Lyr Req: I Courted A Soldier by Dolores Keane

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Courted A Soldier by Dolores Keane
From: Folkie Frank
Date: 04 May 20 - 03:08 PM

That's great, Reinhard, thank you so much.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: I Courted A Soldier by Dolores Keane
From: Reinhard
Date: 04 May 20 - 03:06 PM

Frank McGuinness Plays 2: Mary and Lizzie; Someone Who'll Watch Over Me has:

I courted a soldier who loved another,
Neither father nor mother, sister nor brother,
For love it is lonely, looks for no shelter
Content in itself, though inclined to wander.

The soldier went walking through lands barren
And followed the road of the sparrow and wren.
In trees I searched for him, through leaves hidden,
For my love he chased the hare from its den.

My love when he left me promised me jewels,
Bracelets and bangles and soft silver bells,
But love it is lonely, inclined to be cruel,
The gem that it gives is the burning swell.

And soldiers go walking through lands barren
And follow the road of the sparrow and wren.
In trees we search for them, through leaves hidden,
For my love he chased the hare from its den.

Subject: Lyr Req: I Courted A Soldier by Dolores Keane
From: Folkie Frank
Date: 04 May 20 - 02:46 PM

Need help with the lyrics to 'I Courted A Soldier'.

There are 2 recordings, both exactly the same lyrics:

This one - Dolores Keane - I Courted A Soldier

And this one - Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh - I Courted a Soldier

These are the lyrics I managed to make out. I think the first verse is correct, the other 3, not so much:

[Verse]
I courted a soldier who loved another
Neither father nor mother, sister nor brother
For love it is lonely, it looks for no shelter
Content in itself, though inclined to wander

[Verse]
A soldier went walking through lands ?????
And follow the road down with/midst sorrow and ??pain??
In trees I search for him, to lead ??hither??
For my love, he ???chase the hare from its den???

[Instrumental]

[Verse]
My love, when he left me, he promised me jewels
Bracelets and bangles and soft silver bells
For love it is lonely, inclined to be cruel
The joy that it gives is the ?????

[Verse]
And soldiers go walking through lands ??????
And follow the road down with/midst sorrow and ??pain??
In trees we search for them, to lead ??hither??
For my love, he ???chase the hare from its den???

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you.