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Valley of Kandahar

Valley of Kandahar
This song, which is roughly to the tune of "You Rambling Boys of Pleasure", is a lament is the style of earlier anti-war laments in the Irish tradition, such as "Bonny Light Horseman". The song tells the story of a woman who marries a young soldier. The soldier is called to war in Afghanistan, where he serves in the Kandahar valley, one of the most war-torn and violent parts of the country. There, he is killed. The wife receives the news of his death, and expresses her anguish.
Oh come and gather round me
(Continues)
Contributed by Emmett Doyle 2014/1/25 - 05:20




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