Cruachan - Cúchulainn lyrics

The hound of Culann, The hound of Ulster He is of the otherworld His father is god Lugh Lamhfada His mother Dectire is mortal Culann the smith was holding a feast For the Ard Ro Conchobhar His mighty hound had been unleashed To guard the fortress' mighty door Setanta arrived late at the gates He did not know of Culann's hound The hound attacked and met his fate It lay there dead upon the ground Culann was angered when he learned His favourite hound was no more But Setanta swore he'd stay at night To guard the fortress' mighty door He took up arms on the day Which Cathbad declared auspicious He who took arms on that day Would become famous but short lived His body begins to twist and turn His flesh revolves within his skin His features turn red one by oine And the slaying then begins He returned to Eamhain Macha And threatened to destroy the town The naked women were then brought forth He then began to calm down He fell in love with Emer Her father was appaled No warrior shall be with her Unless by Domhnall he is called He went to train with Domhnall And learned from him all that he could You must go and train with Scathach He bowed his head and said he would Having learned the martial arts he Returned to claim the hand of Emer Her father quickly refused Cuchulainn showed his battle temper He entered the fortress and left many Of the warriors dead Emer's father k**ed himself The lovers were later wed Cuchulainn the hound of Culann x 3 He is the son of a god Cuchulainn the hound of Culann x 3 Serpents and dragons he fought Cuchulainn solely defended Ulster During the might war of the Tain When Medb of Connacht invaded He stood his ground despite the pain He is called a tragic hero With Caladin his sword He k**ed his best friend Ferdiad At the battle of the ford Cuchulainn the hound of Culann x 3 He is the son of a god Cuchulainn the hound of Culann x 3 Serpents and dragons he fought In Cuchulainn's final fight A javelin was thrown at him It sliced his stomach like a knife And caused his innards to fall out He staggered to a nearby lake Where he took a final drink A raven who was drinking his blood Tripped over his intestines The hero gave a last great laugh And tied himself to a stone He faced his enemies standing up But he knew his life was quickly going For three days the foe were scared Until a crow perched on his arm An otter began to drink his blood Cuchulainn is dead is what they said