The Voyage (song)

This article is about the Christy Moore song. For other songs, see Voyage ยง Music.

"The Voyage" is a song by Irish singer-songwriter Johnny Duhan. Duhan first offered it to the Irish singer Christy Moore, whose 1989 recording became the most well-known version of the song. Duhan went on to record his own version for his similarly titled album The Voyage that was released much later in 2005. The song has been interpreted by numerous artists and translated into other languages.

The inspiration for the song came from Duhan's earlier excavations of family history. He compared the early struggles of his marriage to that of his parents, and wrote a song called "Trying to Get the Balance Right" which led on to reflections on the institution of marriage and child rearing, and he wrote "The Voyage" about positive aspects of marriage.

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