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Manannan Mac Lir

from Elf King's Horn by Ginger Ackley

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The daughter of Manannan Mac Lir,, the Celtic Sea god, longs for the sea and to be by her father's side

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On a high and lonely cliff side, where waves roll endlessly
She sings unto the ocean, the wind her harmony
In her eyes a darkling secret like the gems of undersea
And the white birds sing their songs to her, they sing of Mac Lir’s Sidhe.

Chorus: She called out to the Sea God
She called him without fear
“I am coming home, oh, take me home,
Mannan Mac Lir!”

Her father here had left her for a land beyond the sea
He whispered as he parted a name of mystery
But for all the love he bore her, still he said t’was destiny
That he must return, though someday they would meet in Mac Lir’s Sidhe. Chorus

The spirit of the ocean, it calls unto my soul
The tide forever turning, the wind that blows so cold
From the mist there is a parting, as a currough draws so near
For her father comes to bring her home – Manannan Mac Lir! Chorus

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from Elf King's Horn, released June 21, 2015
Composer, Ginger Ackley
Lyricist, Ginger Ackley
Vocals, Autoharp, Penny Whistle, Ginger Ackley

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Ginger Ackley Cleveland, Ohio

Starting out in Texas, Ginger made it to Ohio as quickly as she could! Her music is full of magic and stories, seasoned with a love of folk and Celtic music. Her penny whistles often accompany her, too!

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