“Red is the Rose” is a traditional Irish ballad of unknown origin. It’s sung to the same tune as the famous Scottish song “Loch Lomond,” and has a similar theme: the sadness of parting with one’s lover.
Notable Versions to Sample or Purchase
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish)The Chieftains and Nancy Griffith - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish/Contemporary Folk)The Three Irish Tenors - “Red is the Rose” (Classical/Opera)
Lyrics
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
T’was down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayedAnd the moon and the stars they were shiningThe moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hairAnd she swore she’d be my love forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
It’s not for the parting that my sister painsIt’s not for the grief of my motherIt is all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lassThat my heart is breaking forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
“Red is the Rose” is a traditional Irish ballad of unknown origin. It’s sung to the same tune as the famous Scottish song “Loch Lomond,” and has a similar theme: the sadness of parting with one’s lover.
Notable Versions to Sample or Purchase
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish)The Chieftains and Nancy Griffith - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish/Contemporary Folk)The Three Irish Tenors - “Red is the Rose” (Classical/Opera)
Lyrics
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
T’was down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayedAnd the moon and the stars they were shiningThe moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hairAnd she swore she’d be my love forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
It’s not for the parting that my sister painsIt’s not for the grief of my motherIt is all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lassThat my heart is breaking forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
“Red is the Rose” is a traditional Irish ballad of unknown origin. It’s sung to the same tune as the famous Scottish song “Loch Lomond,” and has a similar theme: the sadness of parting with one’s lover.
Notable Versions to Sample or Purchase
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish)The Chieftains and Nancy Griffith - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish/Contemporary Folk)The Three Irish Tenors - “Red is the Rose” (Classical/Opera)
Lyrics
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
T’was down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayedAnd the moon and the stars they were shiningThe moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hairAnd she swore she’d be my love forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
It’s not for the parting that my sister painsIt’s not for the grief of my motherIt is all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lassThat my heart is breaking forever.
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
“Red is the Rose” is a traditional Irish ballad of unknown origin. It’s sung to the same tune as the famous Scottish song “Loch Lomond,” and has a similar theme: the sadness of parting with one’s lover.
Notable Versions to Sample or Purchase
Tommy Makem and Liam Clancy - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish)The Chieftains and Nancy Griffith - “Red is the Rose” (Traditional Irish/Contemporary Folk)The Three Irish Tenors - “Red is the Rose” (Classical/Opera)
Lyrics
Red is the Rose by yonder garden growsAnd fair is the lily of the valleyClear is the water that flows from the BoyneBut my love is fairer than any.
T’was down by Killarney’s green woods that we strayedAnd the moon and the stars they were shiningThe moon shone its rays on her locks of golden hairAnd she swore she’d be my love forever.
It’s not for the parting that my sister painsIt’s not for the grief of my motherIt is all for the loss of my bonnie Irish lassThat my heart is breaking forever.
