Name: Madonna and the Lion
Duration: P00H02M55S
Description: the destruction of the beauty of the village by bad planning, corruption, greed. The mistakes men make can leave a stain on the landscape for a very long time.

Madonna and the Lion

from The Hills Above the Valley by Barry Kinane

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the destruction of the beauty of the village by bad planning, corruption, greed. The mistakes men make can leave a stain on the landscape for a very long time.

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MADONNA AND THE LION

On its watch on the way to the Quarry
The granite Stormont Lion
Cut long ago with care and pride
but flawed by a wrong design
A beautiful mistake made by men
It will stand for a very long time

Watching over the flooded valley
Stands the Madonna and Child
A statue cut with care and pride
but flawed by a wrong design
A beautiful mistake made by men
It will stand for a very long time

Watching along the ways of the village
a pattern of granite walls
Built long ago with care and pride
but they can never hide
Structures built that just dont rhyme
That will stand for a very long time

The Lion sighs, Madonna cries
For the changes in the village below
The men who died and worked with pride
They stood there by their side
To remind them the mistakes men make
Can last for a very long time

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from The Hills Above the Valley, released May 19, 2017

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Barry Kinane

Singer Songwriter from Co. Wicklow Ireland.“Kinane has a rare gift of taking the stories of life and relatively recent history to weave magical musical tales that are like short stories of the highest quality. I could rave about this album for days....” Nicky Rossiter Irish music magazine ... more

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