我第一次聽到這個聲音，是在聯經書店。

侷促地下室一角，站在試聽櫃前。Nicci Berry 唱著民謠 Carrickfergus...

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後來只找到這首 Down by the Glenside，仍然是真摯的天籟。恩雅怎麼能比呢？

相關連結：（專輯「黃鶯出谷」）http://cdhi.audionet.com.tw/78/review/ReviewNo.asp?No=North Star ENS-001

這首歌的原作者Peadar Kearney，也是愛爾蘭國歌的作者，在描述一個古老的愛爾蘭事蹟--Bold Fenian Men。在妮琪清澈而具說服力的聲音中，傳達著對愛爾蘭老英雄的敬仰。(選自「黃鶯出谷」)

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Down By The Glenside

（Traditional Irish Songs）

'Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman
She was picking young nettles and she scarce saw me coming
I listened a while to the song she was humming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men

'Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming
On strong manly forms and their eyes with hope gleaming
I see them again, sure, in all my daydreaming
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men.

Some died on the glenside, some died near a stranger
And wise men have told us that their cause was a failure
They fought for old Ireland and they never feared danger
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men

I passed on my way, God be praised that I met her
Be life long or short, sure I'll never forget her
We may have brave men, but we'll never have better
Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men