Ok, so the next Trad Irish song, been awhile since I posted, so I figured I'd post this until something INTERESTING happens.
This one is the only one so far that I have not even begun to memorize, as I only found it recently. That is soon to change however, as I LOVE THIS SONG, and want it played at my Funeral :)
You can listen to a FANTASTIC version here. Seriously, I cannot reccomend this song highly enough to someone who likes Irish music, Bagpipes, or even music of any kind! LISTEN TO IT!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDB87o-njFQ&feature=related
These are the exact same lyrics as in the video, and if you followed my advice and listened to the FANTABULOUS SONG, you will note that they do not come in until about halfway through. Also, there are a few lines of Gaelic just before the actual lyrics,I have searched long and hard for the translation, and simply cannot FIND them. My Gaelic is not yet up to scratch either, so I dunno what they say. Sorry :(
The Parting Glass
Trad. Irish song
From "Waking Ned Devine" soundtrack
arr. by Shaun Davey, sung by Liam O'Maunlai.
All the money that e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm I've ever done
Alas,It was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now,I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Goodnight and joy be to you all!
Fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate'er befalls
Then gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be to you all!
Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay.
Since it fell into my lot
that I should rise,and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be to you all!
But since it fell into my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be to you all!
So fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate'er befalls
Then gently rise and softly call
Goodnight and joy be to you all!
Only song so far that brings tears to my eyes, both happy and sad.
Don't ya'll worry, I'll return to my ususal crazy scary self next post :)
Maybe....
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Monday, April 19, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Poll Results
Well, I am planning to put up some more polls sometime soon, but in order to keep the blog sidebar from becoming clogged with them, I decided to delete the old ones first, but because they showed such INTERESTING things about the few readers I have, I ALSO decided to immortalize them in an epic post talking about the results.
So! The result of the Critters poll!
Love em!
9 (75%)
Hate em!
0 (0%)
Meh, don't care.
1 (8%)
I like some.
2 (16%)
I think can all safely agree that people like critters, 9 out of 12 voters LOVED EM, and 2 out of 12 said they liked at least a few, with one one not really caring, and none hating them. A clear win for the critters, and therfore everyone involved =D
For the whistle poll:
Overton
3 (60%)
Shaw
0 (0%)
Chieftan
0 (0%)
Susato
2 (40%)
Generation
0 (0%)
Feadog
2 (40%)
Oak
0 (0%)
Walton
0 (0%)
Clarke
1 (20%)
Handmade
3 (60%)
Other
1 (20%)
Ok, so this one and the Coolest poll are both kinda hard to explain, I enabled peoples to vote for more than one thing for both of them, so all I can say for this one is that Overton tied with Handmade, (Both are actually handmade, but Overton is a brand-name, wheras for handmade I was mainly thinking HOMEmade)
The Coolest poll! Same as before, all I can say is WHAT THE HECK? NO ONE liked trick roping? Ah well, at least writing and swordfighting were first and second.
Swordfighting
9 (75%)
Pennywhistles
5 (41%)
Trenchcoats
3 (25%)
Trick Roping
0 (0%)
Geeking
1 (8%)
Speed Reading
4 (33%)
Bagpipes
3 (25%)
Woodcarving
5 (41%)
Metal Working
2 (16%)
Wilderness Stuff
4 (33%)
Hunting
3 (25%)
Rock Hounding
3 (25%)
Writing
11 (91%)
Does Einar post often enough? KUDOS to those of you who said Yes Sir! And for those who think my polls are frustrating, well.....go....vote on the NEW and IMPROVED Polls! Less frustration per question!
Yes Sir!
4 (30%)
Always!
0 (0%)
Of course!
0 (0%)
Yes, but his polls are frustrating
9 (69%
WHO?!?! FIVE people voted on a poll when they didn't even know the blog's owner! HAH!
And since those who did not think me scary enough outnumbered those who did by one vote, I shall BE MORE SCARY! Sorry for those who had to change their pants. maybe you should watch The Village to toughen yer nerves.
Who?
5 (26%)
Nah
7 (36%)
Yes!
1 (5%)
Excuse me, I have to go change.....
6 (31%)
WHOOT! Gaelic had as many votes as the rest put together! ERIN GO BRAGH!!!
Whoever voted for french had better HIDE. I have a piece of cheese with yer name on it...
Gaelic
9 (50%)
Spanish
4 (22%)
Latin
1 (5%)
Greek
0 (0%)
HTML
3 (16%)
French
1 (5%)
Old English
0 (0%)
German
0 (0%)
Dutch
0 (0%)
Thats it! Polls are goin down, new ones will replace them! Have a nice Easter everybody!
Oh, and I am quite dismayed to report that we are now a socialist country, the healthcare bill was passed at 11:00 tonight. Pray for the USA. The end times are coming with the fall of the last free nation on earth.
So! The result of the Critters poll!
Love em!
9 (75%)
Hate em!
0 (0%)
Meh, don't care.
1 (8%)
I like some.
2 (16%)
I think can all safely agree that people like critters, 9 out of 12 voters LOVED EM, and 2 out of 12 said they liked at least a few, with one one not really caring, and none hating them. A clear win for the critters, and therfore everyone involved =D
For the whistle poll:
Overton
3 (60%)
Shaw
0 (0%)
Chieftan
0 (0%)
Susato
2 (40%)
Generation
0 (0%)
Feadog
2 (40%)
Oak
0 (0%)
Walton
0 (0%)
Clarke
1 (20%)
Handmade
3 (60%)
Other
1 (20%)
Ok, so this one and the Coolest poll are both kinda hard to explain, I enabled peoples to vote for more than one thing for both of them, so all I can say for this one is that Overton tied with Handmade, (Both are actually handmade, but Overton is a brand-name, wheras for handmade I was mainly thinking HOMEmade)
The Coolest poll! Same as before, all I can say is WHAT THE HECK? NO ONE liked trick roping? Ah well, at least writing and swordfighting were first and second.
Swordfighting
9 (75%)
Pennywhistles
5 (41%)
Trenchcoats
3 (25%)
Trick Roping
0 (0%)
Geeking
1 (8%)
Speed Reading
4 (33%)
Bagpipes
3 (25%)
Woodcarving
5 (41%)
Metal Working
2 (16%)
Wilderness Stuff
4 (33%)
Hunting
3 (25%)
Rock Hounding
3 (25%)
Writing
11 (91%)
Does Einar post often enough? KUDOS to those of you who said Yes Sir! And for those who think my polls are frustrating, well.....go....vote on the NEW and IMPROVED Polls! Less frustration per question!
Yes Sir!
4 (30%)
Always!
0 (0%)
Of course!
0 (0%)
Yes, but his polls are frustrating
9 (69%
WHO?!?! FIVE people voted on a poll when they didn't even know the blog's owner! HAH!
And since those who did not think me scary enough outnumbered those who did by one vote, I shall BE MORE SCARY! Sorry for those who had to change their pants. maybe you should watch The Village to toughen yer nerves.
Who?
5 (26%)
Nah
7 (36%)
Yes!
1 (5%)
Excuse me, I have to go change.....
6 (31%)
WHOOT! Gaelic had as many votes as the rest put together! ERIN GO BRAGH!!!
Whoever voted for french had better HIDE. I have a piece of cheese with yer name on it...
Gaelic
9 (50%)
Spanish
4 (22%)
Latin
1 (5%)
Greek
0 (0%)
HTML
3 (16%)
French
1 (5%)
Old English
0 (0%)
German
0 (0%)
Dutch
0 (0%)
Thats it! Polls are goin down, new ones will replace them! Have a nice Easter everybody!
Oh, and I am quite dismayed to report that we are now a socialist country, the healthcare bill was passed at 11:00 tonight. Pray for the USA. The end times are coming with the fall of the last free nation on earth.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Eireann go Bragh!
Ok, so since there hasn't been a whole lot to post about lately (aside from out electricity going out for while) I am going to start posting the lyrics to some of my favorite Irish or Scottish folk songs for any wannabe celts out there!
Most of these I can sing passably, and they are quite fun to roar at the top of yer lungs whilst doing the dishes or folding laundry, startling all nearby family members and wildlife into submission.
The first, Nell Flaherty's Drake, I like because of the wonderful imagination the singer apparently has for torments to inflict upon his enemy.
Oh my name it is Nell and the truth for to tell
I come from Cootehill which I'll never deny
I had a fine drake and I'd die for his sake
That me grandmother left me and she goin' to die
The dear little fellow his legs they were yellow
He could fly like a swallow or swim like a hake
Till some dirty savage to grease his white cabbage
Most wantonly murdered me beautiful drake
Now his neck it was green almost fit to be seen
He was fit for a queen of the highest degree
His body was white, and it would you delight
He was plump, fat, and heavy and brisk as a bee
He was wholesome and sound, he would weigh twenty pound
And the universe round I would roam for his sake
Bad luck to the robber be he drunk or sober
That murdered Nell Flaherty's beautiful drake
May his spade never dig, may his sow never pig
May each hair in his wig be well trashed with the flail
My his door never latch, may his roof have no thatch
May his turkeys not hatch, may the rats eat his meal
May every old fairy from Cork to Dun Laoghaire
Dip him snug and airy in river or lake
That the eel and the trout they may dine on the snout
Of the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake
May his pig never grunt, may his cat never hunt
May a ghost ever haunt him the dead of the night
May his hens never lay, may his horse never neigh
May his coat fly away like an old paper kite
That the flies and the fleas may the wretch ever tease
May the piercin' March breeze make him shiver and shake
May a lump of the stick raise the bumps fast and quick
On the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake
Well the only good news that I have to infuse
Is that old Paddy Hughes and young Anthony Blake
Also Johnny Dwyer and Corney Maguire
They each have a grandson of my darlin' drake
May treasure have dozens of nephews and cousins
And one I must get or me heart it will break
For to set me mind easy or else I'll run crazy
So ends the whole song of Nell Flaherty's drake!
The song can be heard here: http://free.napster.com/player/?play_id=24897567&type=track
Most of these I can sing passably, and they are quite fun to roar at the top of yer lungs whilst doing the dishes or folding laundry, startling all nearby family members and wildlife into submission.
The first, Nell Flaherty's Drake, I like because of the wonderful imagination the singer apparently has for torments to inflict upon his enemy.
Oh my name it is Nell and the truth for to tell
I come from Cootehill which I'll never deny
I had a fine drake and I'd die for his sake
That me grandmother left me and she goin' to die
The dear little fellow his legs they were yellow
He could fly like a swallow or swim like a hake
Till some dirty savage to grease his white cabbage
Most wantonly murdered me beautiful drake
Now his neck it was green almost fit to be seen
He was fit for a queen of the highest degree
His body was white, and it would you delight
He was plump, fat, and heavy and brisk as a bee
He was wholesome and sound, he would weigh twenty pound
And the universe round I would roam for his sake
Bad luck to the robber be he drunk or sober
That murdered Nell Flaherty's beautiful drake
May his spade never dig, may his sow never pig
May each hair in his wig be well trashed with the flail
My his door never latch, may his roof have no thatch
May his turkeys not hatch, may the rats eat his meal
May every old fairy from Cork to Dun Laoghaire
Dip him snug and airy in river or lake
That the eel and the trout they may dine on the snout
Of the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake
May his pig never grunt, may his cat never hunt
May a ghost ever haunt him the dead of the night
May his hens never lay, may his horse never neigh
May his coat fly away like an old paper kite
That the flies and the fleas may the wretch ever tease
May the piercin' March breeze make him shiver and shake
May a lump of the stick raise the bumps fast and quick
On the monster that murdered Nell Flaherty's drake
Well the only good news that I have to infuse
Is that old Paddy Hughes and young Anthony Blake
Also Johnny Dwyer and Corney Maguire
They each have a grandson of my darlin' drake
May treasure have dozens of nephews and cousins
And one I must get or me heart it will break
For to set me mind easy or else I'll run crazy
So ends the whole song of Nell Flaherty's drake!
The song can be heard here: http://free.napster.com/player/?play_id=24897567&type=track
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Nemisis
Well, it appears that Gracie will not be posting a prompt on Pen-Wielders, but after I went through all the trouble to make an epic nemesis sticker I can hardly stand to let it go to waste.
SOOOOOoooo.....
From now on, anyone who causes me to make a rule I have not already stated gets a Nemesis Sticker.
You can pick from the three below.
I am working on a Friend of Critters Sticker for Gabby and anyone else who compliments me pets.
SOOOOOoooo.....
From now on, anyone who causes me to make a rule I have not already stated gets a Nemesis Sticker.
You can pick from the three below.
I am working on a Friend of Critters Sticker for Gabby and anyone else who compliments me pets.
EIREANN GO BRAUGH!!!!!
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