Mo Ghile Mear (Cover) by Seth Staton Watkins
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Mo Ghile Mear (Cover) by Seth Staton Watkins
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This traditional Irish song was written by 18th-century poet Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill, to honor Prince Charles Stewart (“Bonnie Prince Charlie”), and lament his loss and subsequent flight at the Battle of Culloden, Scotland and has been iterated on many times. I am singing the popular version from the UCD Choral Scholars. Original lyrics in Irish are on the screen and the English translation is down below. I am not a native Irish speaker but I do my best to listen, learn, and imitate as best I can. Enjoy and happy St. Patrick's Day!
Photo: Poulnabrone
Bodhran Backing Track: David Whelan (@irishbanjolessons)
Translation:
Chorus
My dashing darling is my hero
My dashing darling is my Caesar
I have had neither sleep nor good fortune
Since my dashing darling went far away
Verse 1:
I am perpetually worried every day
Wailing heavily and shedding tears
Since my lively boy was released from me
And there is no word of him, alas
Verse 2:
The pleasure of the cheerful cuckoo at noon is gone
The affable nobility are not bothered with sport
The learned and the cultured are worried and sad
Since the lively lad was taken from me
Verse 3:
He is like Young Aonghus
Like Lughaidh Mac Chéin of the great blows
Like Cú Raoi, great son of Dáire of the gold
Leader of Éire strong in pursuit
Verse 4:
Like Conall Cearnach who breached defences
Like worthy fair haired Feargas Mac Róigh
Like Conchubhar venerable son of Nás of the tradition
The pleasant chieftain of the musical [Fenian] Branch
Пікірлер: 128
Im a son of Italian immigrants born in Montreal Quebec and I don't know why I absolutely love everything Irish especially this type of music and singing. Glory to God may he bless you abundantly. Ave Maria.
@plasmastorm11
7 ай бұрын
Welcome brother from across the waves
@user-ps6of7fj7d
5 ай бұрын
ايرلندا العناد و الحريه و التفرد 😂
@eggyolked108
5 ай бұрын
@@user-ps6of7fj7d ւըըրիիգտգ Հգյյպօծծ 🤡
@MrVonkliest
3 ай бұрын
Because you’ve been conditioned to not be proud of who you are, so you feel the need to identify with a group that society says it’s acceptable to be proud of.
@eggyolked108
3 ай бұрын
@@MrVonkliest that's false. I love my Italian heritage and I find we have a lot in common with the Irish people. There has been no conditioning whatsoever. 😁👌
Your best song so far! You pronounced it nearly perfectly.
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Excellent!
@lughiee
Жыл бұрын
@@sethstatonwatkins like I said Seth I honestly would think you're Irish with how you pronounce irish well
@danielofinan5071
10 ай бұрын
Nearly? Guy nailed it.
@MrVonkliest
3 ай бұрын
I want to like this but you have 69 likes. I can’t bring myself to change that
This is one of the best Irish military songs!
Happy St. Patrick's Day, y'all! Love Ireland from Brazil ☘️🇮🇪
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
Same to you! Much love from a suburb of Detroit… 💚🍀☘️
@lughiee
Жыл бұрын
Same to you ❤🇮🇪
@marcanthony8475
Жыл бұрын
If only you understood.... st paddy isn't a joyous event to the irish..
@tabularasa_br
Жыл бұрын
@@marcanthony8475 would you mind explaining? If one does not understand, the best option is always clearing things up
@marcanthony8475
Жыл бұрын
@@tabularasa_br it doesn't actually represent their culture. People only see us as drunks or just heavy drinkers. There are some but not all drink. The day no longer represents what it was intended for. I apologize if I upset anyone.
Always good stuff, Seth. The bodhran is an underrated instrument, and I always love when it starts in this song.
I’ve heard this song many times. You did a great job on those tricky words and lyrics. Keep singing!
Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona duit
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
@persianprince6213
Жыл бұрын
Happy Saint Patrick's day Lads!
@persianprince6213
Жыл бұрын
@@sethstatonwatkins So when is the collab? 😉
A beautiful voice, on a beautiful tune, for a beautiful day! 🎉🎉🎉
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Slainte!
What a great surprise!!!! Happy St Patrick’s day!
Great song. Really hammers home how close the ties between Ireland and Scotland were until Culloden and the Boyne.
You never disappoint, Seth. I honestly can't think of a way to put it more succinctly than that. Just damned well done.
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Many thanks!
Gonna be singing this while doing my Irish homework tomorrow now.
😂 I love this song so much. This is one of my favorites for sooo many years. But the pronounceation is sending chills down my spine. Great job.
Love this guy he's great
Oh God this made me cry this was dad's fav..favorite... I miss you dad I love you
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
I’m so sorry💚💚💚 I’m grieving too on SPD. My uncle died in an ATV accident almost two years ago and would have been 60. Full on Irish man and LOVED St. Patrick’s Day so much… he never hesitated to celebrate. I’m missing him a lot. It just doesn’t feel the same with a broken heart, does it? But you know, the original Irish meaning of the holiday is faith-they celebrate their faith, what it means to them, and what it took to get that faith, and defend that faith… if anyone understands grief, it is Ireland, and her people who also often spare a thought (underneath the whiskey layers) for all of their losses and all of the lives that were poured into their right to share and celebrate this faith… there’s so much left to do but we have come so far… If you do grieve on this day, it’s absolutely alright, and in line with Irish tradition! Think about all the grief that brought this holiday to be…
Yes hiting the first again!
I stayed in a hotel where bonnie Prince Charlie and his men stayed up in the Peak District Derbyshire the room one away from mine was his
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Very cool
Wow, Gaelic is such a pretty language, and the song itself, is really pretty. Nicely done.
Next "Wander My Friends" from Battlestar Galactica. It's much the same feel as this beauty.
You did not!!! Thank you so much❤❤❤ I have this giant grin on my face right now and I think it's gonna be there for the rest of the day😊😊
Happy St. Paddy’s! ☘️ Much love from Berlin!
Thanks for the song Seth and happy St. Patrick's day to you too.
This is the absolute top tier best version of this song. Perfectly paced, has emotion without long notes held or too much change in pitch or long spaces. It’s the best version to use as a lullaby
@zachgeorge98
6 ай бұрын
yep most def
My favorite holiday
Love your music man. Have you done a cover of mcalpine's fusiliers?
Thank you for having the lyrics!
A blessed Feast of St. Patrick!
I hope to learn this song as well as you sing it one day. Thank you for singing this.
My grandfather's favorite, thank you for this rendition. Most excellently done for St. Patrick's day!
Is aoibhinn liom an t-amhrán sinagus tá do chuid gaeilge an-mhaith ! I love that song and your Irish is really good !
Love your songs and am so happy to have found you here😊I always get a little giddy when I see you've uploaded a new song.
One of my favorite Irish songs.
Sing it so beautiful 😢
This brought tears to my eyes! 🥹 Thank you!!
@sethstatonwatkins
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
Maith thú Seth! As a new Irish learner myself I know this isn't an easy song to sing. The 'Gh' and "Dh" sounds are tricky!
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Indeed!
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
V… more oft than not it’s always V…
Thank you haven't heard this since the 20s when mother used to sing
Wow… thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Great song cover, Happy St. Patrick's day and long live Ireland.
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
26+6=1!!!
Happy Easter, friends who celebrate… this one’s a really rough one but we’re making it. Hope you have a wonderful day and feel loved.
Wonderful 🥰 thank you
Beautiful.
Thank you for promoting the Irish language
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
I try to promote and praise Irish too! I wish it were more spoken and I will make every effort to learn and speak it. One song that could do that I have previously (last year) asked for: the Irish Gaelic version of Africa… this vibe but a little bigger. With all the instruments, I actually think that Cullen Vance would make that all it needs to be…
@Skyebright1
Жыл бұрын
@@menyou1443 TG Lurgan have done Africa in Irish
@menyou1443
Жыл бұрын
@@Skyebright1 fair, although I do want to win this cover raffle someday, with my six entries… doubt it will happen for my birthday tomorrow (May 15th) but I can pretend.
This was my first Longest Johns song. This is what you get when you get the bard,druid, and wizard drunk in your party. Then they make a song that casts a magic spell that you don't want free from.😂
Beautiful.... Just beautiful
Angelic voice and pipes 🇮🇪🎤
I love this song.
Fantastic song! Are you going to post it to Spotify?
@sethstatonwatkins
8 ай бұрын
Comes out in a week!
Love it!!!!
Beautiful!
Beautiful
You should do Ireland by Garth Brooks!!
Lá fhéile Pádraig sona duit buachaill!/Happy St Patrick's day lad!
Saint Patty's every day over here in Victoria Australia.
Mile buiachas for adding the irish lyrics 💚
Wonderful. Wish I was in a pub on a rainy Sunday in Connemara...m
Great❤DEAR SETH ❤ LOVE ❤❤❤❤❤
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Could you do a rendition of Will Ye No Come Back Again and Waltzing Matilda ?
God loves you, lad! Your dad is coming home to free all the people of the Blessed Isles!
you ever take a lookj at Bear McReary's "Wander My Friends" from BSG? i think your voice would suit it perfectly
@Skyebright1
Жыл бұрын
Yes please!
☘☘☘
Hah, admit it, you had very good coaching from a fluent Irish speaker on your pronunciation! Really well done, flawless job. Now, when on earth are you going to cover "Back Home in Derry" for us?
Happy St Paddy's Day
Go an mhaith ar fad, Níl ach cúpla focal mícheart agat, ach cothrom na féinne. Is breá liom é.
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. Any in particular that really stick out?
Have you thought of doing a version of "skibbereen" or "the soldiers song"? just learned about them on Davy holden's channel where he talked about some of Ireland's best rebel songs. Highly recommend checking him out
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Love Davy, definitely on my list!
I love it when the Irish try to take credit for this song. There are those of us who know this is a Jacobite song that was very slightly altered. It's about prince Charles. The R was trilled back then too. No hate, good recording.
@WookJnr
7 ай бұрын
No... This is an Irish Jacobite song created in 1746 by Seán Mac Domhnaill following the battle of Culloden and the failure of the jacobite revellion. I dont know where you got the idea this is not an original song but your wrong.
@loyalsandman
7 ай бұрын
@WookJnr it's what we call a cover. The original lyrics are in Scottish gaelic. Also, gaelic is Scottish, not irish. Ask anyone in irland.
@WookJnr
7 ай бұрын
@@loyalsandman Firstly, do you have proof of the original lyrics being written in Scotland? Secondly Gaelic literally comes from the Ireland "Gaelic" clans who originated from IRELAND. I dont know what you scots call it over there but the correct terms are Irish Gaelic and Scottish Gaelic. We invaded yous and spread our language and cultures, hence your language.
@MrVonkliest
3 ай бұрын
@@WookJnrAh. The original colonizers.
@WookJnr
3 ай бұрын
@@MrVonkliest I know you aint talking...
Happy Saint Patrick's Day!
SKÅL Seth!!!!!
Tá sé seo an-álainn! (this is very beautiful! Gaeligh) Well done. How do you work on the pronunciation of the Gaelic language?
you should cover washington bullets by the clash
First!
@sethstatonwatkins
Жыл бұрын
Nice!
Hey correct me if I'm wrong. But this sounds like "The Parting Glass" in I'm guessing an original Irish dialect. Am I right?
+1
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This sounds like the parting glass?
@Skyebright1
Жыл бұрын
Mo Ghille Mear came first
What language is this Gaelic
@menyou1443
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IRISH Gaelic. The difference is a big deal to many Irish people
Maith thù