Mo Ghille Mear (My Gallant Hero) - Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2016
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Traditional Irish arr. Desmond Earley
Text by Seán Clárach Mac Dómhnaill
From the album ‘Invisible Stars - Choral Works from Ireland and Scotland’
The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
Artistic Director: Desmond Earley
Solo: Mark Waters
Bodhrán: Tristan Rosenstock (track) / Brian Garvin (visual)
Released on Signum Records
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Sheet music: www.seoltamusic.com/all_scores...
The UCD Choral Scholars released their debut international recording on Signum Records on 11th December 2015 (USA and Canada - 12th February 2016). The disc, entitled Invisible Stars is an enchanting collection of traditional and contemporary choral music from Ireland and Scotland and features arrangements and new compositions by some of Ireland’s most celebrated composers for choir, including Michael McGlynn, Brendan Graham, Ivo Antognini, Bill Whelan and the group’s artistic director, Desmond Earley.
Video by Zucca Films: www.zuccafilms.ie/
A Zucca Films Production
DoP - Richard Kendrick
Editor - Emmet Reddy
Animator - Chris Lynch
Colourist - Leandro Arouca @ Media Milk, Dublin
Costume - Alex Calder
Art Director - Declan Winser
Website: www.ucdchoralscholars.ie
Facebook: / ucdchoralscholars
Twitter: @UCDChoral
I've never been so proud to be Irish. I've also never been Irish.
I will listen forever, great.
Explain?
Millions of Americans are proud to be Irish, even though we have never set foot in Ireland.
lol hey... nobody is perfect... but if you come over for 5yrs and pay tax we'll accept ya! 😂
@@kathryndwright what you waitin for? Im born and raised in NY to two Irish immigrants... my homeland by blood always called me stronger than a colony like the USA.... come home, we can use you! 🇮🇪👍🏻
“The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad,
For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.” - G.K. Chesterton
My favourite quote.
And never forget the men of the Island of the Mighty!
And let it be known, that God's name was Jehova.
This isn't even an argument, our spirituality along with our language had to be butchered before we would adopt his religion.
Scholarly words.. 👍🍾
John Winkelman lol
This was a poem written by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill in the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Culloden.
It's sung by a woman who longs for her loved one. The woman in question is a representation of the island of Ireland herself, and her longing for Bonnie Prince Charlie.
Many of Séan's poems talked about Ireland's longing for a fair and just Catholic ruler that would reestablish the old order destroyed by the Revolution.
As a result of the Hanoverian victory, Ireland (as well as Scotland and the other places of the Kingdom to some extent) experienced the replacement of local nobility by English nobles, faithful to the Protestant crown.
This eventually helped greatly the downfall of native languages like Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Scots all throughout the United Kingdom.
The meaning of this song is often forgotten and it's famously sung as a simple love ballad.
Thanks pal
Lest we forget the ethnic cleansing of our ancestors in this country by the English .
@@sarahstevenson630 Irish, Scot, Welsh , Cornish . The English tried they failed.
Did not know this. Thank you!
We visited Culloden in 1998 on a tour of Scotland. It is a national monument to the last civil conflict on the island of Britain. It's worth a quiet walk around the actual battlefield when not too many people are there -- if you can tolerate an intense experience. It is *awake*
I love so much Irish people. They remind me on us Serbs. I am listening to Irish music every day. Love from Serbia.
I love the Serbian people I married one .Love from Eire. 4:03
This is a Scottish song.
All of yous have some Celtic in you. Belgrade was built by early Celtic tribes.
The Irish.... please don't lose your language...it would be the great loss for the rest of the world...request from Poland. The song is amazing...
Irish person speaking here, thank you first of all! But honestly not many people even know that the Irish language is a real legit language. You'd be surprised how many times after mentioning you speak it people say "Irish is a language? Didn't that die out?" It's tragic, really it's such a beautiful language, yet so little know about it.
+Meme Machine
In many countries their old languages was founded again, after they have been almost forgotten; like in Israel, Czech, Lithuania and Norway. I hope that your gaelic will go the same way... Ireland it's the last celtic country, where this "rebuild" of celtic language is possible yet.
+Maciej Kwiatkowski Im 100% pole but irish is my second language :) ur very right :) Éire go brach!
+DruidoftheBlackSun
Yes it is... and that's why the Irish should do something to make it more known!
Go Raibh Maith Agát +Maciej Kwiatkowski
Korean here: the pain of a small yet courageous nation that resisted for thousands of years makes for lovely music. It thrills and awakens the soul!
Thousands of years!
Do you have any examples of Korean music that strikes a similar nerve?
amen!
Must have some good tunes in Korea!!
Ireland, where their wars are merry and songs are sad
Irish: please do not lose your language. I'm Mexican and my grandmother's indigenous language has all but been lost and we cannot recover it anymore. It is lost to the world. Please do not allow Gaelic to suffer the same fate.
unfortunatley so have many of our old dialects but there are 4 versions of irish still spoken... not by many but there are still a few learning and speaking......... and we still remember and know of San Patricio Brigade.............
@@12bigredd Heck yeah! Mexico loves Ireland forever.
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I'm Irish, live in Texas, love the Mexicans . They have a Celtic soul
@@timdavis9329 I keep saying Irish are just Mexicans lost in the North Atlantic!
Irish people please don't forget your mother tongue, I'm a Balinese and many of us almost forgot how to speak or write in our language, i would love to visit your beautiful lands one day.
@@Declan_Moriarty The fact this video has 16 million views and over 11 thousand comments is proof that the "global corporate machine" is keeping Irish culture alive. Please stop focusing on the negative.. Irish culture is alive and well.
Same with Filipino, we don’t even have our writing system anymore.
@@atemephii thanks God I am from Sri lanka and Still We have our writing system
@@johnclifford6828 technically we do have it but it’s not widespread only a select few can probably write it fluently. It’s called Baybayin and some of the characters are lost to time 😞
Like numbers and etc…
@@atemephii sir why do not you establish pls . it should have to have some kind of system to re-establish it . am i Correct
I' m Italian and I don' t understand a word, but I think as Europeans we need to preserve our languages and dialects. The only way to save ourselves and future generations is knowing where we come from and who we are. I love the song :)
@Moe Sizzlack
Dude, that's a damn lot of angst and indignation to squeeze into one comment! Please take a minute every day and try and see the beauty that exists in this world.
It could let some light into your soul!
Be well
Yes we do. Through good and bad.
Moe Sizzlack 1st off Jesus war Jewish, he wasn’t black or white, but had an Arabian skin tone. Also, you speak of righting racism as you are the only one who brought racism into this comment section. Also, black people had been enslaving themselves before Europeans, they actually brought the slaves to them. Slavery has always existed. The history of the world is groups of people fighting other groups. Don’t be sad because Africa was fighting with sticks and stones when the Europeans arrived with firearms. They were far more advanced, and built this world advancing medicine and engineering. Now the past is the past, we can go back and fix it but white people in the US slaughtered each other over slavery to free them. Go live life, don’t be so hateful. Also, I don’t believe anyone’s language or culture should be destroyed, all should be preserved. And not all whites people did that, you are grossly over generalizing and being racist. The Bible also says to fix the sin in your life before trying to fix everyone else’s. Go look in a mirror
@Moe Sizzlack Slavery is slavery,dont sugar coated! The africans captured and sold their own people,thats accepted even by black historians!Dont be a hipocrite!
@Moe Sizzlack My entire life I've lived in the southern most parts of Louisiana, the place where everyone else in the world believes racism reigns supreme. M'dude, the 60's are over. We've moved on from separating the races, demonizing each other, and hating an accident of birth. Most of us have evolved. And if the backward South can move on, why won't you?
Do you like the idea of taking the white center of an Oreo, throwing it away and eating only the cookie? Or do you only eat the center and put the cookie on a throne for to watch their creamy, white oppressers die by the chomp of your molars? I'm genuinely curious.
The human race, for the most, understands what it means to be united. Even liberals and conservatives can agree on that.
You're living if a fantasy.
And this is all assuming you're not a very dedicated troll.
And also...our time is short? What are you trying to say exactly?
Mo Ghille Mear translates to "My quick boy." but words in the Irish language sometimes don't translate perfectly. The idiom is more like "Lively young man".
The opening line "Sé mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear" is therefore something like "He is my hero, my lively young man". Outwardly the song appears to be a lovers lament, but the female narrator is none other than Ireland herself and the "lively young man" is Bonnie Prince Charlie who went to France to try to raise aid for the Jacobite rebellion. The song reflects Ireland's hope that he would succeed.
*Spoiler* He didn't.
Reminds me of a fellow name Donald. He tried to save the world from slavery. He’s still tryin’
Dang that boy got the best songs!! he must have been something else :=P I also love the Skye Boat Song, abouuuuut...you guessed it :=P
@@jafuni9349 - Yes, it's rather amazing! He is portrayed as such a wreck in Outlander and yet, all the great songs, the stories, the calls for his return!!
This should be pinned.
@@jafuni9349 ntm "Will ye no come back again".
I don't know why but my daughter died a couple of months ago and I stumbled across this video it just brought tears to my eyes. Even though we didn't know this song it feels like this has always been a part of me. It's like the song of the life that wasn't meant to be. The powerful person she could've become. The love she could've received and given. The unwalked path. Even when I write this I can't help but feel connected on a very deep level to my fellow humans.
For all the bad things we do to each other and to our environment, we are one damn of romantic, stoic and fantastic species.
❤🩹
It is impossible to overcome the grief of separation. I can feel what you are going through. Only courage and memories can help. 😿
God be with you and your family during this terrible time. I could not imagine the grief of losing my daughter.
@@jamessullivan1227 I don't believe in a God let alone one that allows children to die but I appreciate the sentiment.
Irish girl far from home. Crying like a damn baby. Lovely work, folks.
Now this is what it’s all about. Beautiful sentiment. It is a stellar performance.
This is one of the lucky reasons Irish culture is never far awy
This is the kind of thing that should make us proud to be humans. I don't understand a word of it but I am choking and overcome with emotions.
Because it's the beat - it's a heartbeat!!❤
why humans? this is something Irish, no other ethnic group does this
Energy is a powerful thing.
@@GerNiels why the insensitive comment?
@@grobanite4ever85 am i wrong?
I'm not Irish, but this has to be one of the most remarkable songs in one of the most beautiful languages on Earth.
+MetusBatman V10 It's a shame you can't appreciate good music
+MetusBatman V10 your a fucking sap
+MetusBatman V10 That comment opens the door to multiple criticisms. However, for the sake of brevity, the bottom line is this: you're a complete douche. Give yourself a hard look in the mirror and reevaluate your life priorities.Come on back when you've reached a conclusion.
+Robert Cheung Agreed sir.
Thank you for liking our culture and language 😊
Unending love and respect to our Irish brothers from Armenia. I feel the pain and the passion in every lyric and it moves my soul as much as the sweet songs of my own people.
To your health Armenia 😊from western Eire.
Played at my son Séanna's funeral. Passed when he was, 19, killed by a lorry
RIP young man. Very sorry for your loss.
😢
I'm an Englishman who has spent half a 78 year lifetime in the US - mainly Texas. I discovered this video only a couple of days ago, quite by accident; I have listened to it perhaps a hundred times since. A beautiful song, so very well sung by a young group of passionate and talented singers. God bless 'em and God bless the Irish.
Richard the song although Irish is about bonnie prince Charlie, the Catholic king,
@@johntwomey6858 Thanks, John - I have since read about this; odd that P.C. did not set foot in Ireland, but the Catholic connection makes sense. It doesn't detract from the sheer beauty of this performance, nor from the delightful melodies and language of the lyrics.
Much as I,d like to claim this great song as Irish, Richard, and altho it,s sung in our Gaelic it is in fact a Scots song composed in Scottish Gallic, as we used to say, but our languages have changed so much in recent years, I don,t know what to call them. I am not surprised you are touched by it. It is beautiful in any tongue.
I am still enjoying a life in texas, and this music will continue to speak to my soul
@@johndowling9379 "Mo Ghile Mear" (My Gallant Darling) is an Irish song, written in the Irish language by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill in the 18th century.[1] Composed in the convention of Aisling poetry,[2] it is a lament by the Gaelic goddess Éire for Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was then in exile.[3] William David Coulter (1994). "Traditional Irish folk music, the Ó Domhnaill family, and contemporary song accompaniments". University of California: 79en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo_Ghile_Mear If you actually knew Irish you would know this was written in Irish.
The culture dies when the language dies--the people die when their culture dies. God Bless the Irish.
There's an Irish proverb that basically means what you've just said , " tír gan teanga, tír gan anam" - country with out it's language, is a country without is spirit/name.
Another Irish proverb is "Ní Tír gan Teanga" - Without its language, there is no Country/Nation
We are, from the inside, our nature is not the culture or our language, but our blood and flesh....
Would the Celtic culture be alive if if only africans or middle eastern could speak it ?
OUR BLOOD IS LINKED TO OUR LANDS, OUR EARTH. FROM ALL THE EUROPE TO SIBERIA.
Acknowledge YOUR RACE !!!!!!
I’m so very proud to be Irish. I hope to make it over there again soon. It’s definitely God’s country.
Their culture dies when their people die*
This is still one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard in my life. I get shivers down my spine and tears in my eyes. This is just so absolutely, stunningly, incredibly beautiful.
Thank you for your lovely comment. I cried too - for the sheer beauty of this amazing song.
I Agree, If You Get time Check Out “Run Rig” Scottish Gaelic.
Same
Nailed it! Go UCD!
I am an American of Irish background. My grandfather spent his toddlerhood in Claremorris, County Mayo. He landed in Brooklyn in 1933 at the age of 6. He went back to Ireland every summer until his final years. In 2018, at the age of 91 years young, he went over there as per usual and in June, I met him there in a town in the north called Banbridge and had a quick lunch with him before going back to Dublin. That was the last time I ever saw him. He died in April 2020 and I fell on poor health myself. It's unlikely I'll ever be back to Ireland. That trip means everything to me now. My Dad, his son, never made it to Ireland but was very proud of being Irish. Green and fighting Irish everywhere, bouncing his knee to Irish jigs day and night (he liked his American beer though, sorry fellas). I lost him in 2014. It was his dream to get to Ireland and I think he would've been proud that his father and son were there together in his absence. I also made the uncomfortable and rocky bus trip to the Cliffs of Moher. Nearly 8 hours round trip on an uncomfortable, crowded bus with no bathroom through the countryside. But it was a familial rite of passage for me. Something I had to do by myself to see where they saw when they looked out at America. It is still the most beautiful piece of nature I've ever seen and all I could think of is if I swim long enough I'll be back home in New York. I only had 5 days in Ireland but will cherish it for the rest of my life. I know there's a lot of ribbing about us Yanks, but I love to my Irish brothers and sisters all the way from Florida where I now reside. Ireland has carved out a large piece of my heart.
Lovely, thank you for your story. Eire, Atlantis.
but did you kiss the stone and get the gift of gab.
My grandfather also grew up in county mayo as an Irish farmer he had a rough childhood and hasn’t visited since coming to Canada when he was 20. He has been talking about finally visiting now that he’s 80 and I think his end is near and he knows it. I might try to convince him on a trip if I go with him he would feel
More interested I think.
@@chloe.n6042 Always the same story from that generation, isn't it? They just put their heads down, worked as hard as they could, and never complained and sacrificed everything for their family. If you think the end is near but he still has the strength to do the trip, do it, and go with him. It's been 10 years since my dad died, 4 years since my grandfather died, and 6 years since I took the trip to Ireland to meet my grandfather. My grandfather and his wife took me to the restaurant in Banbridge they went on their first date on forty years prior. I will never forget the sense of pride and joy that I know my father would've felt. had he known that his father and his son made it there, together, when he couldn't. Go and see your ancestral home and report back to me how it goes.
Yup love the Irish. Proud stubborn beaten up, people. Yet refuse to bow or give up. Full of pride laughter, fight, and mischief. As a Norwegian. I feel a kindred fondness for my Irish neighbors. Cheers mates and missus.
@Jeremiah Boyd abortion isn't killing children, m'dear. The CHURCH forbade birth control, treated rape victims over the centuries as if it's some poor 14 yr old's fault some man is twice as strong as her, and murdered THOUSANDS of BORN CHILDREN, and nearly the mothers too, while men walked away free. Women are being enslaved because they carry the children.... can't get their tubes tied w/o a man's approval, but any man can go get snipped. Get raped? the bastard can sue for visitation, but mum can't get funds to support the child she didn't want to have.... the day men risk their lives to keep the species going is the day men should be able to open their yaps about abortion, birth control, etc.
@Kyle O'Bryan your a boss. And I love you for it. It's Why the Irish are a great People.
As an Irish American, I completely agree my friend. We may be stubborn, but we are also the most enjoyable people to be around :)
@@FutureMP445 I wish I were woth you now. I enjoy a good evening of friends and drink even a bit of dancing. So since I'm far away know I'm gonna do a bit of that tonight and I'll be wishing you were here. You be well sir. Love of a brother from afar.
@@mccollumparkfarmersmarket7836 Same to you Sir. If you happen to find your way to the States, the Dayton, Ohio Celtic Festival (the last weekend in July) is the largest in the country. We have Gaelic Storm, Scythian, Flogging Molly, and a host of other live entertainment. Not to mention all the food and beer you can drink :) My family has been helping to run it since 2002. It's an awesome time. My favorite weekend for sure.
Our language is ours and we will never lose it. It’s our us, our essence, love and clan. Gra!
I wish that was true but if you want to learn it few places teach it
I may be American by birth but I’m Irish by heritage and to you I say Erin Go Bragh
@@ithilliongaming8980 Know that I love you all.
Well put 😊
@@ithilliongaming8980 I, too, am American by birth and was blessed by being around my great-gram (1st generation American from Ireland) the first six years of my life (she passed when I was 13.) I had learned so much from her (except Gaeilge, that was later.) BTW, it's Éire go Bragh.
I find the Bodhran player drives a strong and steady beat. Such a beautiful sound coming from a ‘simple’ drum.
Thank you for your beautiful comment. OmG - I totally fell for the Bodhran here.
Please, please don't let your language and culture die..... it's so beautiful 😍
Couldn't understand a word but touched my soul. Love from India 🇮🇳
X2
He talking about a galent hero
@Alfonso Hernandez what in the world are you talking about? All i said what the guy was singing
@Alfonso Hernandez ahh ok
For real 💕✨
As a German woman who spent 3 months in Irland I want to learn this language. Ireland is the most beautiful country in the world with the kindest people and such a beautiful landscape.
Absolut! Für mich hat schon eine Woche ausgereicht, um mich vollkommen in das Land zu verlieben. ^^
@@matthiasscheik1828 Das glaube ich sofort! *-*
Thank you for your lovely comments. You are most welcome, always.
Amen!
Flake2005 If you want to learn Gaelic, then my advice is to do it 😀 Both Irish and Scottish Gaelic are beautiful languages that are in need of as many speakers as possible, as well as community-based revival. I’ve been learning Scottish Gaelic for six months now, it’s a tough language to learn but I’m getting stronger at it, bit by bit. Suas leis a’ Ghàidhlig! 😁👍🏼🇮🇪🏴
I'm so proud to be Irish....from Limerick,living in Colorado.... beautiful singing....Lively to see the youth singing in our native language....thank you so much☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️
Eire to the 303 ❤
It is lovely, and we could not get out of violent, libturd coloraddeee fast enough
So proud, you are living outside of Eire? 😂
6 years later and the drumming still
gives me frissons 🥰
I'm Jamaican and this is lit. I'd pay for this music.
you can. buy the cd/mp3
do you not know how they treat the Irish indentured servants over there? 😂
Jamaican culture has Irish influence
I Jamaican, seconds that!!!
@J Kelly Bruh, are you serious?
More people want Ireland to preserve their language than there are those willing to preserve it. Play a part, folks.
Tá mo mhac féin ag dul go dí bunscoil lán gaeilge (cosúil loimsa nuair a bhí mé óg) anois...agus an bhliain seo chugainn beidh sé ag dul do and meanscoil lán gaeilge freisin.
Thomas Scott Im an American with Irish ancestry and I'm learning it to help preserve it.
@@snowflakeflims Maith an Buichaill
What resources are there for those who wish to learn the language? My mother was Irish.
@@DSAlthaus try Duolingo, it's a good place to start for conversational Irish...my son still likes to use it and he has attended an All-Irish primary school. Alternatively, if youre looking for scholastic material then try looking for books from Collins, which are an irish publisher. They should be available on-line.
Simply AMAZING!! The acoustics and harmony of this ballad brought tears to my eyes. I'm a retired American Soldier searching for some new music, as I am longing for positive change in my life. A person who very rarely shows emotion and is suffering depression and anxiety, this music is pure therapy. Thanks so, so much for your talents, and may God Bless the Irish.
Hey brother, chin up you sir You matter never forget that. Depression is a evil mistress but you have the sand to adapt and overcome.
@@toddoconnell6902 Thank you kind sir! It's people like you that make this world a better place. You are a positive stop on the road to righteousness. God Bless you. Troy.
To all Irish, our brothers in soul, I am Mexican, from the great Aztec people, and my home is your home... whenever you are hungry, cold or homeless come to Mexico for my home is your home.
We love you all so much. Mexico is grateful for your help, the help the San Patricio battallion gave Mexico against the US invasion in 1847.
Ireland and Mexico.... brothers in soul.... 🇮🇪😊🇲🇽
I am Mexican too and I share 100% this sentiment so I thought it was fit to translate it so all Irish can share it too. I translated faithfully, except for the 1847 correct year of the American invasion.
Love and light from Mexico
As a Texan, your people started it, by not recognizing the Treaty of Velasco.
@@chadparsons9954 To be honest, you are RIGHT. I think we both agree that Santa Anna was a SOB and an idiot, and thereby the consequences. Now we are neighbors and, I hope, friends. Best regards Chad.
This one is a bit complicated. It's as much Scottish as Irish.
Hail mighty Moctezuma, Lord of the Jaguar
@@smck001 We are as much the same as we are different, but we are brothers nonetheless.
An Indonesian here. We are a country with thousands upon thousands of ethnicity; mine is Tonsea that originated around North Minahasa region from North Sulawesi province. It is truly a sad reality that there so little people left that can spoke my forefathers dialect; my father is one of them. There's so little effort from either provincial government and my generation to preserve what is essentially our pride and identity. I had started to learn, understand and speak Tonsea's dialect from my father and his colleague and will try to use it when having a conversation with elderly and those at my father's birthplace.
Hope the best for every single culture preservation out there. Don't let global advancements made us forget who we really were and where we belong. Cheers
Good on you!
Make it a tradition. Teach them to ur children. Dont let tradition n culture die.
@@frost.0707 could not agree more
Well said, friend. I wish you the best in reclaiming and continuing your ethnic heritage and traditions in spite of the homogenizing and atomizing effects of globalization. As a Swede, I intend to do the same :)
Here in Hawaii our language is again being taught and our cultural heritage is gradually reviving...you can do the same!
This video has more hits than the population of Ireland.
c'mon Ireland. Make babies damn it!
Thats because i watched it a couple million times and im german.
The Irish spread all over the world when they were persecuted at home. A good portion of people are of Irish descent and feel it in their blood.
MarcellusGrey totally
That's a brilliant comment . And some how quite true.
Hearing both Erin and Scottish Gaelic sung is wonderful, and I’m of Welsh heritage. ❤
Cymru am byth ó muintir na hÉireann! 🇮🇪🏴
🍆 Coc Caled am byth! 🐓 💪🏴
i got goosebumps from the first moment, the vocal skills in this are insane.
When I listen to this I think of a group of people that's went through many hardships but are still happy and get on with it. I love this music.
it nice
Renee That's the history of Ireland.
Renee shut up
Kathryn Mellor sorry, had a bad mood
Irish history in a sense.
As a Corsican, I feel a very deep sympathy for the Irish people.
Greatest thing about this video is all the smiles. You guys are obviously very happy to keep the Irish language alive, and that´s wonderful. Greetings from Iceland.
Beannacht de ort. God bless you.
Definitely one of my favorite parts of it as well!
…music like this makes me very proud of my Welsh, Manx, Irish and Scot ancestry - a true celebration of Celtic culture. Thanks.
Scots irish -dad's folks Welsh, Creek native American on mamas side
In singing, drinking and war you want an irish by your side.
Let's pray for better times to come and best wishes to those great singers. Thanks for this video.
aye, lad, and we'll be there
Maybe once, now it’s just singing and drinking.... the wild geese no longer fly.
Much the same in Scotland, we will never again see the like, that stood against proud Edwards army and sent him homeward ... 😢
Let's sing and drink and leave war to other bastards
Singing and drinking, sure, but when it comes to war it's the vietnamese you want on your side. Everybody who knows anything about fighting knows that.
I read the translation of this and started crying. My late husband (who gave me this name) was the gallant hero who did battle with cancer for six months, fought to live long enough to see his grandson be born, and he did it. Thank you for this.
I am sorry for your loss, ma'am
@@carlosquintela2950I just saw this. Thank you, sir. Brian John Keveney, 4th generation Irish-American descendant of Michael Keveney of Sligo Town, now has two grandsons who carry his surname, Eamonn William and Ronan Oliver. They are his victory.
In memory of our Irish families and those we have loved and lost. God bless and keep you till we meet again dear ones...
I hope Ireland can keep Ireland. May God be with you......
I'm an Irish Māori born in New Zealand - when I listen to this it almost feels like I'm touching a part of my ancestry even though I've never been to Ireland. So beautiful.
Brother.
2nd brother plus my cousins
I’m just thinking of how cool it’d be to hear a traditional song from those two cause to me Māori singing is so gutteral while Irish is melodic (idk how to describe it better, idk the right music terms to describe it) but man it’d be so wonderful to listen to I bet.
Jasper O'Donnell - ua-cam.com/video/bzXswoAUi0U/v-deo.html
lol, when asked who do you choose?
The guy at 2:32 is my favorite! His whole expression is saying, "I'm very, very happy to be singing this song with these people right now!"
I thought the same thing exactly. He has achieved a kind of bliss that can't be obtained any other way. He is free!!
At 0:03 he is standing by ready to storm the customs house
Love and praise to Ireland and its people. Guard and protect your precious language.
Love from Denmark
Irlandeses seguir conservando vuestras costumbres, idioma y cultura, Irlanda es uno de los paises con el folcrore mas bonito que existe
- Un Español 🇪🇦
Wunderbar! Ein Fest für die Ohren und die Seele ...
+Dirk Schulz Danke!
+Dirk Schulz Ich hätte keinen anderen Ausdruck, das ist einfach nur überwältigend schön.
+UCD Choral Scholars Es ist wirklich sehr schön. Wenn du magst möchte ich dir gern eine Playlists vorstellen: "Faust oder Hand zum Gruß?" Gottes Schutz und Segen wünsch ich dir, im HERRN verbunden, Birgit
Indeed!
Birgit Nachtigall cárt
I'm Japanese. I'm crying because this song so beautiful and I love love, love this...
叶愛 I’m Korean, Native American with ancestors from Ireland as well. Definitely have tears even though I don’t know the words. 💜
Thank you, I'm American and also see the beauty
Seeing people from all over enjoy my people’s history worms my heart, thank you
叶愛 💩💩💩That means you’re sensitive shit
That's beautiful. I'm Australian and I feel a strong connection to this Irish folk music, in part because the struggle of Indigenous Australians from colonialism has many echos to the struggles of Irish people both in Australia and the Irish diaspora. I also believe that Australia needs to make a strong, conscious effort to preserve our many Indigenous cultures, tribes and languages to make sure they live on and survive. Is it true that Japan has some Indigenous groups as well?
His voice is haunting, this is amazing
The main fella has an incredibly clear voice beautiful
Damn that was nice. Replay. Damn, so nice. Replay. Dam...
+sdhpCH me too!
True that
same!
^ this.
Word.
NEVER lose your roots and traditions...this is beautiful.
Unfortunately Europe is being overrun...her tribes are being lost.
@Kevin Murpy So true, and no one seems to want to acknowledge it! Saying anything in support of Caucasian culture and traditions seems to be considered 'racist' these days. Ironically, it is those who say it is racist that are the real racists...
When I went to downtown Brussels (capital of the E.U.), I saw barely a single Belgian person and the streets, trees, and fountains were overrun with trash, debris, and rotting food.
Not in Ireland - many there are nationalists and it shows. We were there last year and it was refreshing to see a country that can still keep their identity and culture without worrying if they're offending people that are different that are not from Ireland. Long live Ireland!
Culture can be preserved through means other than preventing change. In fact, culturing is always changing as time progresses, and it is natural. Instead or resisting change though means such as preventing immigration and promoting xenophobia, your culture can be saved though means such as encouraging assimilation and teaching foreigners who move into your country your values and traditions so that they too can take pride in the essence of your country. And who knows, maybe they'll teach you things from their culture that will create an even more beautiful new traditions that you would never have been able to imagine. We keep records of history so we can remember and learn from our past, but we shouldn't try to prevent learning in the future too. Diversity is nothing to fear and more importantly, it doesn't mean we forget our roots either.
I like how people of all languages are coming here together united under this Irish song. It shows that, even if we're from different countries, continents, cultures, and languages, we are still human 🥰🥰🥰
Not all. My dog also loves this song.
Blah blah blah blah go away with that crap..
Много добре казано!! Съгласна!!!!
how we love everything Irish in Italy !! Especially typical Irish music makes us dream! thanks thanks thanks, from Italy!
Respect to all The Irish people.. Amazing people and country.. Greetings from Denmark.
Beannachtaí! Greetings from Ireland. 🇮🇪🇩🇰
You're our distant cousins of the tribe of Dan
Thank you.And return greetings to you.
Its okay to love your land.
And to love your heritage.
And to love your nationality.
And to love your people.
No matter where you are from.
Correct but globalists would,try to tell you otherwise.
@@paullooney2522 Globalists?! Why can't we enjoy our cultural heritage without toxic racist fantasists high-jacking it.
@@LambentIchor can you explain toxic racist fantasists to me?
@@paullooney2522 Globalist is a dog-whistle for a type of conspiracy theory popular with the far-right. Very often with people of a Jewish background like George Soros being top of the list.
I keep seeing the same bullshit every time I try to enjoy some Irish language content on UA-cam. People come out with the white genocide shit/ replacement shit and telling Irish people not to lose their culture.
Perhaps you're not on that bandwagon, but in that case you're sorely ignorant about the baggage of that word. If you had very valid concerns about neo-liberal capitalism then that is what you could call it. But you pop in under a comment about it being okay to love your country, etc and come out with that. It's a call and response between racists all the time. The "I don't hate foreigners, I just love my own." framing.
True, I suppose. Some cultures are just a little bit more, shall we say, "easier to love" than others. 😏👌
It would be great for the 10th anniversary of this song (im sure its been longer than that by now) if they bring everyone back to sing the song again.
A beautiful masterpiece!
There is no instrument as beautiful as the human voice!
From France, please, never lost your heritage, proud irish folk... you'll be forever welcome in france
*loose
@@ritanassif918 i am désolé teacher 😂😅
@@ritanassif918 lose* actually...
Love France 🇫🇷 forever
🇮🇪❤️🇫🇷
Enchanting. Music truly is a bridge between Earth and Heaven. Nothing like it. Thanks for sharing this.
Wow, what an interesting thought...really like it and will ponder that :-).
Heaven... a place where you can't leave and be forced to praise a dictator from dawn till dusk... no thank you.
James Teranov why would anyone want to leave an eternal paradise? And I am not a serf, I am a son. God is not a dictator, He is a loving Father. And He created me, I was not made for myself, and so to worship Him is an act of love and appreciation for the gift of life He has given. I guess you could say it's all a matter of perspective.
It's like a glimpse of the heavenly chorus of the angels!!
+SPLINTED, AMEN and AMEN!! I personally look forward to when I weep no more and only praise The Almighty....it's that hope and faith that gets me out of bed in the morning, Blessings to you!
Listen to this almost everyday for the last years, pure Irish fire! 🔥
I'm sure Gaelic is language of Angels , The An-Gaelic Language :) . Regeards from Poland!
Ireland never forget your heritage , never forget who you are and what language you speak ! Always Be proud who you are!
This is not a song; this is a calling. I feel like I have been waiting all my life to listen to it. I am reborn.
welcome to your irish soul
I'm Greek but I very much appreciate this movingly beautiful song. The Irish are a wonderful passionate beautiful people. I love the Gaelic language especially in music and song. Éirinn go Brách!!
Is fearr Gaeilge briste, ná Béarla cliste ☘️
May the Beloved Country of my ancestors live forever. Long live our beloved Ireland!
If there is a heaven then surely this song would be played on a loop ❤
I'm a black man in America learning Irish. Please don't let your beautiful language go. 😢😭
@Republican 50 cal Yeah sorry, I'm English, and I'm sorry.
@Republican 50 cal I don't need to spare anyone anything, but you're right, I don't need to say sorry. It was nothing to do with me. I can't make a change. I only meant, I hope things change, for the sake of England as well as Northern Ireland and Scotland too.
@Republican 50 cal AS long as the globalists dont beat us,which I consider,Irelands greatest threat at present.
@Republican 50 cal jesus Dude! Unless you have some proof that she's personally organising Marches then i'd dial it back several notches.
@Republican 50 cal salt
If you have one drop of Irish blood, this song calls to it.
+Joe schmoe As I don't speak Gaelic this is Greek to me. Can't understand a single word.
+mitch-a-palooza I don't speak it either, I just feel it
+Joe schmoe American Irish aren't Irish
I never claimed to be Irish, I just have Irish blood.
+Whatsinmypocket That sounds like something a servant of the British Crown would say
My great grandfather is Irish. I hope one day I'll get to learn more about him and my Irish heritage.
Hats off! I've been to Ireland once! Loved the country very much! Miss u so much! With love from Russia
"I had no idea what those Irish people were singing about. The truth is, I don't wanna know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it." Love from a fellow Irishman who now wants to learn Gaelic properly.
From memory the song is about the bonny prince in Scotland, it's a lament as he lost in the battle of Culloden. Basically the jacobites were Catholics rising up against a protestant throne and they had won many battles in Scotland and a few Skirmishes in the north of England. Eventually the crown retaliated and decimated them in Culloden. The song was written as a lament as the jacobites also sympathized with what was happening at the same time in Ireland.
The song is derived from the poem of the same name (Mo Ghile Mear) by Seán Clárach Mac Domnhal, the man was one of the last of the Mague poets who used to meet in secret in Croom Co Limerick I believe along the banks of the Mague River (which runs by the town). You can visit Sean Clarach's grave in Charleville Co Cork, he was raised and buried here in the town.
EDIT: I'm recalling this from memory so heavily paraphrasing and likely mixing up or ommited many many key details.
That’s exactly what they are singing about. Happy to translate for you if you need.
@@alankilen6646 yes, I'm Scottish
@@WayneimusPrime Actually, the Jacobites were more successful than that. They almost reached London. King George was getting a ship ready to sail. It was internal fighting that was their downfall and they turned back North.
Very true. Zihuatanejo Mexico
the lead singer in my opinion has the best voice i have EVER heard so sincere, beautiful, and moving well done
That tenor has a gorgeous voice - so clear and easy, and so expressive.
It is very clear and beautiful.
Don't know why but the instant I hear music like this I immediately burst into tears, it's to beautiful
I love this song and this version is awesome
One of the reasons why I love Celtic culture.
@@TheWrensHouse The notion of a broader Celtic culture/identity has been around a *little* longer than Wikipedia and the internet have, just sayin'g
Im Japanese, went to junior high school and high school in Germany, and had a teacher from Ireland.
He was so nice to me, and told me how difficult it is to live in a different place, and also how meaningful it is.
Someday I really want to see the land where such a wonderful person was born in.
And thank you UA-cam for bringing me here.
I was in your Lovely Country in 2002 for the Football World cup That was in Japan and S Korea held as joint Host we had a Brilliant time and Football was just as good
we lost to Spain in S Korea in a Penalty shootout.
@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 The song is about loss, but not a football loss.
Mind you, the English must have lots of songs about losing penalty shootouts.
@@noelpucarua2843 I was talking to T. Hirosue Post he is from Japan I was saying I was in Japan and Soth Korea in 2002 for the World Cup. Also, I know what the song is about
I have played it many times on my Radio with Sting singing it and others. Noel where are you From me I am from Clonmel.
@@djbillybopdjbillybop2817 I'm a long way from Tipperary.
@@noelpucarua2843 So where are you from France.
Whenever i hear irish sung or spoken, i think of my ma, who was forced to live outside of her country because of civil war. God be with her
The man on the drum is tearing it up. Excellent work...
Bodhrán an anam...Go hiontach ar fad 🇮🇪
The blue❤-eyed blonde isn’t half bad either! I just fell in love (again!).
I don't understand A WORD of what they're singing - but my HEART is swelling to breaking and tears are filling my eyes.
Most of it runs along the lines of "Come home soon, my dear boy"--it's about Prince Charles Stuart, who made a (failed) bid for the British throne in the 1700s.
(Edit: "Culloden's Harvest" by Deanta is a song about how that story ended.)
If you don't understand any of the song and the meaning,you can investigate more about it 😊
Lyrics in english if anyone is intrested
He's my champion my Gallant Darling,
He's my Caesar, a Gallant Darling,
I've found neither rest nor fortune
Since my Gallant Darling went far away.
Once I was gentle maiden,
But now I'm a spent, worn-out widow,
My consort strongly plowing the waves,
Over the hills and far away.
Every day I'm constantly enduring grief,
Weeping bitterly and shedding tears,
Because my lively lad has left me
And no news is told of him - alas.
The cuckoo doesn't sing cheerfully after noon,
And the sound of hounds isn't heard in the nut-tree woods,
Nor a summer morning in a misty glen
Since my my lively boy went away from me.
Gallant Darling for a while under sorrow,
And Ireland completely under black cloaks;
I have found neither rest nor fortune
Since my Gallant Darling went far away
Because its in your blood.
@@vicky1732 no shit genius. Way to point out the obvious.
American of Irish descent here. This is one of the few songs that gave me chills listening to it
Australian of Scottish descent here - and it does the same for me!!! I've only just chanced on it. Fantastic. Haunting.
Rising of the Moon
same
American of both scot and irish decendant
You remember your anscestors, Nicole through this music.
I lived in Ireland for 18 months.
Cork, Waterford, Tralee, Mullingar, Galway, Dublin, Belfast, Omagh.
I came to fall in love with this Beautiful Country, it’s Culture, the kind people and it’s majestic breathtaking country side stretching in all directions.
As an American 🇺🇸 I got to experience something most of my countrymen never will… the majesty, magic and beauty that is Ireland and it’s people 🇮🇪
I don’t speak or understand but a few simple greetings in Irish. This song appropriately sums up how I feel.
I may be unable to find the words to express how I feel… but you can feel it!
My home away from home!
🥰🇺🇸🥰🇮🇪🥰🇺🇸🥰
God Bless you All!
This performance is more proof that you don't have to understand a language sung to understand the musical brilliance of a performance and the fantastically deep emotion behind it. I love just about everything this group makes! What a gorgeous and captivating rendition. Slainte!
I've always been amazed and been in awe with Irish music. I'm a seafarer from Philippines, been in some ports in Ireland. Rough seas though.
Stay safe while you're out there mate
From Mexico, this was beautiful lots of love, specially to your forefathers that fought in our land against invasion, our gallant heroes the saint patrick's battalion. Ering Go Bragh! Viva Irlanda!
Libertad para Mexico ó hEirean
@Liam Connington it's not about Catholic or Protestant, Wolfe tone himself was a protestant, it's about fighting colonialism and freedom, always was, look into what our people fought for in Argentina, or on the American side against the south with the fighting sixty ninth
Mexico and Ireland are brother countries. I love Irish history, Irish music and would love to meet and talk to people from Ireland. Best regards from Mexico City
I read the novel TRINITY; I watched the movie MICHAEL COLLINS both of them many times and know them by heart and I have tons of favorites of Irish music. Love from Mexico to the brave Irish people.... as it is put in the song Admiral Brown... the Irish always prove to be a loyal crew
Of course, after that, I've read quite a bit about Irish history... I admire you very much because you had it really hard for a long time and today Ireland is great. Will visit one day.
Shedding a tear every single bar for the only place we can call our home, Europe.
"She" will be missed
A beautiful beautiful song.
Originally a lament about Bonnie Prince Charles Stuart written by Irish poet Seán Clárach MacDomhnaill after the Battle of Culloden in Scotland when the Scots were beaten by the English and it is believed around 4000 men from Ireland went over to fight on the Scottish side.
Afterwards the defeat of the Scotts many Highland and western Isle families were shipped off to Novia Scotia, US etc. . As far as I know Scots Gaelic was then forbidden and the Clan system was dismantled thats what I was told. I presume the Irish must have suffered the same fate.
I'm Irish and Scottish on both sides of my family and this is how my ancestors got to America centuries ago.
Ireland there was the potato famine, and like the Scottish people fled to the new world
I don't understand this , but still gave me goosebumps.
In this moment of great sadness this gave me deep sweet solace...Love from Italy. Stay strong Ireland
The song is about a man born in Rome.
Love to Italy my friend 🇮🇪 ❤ 🇮🇹
♥ Italy
Such beautiful voices, sung in the Celtic languages so inspring 🏴🇮🇪
Still love it. May not make it back again. Will never forget.
Respect to Ireland from Bulgaria
So proud to have Irish roots, greetings from Newfoundland! (Ireland #2)
And probably an Irish accent too
Northern Whispers so proud of you for not forgetting your IRISH roots keep the green flag flying your IRISH brother in Dublin stands beside you and could not be as proud 💚☘
Hello brother from Ireland 🇮🇪
Dia dhuit i dTalamh an Eisc o Eireannach i Gcondae Chiarrai. ( Greetings to you in Newfoundland from an Irishman in County Kerry). This music is Irish soul.
Oh how I long to touch the soil of Ireland! You're music touches my soul like no other! 💗
You're only a plane ticket where my love, I'm sure we will make you more than welcome...
Everything he sings sounds wonderful. Just one of the best voices I've ever heard. I know he is still performing some in Ireland.
The Irish are resilient and their spirit can't be crushed.
No song has EVER stirred my emotions such as this. Every single time I listen to this, it brings tears of joy and pride to my eyes. I am very proud to be Irish. Never been to Ireland but this song literally makes me swell with Irish pride.
Well said, I feel the same. American first, Irish forever 😁
H3H3Productions
I would say, slave songs can, but part is because they are blends of Irish folk like this the vocal melody of pain.
@@pbmltd9023 Well the Irish made it sound way better than any English could've.
I love this song, take a listen to “The Stable Song” Gregory Alan Isakov and the Colorado Symphony. That one will get ya too
I watch this over and over again. Born Texan with Irish heritage. Much admiration for the Irish.
Same
Greetings to our Germanic/Celtic cousins, love from Germany
I'm from India, Mizoram and I don't understand a single word but this song give me chills,rest my mind...i loved it.