Between scenes in Riverdance the narrator, John Kavanagh,
reads poetry written by Theo Dorga.
Here are those poems and the scenes they appear in...
The sun is our lord
and father,
Bright face at the gate
of dawn,
Comfort of the home,
cattle and crop,
Lord of the morning,
lord of the day.
REEL AROUND THE SUN - ACT I SCENE I
Thunder and
lightening batter
the rocks,
The winds howl and
great storms
Break on the forest,
scatter the herds
like grain.
THUNDERSTORM - ACT I SCENE V
I was the land and
the land was me.
Tall and straight I
walk in the world
But bell and cross
banished my comfort.
SHIVNA - ACT I SCENE VI
Whole generations lift
now to depart.
The land has failed us,
the dark soldiers
appear against us.
In dance and song
we gift and mourn
our children.
They carry us over
the ocean in dance
and song.
AMERICAN WAKE - ACT II SCENE I
Dawn, and the
ships are leaving,
A lover’s grief is
lifting on the tide,
And hearts too
young for sorrow,
Torn asunder,
Torn asunder,
The cruel ocean’s deep,
and dark, and wide.
PARTING - ACT II SCENE I
Out of the night
we come, out
of the sea.
On a new shore,
lights blaze in
the dawn.
THE HARBOUR OF THE
NEW WORLD - ACT II SCENE II
Tall and straight
My mother
taught me,
This is how
we dance.
Tall and straight
My father
taught me,
This is how we dance.
TRADING TAPS - ACT II SCENE IV
Cry of an infant
Heartbeat
of the world
Storm against ship
Heartbeat
of the world
Heel against floor
And wave upon shore
Heartbeat
of the world
HEARTBEAT OF THE WORLD/ANDALUCIA -
ACT II SCENE VIII
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