Arthur Darley Monologue from The Land of Heart's Desire

From The Land of Heart's Desire by W.B. Yeats

male · anguished · 59 sec

Protect me now, gods, that my people swear by. I will end all your magic on the instant. This sword is to lie beside him in the grave. It was in all his battles. I will spread my hair, and wring my hands, and wail him bitterly, For I have heard that he was proud and laughing, blue-eyed, and a quick runner on bare feet, And that he died a thousand years ago. O! O! O! But no, that is not it. I knew him well, and while I heard him laughing they killed him at my feet. O! O! O! O! For golden-armed Iollan that I loved.

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