St.Pat’s Jukebox

BlaiseP says:

My favorite song in Irish Gaelic, Clannad, Dealramh go Deo

Nach cuma cá háit a théim,
i mbaile nó i gcéin,
‘s mé ag éisteacht le ceolta mo thíre
Le mothú, brón is brí
Cuir lúcháir ar mo chroí
‘S tú ceol mo shinsear ‘s mo shaoil romham

Though I go here or there
to home or far
I hear the harmonies of my country
Laden with emotion, sadness and freight of meaning,
it fills my soul with deepest joy
The harmonies of my ancestors and all that came before.

-translation mine.Report

BlaiseP says:

Mouth Music, Whaling Ship.

And in her heart she knows that he would defend her
And travel far and wide to be by her side
And calling out his name, she longs for the winter
And for the day that he would walk up the lane

For he’s away on a whaling ship
For he’s away on a whaling ship
And it was bound for Greenland
For he’s away on a whaling ship
For he’s away on a whaling ship
And it was bound for Greenland

And on a whaling vessel he set sail from her
She hid her tears from him and laughed at the rain
But now the earth is dry and the acres untended
And many thieves and outlaws walk up the lane

For he’s away on a whaling ship
For he’s away on a whaling ship
And it was bound for Greenland…Report