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From Valier to Maubermé

from river sea wind by the o'flahertys

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From Valier to Maubermé
There’s only rock and ice
Every living thing, every bird that sings
Gone now till the spring
On both sides of the border
Wind is the only sound
The snow lies heavy
Oh lord it suffocates the ground
The ridgeline that we walked along
Cuts a scar across the sky
It’s a sharp blade in the morning light
And burns a hole right through my heart

The waterfall we bathed by
Has lost its joyful song
The cloak of wildflowers
Just a memory now

Yes from Valier to Maubermé
It’s a litany of loss
I’m seated here
In the valley chapel
With the fourteen stations of the cross

Ah but I know this land I stand on
Will soon tilt closer to the sun
Frozen ice will melt
Yes and the mountain streams will run
I shall come silk spun like a chrysalis
On my resurrection day
And hold in my hand a fruit bowl
Newly fired from the clay

And though you may no longer be with me
On my resurrection day
Your presence will ever
Tread the trails
From Valier to Maubermé

Your presence will ever
Tread the trails
From Valier to Maubermé

Yes, yes your presence
From Valier to Maubermé

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from river sea wind, released April 6, 2015
composed by Chris O'Flaherty and Caelan O'Flaherty

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the o'flahertys Montpellier, France

This is a father/son collaboration. The son breathes music into the father's lyrics and hey presto 12 heartfelt songs.

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