Deirdre Monologue from John Millington Synge

From John Millington Synge by Deirdre of the Sorrows

46 sec

— _in a high and quiet tone._ — I have put away sorrow like a shoe that is worn out and muddy, for it is I have had a life that will be envied by great companies. It was not by a low birth I made kings uneasy, and they sitting in the halls of Emain. It was not a low thing to be chosen by Conchubor, who was wise, and Naisi had no match for bravery. It is not a small thing to be rid of grey hairs, and the loosening of the teeth. It was the choice of lives we had in the clear woods, and in the grave, we’re safe, surely. . . .

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