Philip was electrified when he saw the final result and he rang me: ‘Jaysus, Jim, you have me sussed! It’s just like I imagined it but better. It’s a fine song, and segues into the album’s showcase track and final song, Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend, the masterful 7-minute epic to their home country. Lyrics for Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend song performed by Thin Lizzy: Tell me the legends of long ago When the kings and queens would dance in. Roisin Dubh (Black Rose): A Rock Legend - lyrics Tell me the legends of long ago Pray tell me the story of young C£ Chulainn Oh tell me the story of the. Tell me the legends of long ago When the kings and queens would dance in the realm of the Black Rose Play me the melodies I want to know So I can teach my children, oh Pray tell me the story of young Cuchulainn How his eyes were dark his expression sullen And how he'd fight and always won And how they cried when he was fallen Oh tell me the story of the Queen of this land And how her sons died. In the end, however, it was chosen for Black Rose and its radio-friendly appeal ensured it was a UK Top 30 success as the album’s third and final single.
This was a song about the yearning for liberty from English rule and Philip knew it by heart (well, almost) and I added the final touch just as I was about to finish.īy the way: Roísín Dubh translates as Dark Rose (aka Dark Rosaleen)’Īnother poem was the inspiration for the blood coming from the rose it was a famous religious poem by one of the leaders executed in 1916 after the Easter uprising titled’ I see his blood upon the rose’, by Joseph Mary Plunkett. It was really difficult as I wanted more than just a rose, I wanted something that reflected Philip’s love of the poem ‘Dark Rosaleen’ by James Clarence Mangan: ‘Oh, there was lightning in my blood, my Dark Rosaleen!’ Thin Lizzy’s final studio album, 1983’s Thunder And Lightning, was recorded with a new line-up, with Lynott, Gorham, and drummer Brian Downey joined by guitarist John. Philip wanted me to try to create, quite literally, a ‘black rose’ for the cover of the album of the same title. NOW AVAILABLE AS A STUNNING CANVAS PRINT! Thin Lizzy: Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) A Rock Legend Written by Phil Lynott and Gary Moore 1979 Mercury Records Ltd Transcription: Paul Houghton.
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