Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We stood where the hawthorn leans
Mud on our boots, wet sleeves
One lane turned by the stone wall
One lane vanished by the trees
You looked left, I looked right
Two old laughs and a pinch of fear
Then you took my hand and grinned
Said, "Come on, the road is here"
[Pre-Chorus]
So we stepped, then stepped again
Past the ditch and the sleeping gate
The dusk came soft on our backs
And we moved before it got too late
[Chorus]
At the split in the boreen
We chose our way
At the split in the boreen
We sang all day
(Oh, we sang all day)
At the split in the boreen
No turning back
We found a tune
And the lane gave that
[Verse 2]
First came a girl with a red wool coat
Then a boy with a tambourine tin
Then three from the hayfield side
With a knock-kneed joy in their grin
They heard us laughing ahead
They heard our boots on the clay
And they fell in step like they knew
This was the only fair way
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the line grew long and bright
Past the hedge and the blackberry thorn
Every voice we picked up there
Made the whole wide road reborn
[Chorus]
At the split in the boreen
We chose our way
At the split in the boreen
We sang all day
(We sang all day)
At the split in the boreen
No turning back
We found a tune
And the lane gave that
[Bridge]
By the old stone bridge we turned
And the river clapped in time
Every stranger had a name
When they joined that ragged rhyme
Hands on shoulders, heels on ground
Skirts spun out, shirts shook free
What was once a lonely fork
Became a running family
[Final Chorus]
At the split in the boreen
We chose our way
At the split in the boreen
We sang all day
(Oh, we sang all day)
At the split in the boreen
Now look behind
A hundred feet
And a hundred kind
At the split in the boreen
We’re home in the line
Details
GeneratedJul 6, 2026
Duration4:08
LanguageEnglish
Style
Irish folk-pop with lilting 6/8 bounce and handclaps, fiddle and accordion trading bright phrases; verse stays close and storytelling, pre-chorus lifts with stacked humming, chorus opens into communal call-and-response with female lead and group harmonies. Add bodhrán pulse, foot-stomps, and brief whistle turns between lines; final chorus gathers crowd voices for a wide, warm, singalong mix., female vocals
Credits
Prompt by
Brigids_Hearth
Brigids_HearthModelAria v5.5
Prompt
A song about finally picking the path at the split in the boreen. the two friends head down their choice, they sing, dance, and start to acquire fellow dancers and singers. Female vocals/community
