Sinéad O'Connor - Irish Ways and Irish Laws
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"Once upon a time there was
Irish Ways and Irish Laws
Villages of Irish blood
Waking to the morning
Waking to the morning
Then the Vikings came around (1)
Turned us up and turned us down
Started building boats and towns
They tried to change our living
tried to change our living
Cromwell and his soldiers came (2)
Started centuries of shame
But they could not make us turn (3)
We are a river flowing
We're a river flowing
Again, again the soldiers came
Burnt our houses stole our grain
Shot the farmers in their fields
Working for livings
Working for a living
800 years we have been down (4)
The secret of the water sound
Has kept the spirit of a man
Above the pain descending
Above the pain descending
Today the struggle carries on
I wonder will I live so long
To see the gates being opened up (5)
To a people and their freedom
A people and their freedom
Once upon a time there was
Irish Ways and Irish Laws
Villages of Irish blood
Waking to the morning
Waking to the morning."
Notes:
(1)
The first documented Viking landing took place in 795. Until the
Anglo-Norman invasion in 1170 the Vikings would play an important
role in Ireland, both politically and economically. They created trade
routes, founded kingdoms, and built the first towns in Ireland,
including Dublin, Cork and Limerick.
(2)
Oliver Cromwell landed in Ireland in August 1649 at the head of a
huge army, by May 1650 he had crushed opposition in all but the West.
(By 1652 the Irish population had fallen to .7 m. In 1641 it had
been 1.5 m. By 1660 .5 m cattle were being exported annually to
England.)
(3)
Both Cromwell's and subsequent colonisation campaigns used the twin
techniques of "planting" English and Scotish settlers and forcing
some locals to change or "Turn" their religion to the Protestant
faith. So here he uses the ambiguity of the term "turn" to echo both
the image of the unbowed Irish peasant and a metaphor for Irish
History flowing like a un-turnable river.
(4)
Since the first English invasion in 1170
(5)
"Gates" here evokes both images of the be-sieged walled cities of the
17th century and also of the present day prison camps in the North
of Ireland which at the time the song was being written (in the late
1970's early 1980's) were the subject of much political campaigning
including Hunger Strikes by the inmates.
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Such a haunting voice, may she rest in perfect peace ❤
An Irish To the Core Lady Rest in Peace Sinead O Connor 🙏 Gone to soon 🥲
I love that instead of one of her hits, she performed an Irish rebel song for MTV. She unapologetically speaks the truth, despite it being "risky business".
Cette femme est un amour , la plus belle des âmes, ma Sinéad, si tu savais à quel point je t'aime ❤❤😢❤
I still remember watching this video on MTV as a teenager. It hit me like a rock. What an amazing human being. The early Nineties were so political, so beautiful. I remember Eddie Vedder writing "Pro Choice" on his arm with a permanent marker during Pearl Jam MTV unplugged concert. Such good memories.
Good woman R I P❤ always in our hearts ❤
Ever tried to stop a river?. An bunreacht 1937. 🇮🇪💚🇮🇪
💐☘🕊🛐 An emerald angel.
Timeless.
Stunning. Greatest female singer ever. Don't give a fuck what anyone says.
🌹💚🍀🙏R🍀l🙏E🍀P🙏🍀 Sin'ead. Nothing Compares 2U.
Wonderful 💗🤩😍👏👏👏🙏
Love Sinead Divine forever- not a dog. I wish I'd told her. I draw faces like hers out of my imagination since childhood hood. She has one of most beautiful faces. My father stole my albums because we both loved her so much. I pray she escaped and is no longer targeted in freedom & bliss now. #FreeBritney should be been able to have her moment as Joan of Arc too. Sinead took a hit for sisterhood. Forever grateful and pray her voice brings freedom for Mammas hurt by courts crazy crimes globally. She was so brave. God Bless Sinead & angels she birthed. #IrishWaysAndIrishLaws #Sinead #SingersOfMyHeart #BeautiesAndTheDogs #IrishMoms #Acapello kzread.info/dash/bejne/n3WamciAdci4gdY.html
sinead is a beast goosebump business
with hair, she looks to me a little like winona ryder.
@Limbiclesion
3 жыл бұрын
Omg your sooooo observant and informative ...whhooo Winody rideyyy
@DDK4411
Жыл бұрын
@@Limbiclesion are you ok? 😳
No wonder why i came it was easy' Viking robbery is the modern loan system
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Nice song, but yas love a winge. I might start moaning about when the Irish enslaved st Patrick
@grahamtucker9539
3 жыл бұрын
You don’t know what your talking about.
@cynhanrahan4012
Жыл бұрын
not a clue. Patricus brought genocide. Our true patron is the goddess Brighid.
@BudDylan
Жыл бұрын
So how's that song coming along . ?
@Roselleg
10 ай бұрын
And Morrigan.