The Heather and the Clover

[Intro - Solo Recorder] (Light, percussive staccato syllables matching the bright, breathy attack) Step by step along the stone, Leave the heavy world alone. Catch a breath and start to run... [Verse 1 - Tin Whistle Cuts In] (The rhythm sharpens with rapid, crisp consonants to match the cuts and strikes) Skip and a leap on the cobblestone street, Tap of the toe to the click of the beat! Fast as the wind through the heather we fly, High... up in the Irish sky. [Chorus - The Mashup Variation] (Combining the long legato arcs of the recorder with the cascading, tumbling runs of the whistle) Fly, oh fly, where the wild clover grows, (Tin Whistle trill) Down from the mountain the summer wind blows! Spinning in circles, a twist and a turn, Chasing the embers that flicker and burn, Twisting and turning and spinning around, Hurry along to the sound! [Outro - Both Instruments Fading] (A blending of the descending lines, ending on a long, shared breathy note) Follow the path as it winds to the deep, Follow the mist as the day turns to grey... Lay down your head now and sleep... As the tune carries far away...