’ring shadows softly come and go

Though the heart be weary sad the day and long,


Still to us at twilight comes love’s old song


Comes love’s own sweet song

Even today we hear love's song of yore.

Deep m our hearts it dwells for evermore

Footsteps may falter, weary grow the way

Still we can hear it at the close of day

So till the end, when life's dim shadows fall

Love will be found the sweetest song of all

Just a song at twilight, when the lights are low

And the flick’ring shadows softly come and go


Though the heart be weary sad the day and long,


Still to us at twilight comes love’s old song


Comes love’s own sweet song