Red was actually a traditional color of mourning in old Ireland. It was associated with blood, death and tragedy. Which makes the line in the song make more sense.
Thank you so much for making this! :) This is one of my all time favorite songs!! I'd love to see what you could do with something like The Parting Glass too!
The song is an Irish woman singing about her beloved as he goes off to war. It is thought that it might be about the Irish soldiers who joined the Jacobites in the 1688 revolution and fought to restore the Catholic monarch who had been overthrown by the English parliament. The Irish soldiers ended up having to withdraw to France following the Jacobite defeat in the war and the treaty of Limerick, leaving behind their homes in Ireland. I wish I was on yonder hill 'Tis there I'd sit and cry my fill Until every tear would turn a mill Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (And may you go safely my darling.) iúil, siúil, siúil a rún Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (Come, come, come, O love, Quickly come to me, softly move; Come to the door, and away we'll flee And may you go safely my darling.) I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel I'll sell my only spinning wheel To buy my love a sword of steel Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (And may you go safely my darling.) Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (Come, come, come, O love, Quickly come to me, softly move; Come to the door, and away we'll flee And may you go safely my darling.) I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red And 'round the world I'll beg my bread Until my parents shall wish me dead Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (And may you go safely my darling.) Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (Come, come, come, O love, Quickly come to me, softly move; Come to the door, and away we'll flee And may you go safely my darling.) I wish, I wish, I wish in vain I wish I had my heart again And vainly think I'd not complain Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (And may you go safely my darling.) Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (Come, come, come, O love, Quickly come to me, softly move; Come to the door, and away we'll flee And may you go safely my darling.) But now my love has gone to France To try his fortune to advance If he e'er comes back, 'tis but a chance Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (And may you go safely my darling.) Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán (Come, come, come, O love, Quickly come to me, softly move; Come to the door, and away we'll flee And may you go safely my darling.)
This was the first I heard of your music and I fell in love with your stuff right here! :D
C
The voice of an angel and the lyrical composure of an absolute genius 💜💜🤘🤘
I love this traditional song and you're rock version is really awesome
A beautiful arrangement of a old song.
I heard her version of the Skyrim dragonborn comes and fell in love with her music
Red was actually a traditional color of mourning in old Ireland. It was associated with blood, death and tragedy. Which makes the line in the song make more sense.
this is one of my favorite classic Celtic Spirit songs that I listen to on Pandora to help me fall asleep and you just made it even
better
My favourite celtic song ever, and I fell in love with your covers LEAH!! Keep up the good work :)
Love it
This is going to be stuck in my head all day. Guaranteed, and it's not even 6 am yet.
Sounds like it'll be a good day!
Such power in the vocals, the singing is awesome
LEAH the best..
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I've been looking for this for the last hour trying to find out what it was called 😂
Ангельский голос, большое спасибо за творчество!!!
Wow! Powerful! I love this song performed by Connie Dover because of the sadness, but this brings it to another level!
Beautiful!
I love your work! Sending our love from Maui!
I heard this song on Lord of the Dance. I really enjoy your version. Keep it up Leah!!!
Such beauty! Love your style!
This is one of the few songs I don't mind being beat into my head by drums and a good bass guitar.
Thank you so much for making this! :) This is one of my all time favorite songs!! I'd love to see what you could do with something like The Parting Glass too!
From last year I heard only fwe such beautiful things...
Why isn't this song also on the Kings & Queens album? How can I get a copy of this song? So awesome.
vilken röst wow
The song is an Irish woman singing about her beloved as he goes off to war. It is thought that it might be about the Irish soldiers who joined the Jacobites in the 1688 revolution and fought to restore the Catholic monarch who had been overthrown by the English parliament. The Irish soldiers ended up having to withdraw to France following the Jacobite defeat in the war and the treaty of Limerick, leaving behind their homes in Ireland.
I wish I was on yonder hill
'Tis there I'd sit and cry my fill
Until every tear would turn a mill
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(And may you go safely my darling.)
iúil, siúil, siúil a rún
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Come, come, come, O love,
Quickly come to me, softly move;
Come to the door, and away we'll flee
And may you go safely my darling.)
I'll sell my rock, I'll sell my reel
I'll sell my only spinning wheel
To buy my love a sword of steel
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(And may you go safely my darling.)
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Come, come, come, O love,
Quickly come to me, softly move;
Come to the door, and away we'll flee
And may you go safely my darling.)
I'll dye my petticoats, I'll dye them red
And 'round the world I'll beg my bread
Until my parents shall wish me dead
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(And may you go safely my darling.)
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Come, come, come, O love,
Quickly come to me, softly move;
Come to the door, and away we'll flee
And may you go safely my darling.)
I wish, I wish, I wish in vain
I wish I had my heart again
And vainly think I'd not complain
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(And may you go safely my darling.)
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Come, come, come, O love,
Quickly come to me, softly move;
Come to the door, and away we'll flee
And may you go safely my darling.)
But now my love has gone to France
To try his fortune to advance
If he e'er comes back, 'tis but a chance
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(And may you go safely my darling.)
Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán
(Come, come, come, O love,
Quickly come to me, softly move;
Come to the door, and away we'll flee
And may you go safely my darling.)
reesorville it,s an auld scottish sang fro the 1800s.
I heard this from Faun ad well, both exceptional! :D
you're awesome!!! I can't believe I knew about you in Facebook!
Absolutely haunting! I already follow you but felt like saying hello.
I like your version. Very nice.
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On the left side, the first king of Portugal, D. Afonso Henriques.
Beautiful :}
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I have all your CDs.
so curious with the lyric
First time I heard this was Connie Dover's version. Beautiful then, moreso now.
Connie does a great version...she has an exquisite voice.