The Gloaming:: "the Pilgrim's Song"

The song’s lyrics evoke a deep, spiritual connection to the landscape and the past, often interpreted as a journey through the soul.

: "I listened to the gospel of the wind / There was holiness on the earth / Here my first love lived / Oh, I haven't taken this path for a long time."

: The track was recorded at Real World Studios in December 2015. It is characterized by Thomas Bartlett’s sparse piano and Iarla Ó Lionáird’s haunting vocals, eventually transitioning into a traditional reel called "Touch Me If You Dare". The Gloaming: "The Pilgrim's Song"

The Irish contemporary folk supergroup released "The Pilgrim's Song" as the opening track of their second album, 2 (2016). The song's lyrics are a composite of two poems by the celebrated 20th-century Irish-language poet Seán Ó Ríordáin (1916–1977): "Oilithreacht Fám Anam" ( A Pilgrimage of My Soul ) and "A Sheanfhilí, Múinídh Dom Glao" ( Old Poets, Teach me the Call ). Lyrics (Gaeilge)

Anseo do mhair mo chéadshearcÓ níor ghabhas an treo le fada The song’s lyrics evoke a deep, spiritual connection

Chonac saol mar scéal fiannaíochtaFadó fadó ar maidinA mhúnlaigh an tslat draíochtaA bhíonn 'na láimh ag leanbh

Tá aisling annIs eol dom íAg fiuchadh i mbroinn mo shamhailLasair gheal gan chorp mar ghaoithAgus corp oiriúnach á impí aici Múinídh Dom Glao" ( Old Poets

Le soiscéal gaoithe d'éisteasBhí naofacht ar an dtalamhAnseo do mhair mo chéadshearcÓ níor ghabhas an treo le fada