haha . listen debaters you've all been duped. Ah wrote this whilst in the bog doing a big manky shite !! magic though eh.... its fooking paul daniels this shiit !!
"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin.[1] In the poem the poet, walking on a "quiet street", recalls a love affair he had with a young woman. He knew he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship, but went ahead anyway.
It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away."[1] Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title."[1] Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley
The Tune is originally An Irish Army Marching Song "The Dawning of the Day" Patrick Kavanagh composed "Raglan Road" in honour od Dr. Hilda Moriarty who was a student in U.C.D.(University College Dublin). I believe at the time she was a "real head turner" buty as years went on....well physical Beauty always fades with time.
the lady was a great beauty she was married and belonged to a wealthy set that liked to hang out with impoverished artists in dublin at that time. she led him on cruelly and the poor man made an absolute fool of himself and was dropped by her friends but what a piece of poetry
The melody to which this song is set is a march entitled 'The Dawning Of The Day' slowed to almost funereal pace, as could be confirmed by any serving of former ROI Army bandsman.
The lyrics were, as is commonly known, written by PJ Kavanagh in poem form although his line 'the dawning of the day.' suggests that he may already have had the tune in mind.
Whatever its origins, the combination of these beautiful lines and Luke Kelly's stunning vocals make this the best song I have ever heard.
its about a man who fell in love with a materialistic woman. when he says he gave her gifts of the mind he means he tried to share secrets only known to the artistic breed of people like artists, poets, musicians etc.
but she is a woman who values materialistic items over these gifts. he says that she is human as he is like an angel. she is a creature made of clay and he loses his wings for falling in love with her.
This is Patrick Kavanagh's haunting poem wrote as a result of his failed relationship with the soon to be wife (her name was Hilda) of Ireland's Minister of Education, Donogh O'Malley. O'Malley's son Darragh would become well loved around the world as the tough but big hearted Sergeant Harper in the long running Sharpe series starring Sean Bean.
Hilda O'Malley, was, I believe, Dido's grandmother. Talent and wealth beget talent and wealth eh?
i dunno how true it is but i heard off a guy from dublin that its a poem about unrequited love for the poet's brother's girlfriend , who he had to look after in dublin...as the poem goes he describes her as the girl who got away.
@tommylad1231 It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away."[1] Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title."[1] Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley.[2]
@Dgow91 let me xplain the poem yuv got it all wrong its a poem about hilda moriarty the girl he loved who rejected him he originally wrote for a newspaper and said it was about his brothers gf so he wouldnt embarass the girl
@Dgow91 thats not exactly right it is a poem by patrick kavanagh about him falling in love with a girl.. he knew that it was a risk.he loved her 2 much.. "I gave her the secret sign"saying that he left her n2 his world.. he gave her everything but it wasn't enough..she became his world "i not making hay"referring bk to his livelihood=his farm..while she still lived her own life..he was more in love with the idea of love then love itself..@ d end he looks bk n regret he knew he sud of been wiser
@Dgow91 really... thought it was about the imagination and skitzo.. and how the mind slows down enough to show u all the tricks.... and once u have them how much u grow to hate them and the mind for showing them to you through grief
@Dgow91 patrick kavanagh d poet who wrote it,was tryin to say that he was better than this woman as he was a intellectual nd that he was only wit her because women are temptresses.he also says how he knew that d relationship would end eventually ''I saw d danger nd I passed,Along d enchanted way,nd said let grief be a fallen leaf'' he saw d danger of it endin but carried on.he feels he is betr than her when he writes ''shes stil makin tarts nd i nt makin hay''shes doin house work while he is not
@Dgow91 patrick kavanagh d poet who wrote it,was tryin to say that he was better than this woman as he was a intellectual nd that he was only wit her because women are temptresses.he also says how he knew that d relationship would end eventually ''I saw d danger nd I passed,Along d enchanted way,nd said let grief be a fallen leaf'' he saw d danger of it endin but carried on.he feels he is betr than her when he writes ''shes stil makin tarts nd i nt makin hay''shes doin house work while he is not
@Dgow91 It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away.Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title.Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley
@Dgow91 The poem was written by Patrick Kavanagh,he gave the words to luke to sing ,one day in a pub. The air is 'The dawniong of the day', a traditional air.A wonderful love song, by any standard!!
@tommylad1231 its about a girl patrick fell inlove with but she was far younger then her so he thought he shouldnt do anything about it.. then he decides that he shouldnt care what people think "i said let grief be a fallin leaf" and go after her.. he tries to make her fall in love with him but fails.. he is the angle made of clay
@Loomesy55 its about a man you loves a woman, but they are no longer together, how she trapped him with her beautiful looks. basicly how they got together, then them being together, and then them not being together and his grief for this but he couldnt do anything about it
@Loomesy55 its about the poets relationship with a woman,twas love at first sight,but the relationship failed because he was not "making hay"-having kids,he wrote poems for her "gave her the secret sign...known to the artists",but she wouldn't stay with him,"i see her walking now away from me so hurriedly" and he loses his pride after this "when the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawning of the day"....its such a seet song but it tells something completely opposite
@Loomesy55 This song was originally written by Patrick Kavanagh for a young woman he met in Dublin- her name was Hilda Moriarty- who was training to be a doctor. Due to the age gap and her lack of interest she never returned the poem is about unrequited love and how the poet who was never really accepted was scorned again by a woman he was compelled by.
The poet Patrick Kavanagh wrote this.
alibhe18 6 days ago
Paddy Kavanagh really wrote this shite.
MrSting60 1 week ago
the greatest 4 minutes 18 seconds on youtube
TheRamlaw 1 month ago 2
is it wrong for a man to cry over such music
musiclover1469 1 month ago
@musiclover1469 not at all! i have!
cieran555 3 weeks ago
@musiclover1469 No, it just proves you have a heart and soul.
Stumblestrum 1 week ago
he's dead. so shut up and enjoy the legacy
gary2x0x0x8 1 month ago
'Im gonna die now,I think,g'dbye'
Brendan Gleeson
aidand1234 2 months ago
@aidand1234 Best scene in a movie ever , the music was so fitting .
commodore665 1 month ago
@commodore665 I know,loved it
aidand1234 1 month ago
haha . listen debaters you've all been duped. Ah wrote this whilst in the bog doing a big manky shite !! magic though eh.... its fooking paul daniels this shiit !!
dereksmallsuk 2 months ago
@dereksmallsuk I see by your spelling mistakes you're a poet too. Good'lad- pipe down.
jaffacakeaddict1 1 week ago
@jaffacakeaddict1 Whit fooking spellin mishtakes>? pipe down mah arse.. silence wench
dereksmallsuk 1 week ago
"On Raglan Road" is a well-known Irish song from a poem written by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh named after Raglan Road in Ballsbridge, Dublin.[1] In the poem the poet, walking on a "quiet street", recalls a love affair he had with a young woman. He knew he would risk being hurt if he initiated a relationship, but went ahead anyway.
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THIS IS WHAT THE POEM REFERS TO:
It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away."[1] Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title."[1] Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley
celticfrost66 2 months ago in playlist Favorite videos
CHUUWEENN!!
aidand1234 2 months ago
how dare someone dislike this if your irish like this
cheezyandgreezy 2 months ago
amazing.
MHcleorules 3 months ago
The Tune is originally An Irish Army Marching Song "The Dawning of the Day" Patrick Kavanagh composed "Raglan Road" in honour od Dr. Hilda Moriarty who was a student in U.C.D.(University College Dublin). I believe at the time she was a "real head turner" buty as years went on....well physical Beauty always fades with time.
liamthedream 3 months ago
the lady was a great beauty she was married and belonged to a wealthy set that liked to hang out with impoverished artists in dublin at that time. she led him on cruelly and the poor man made an absolute fool of himself and was dropped by her friends but what a piece of poetry
MrBlacknail69 5 months ago
The melody to which this song is set is a march entitled 'The Dawning Of The Day' slowed to almost funereal pace, as could be confirmed by any serving of former ROI Army bandsman.
The lyrics were, as is commonly known, written by PJ Kavanagh in poem form although his line 'the dawning of the day.' suggests that he may already have had the tune in mind.
Whatever its origins, the combination of these beautiful lines and Luke Kelly's stunning vocals make this the best song I have ever heard.
MrYthanside 7 months ago
great poem great singing magic
jt0851 8 months ago
I first heard this while watching " in Bruges". I fits so perfectly to the scene that it gave me shivers ...
R4PH4EL55 11 months ago 17
its about a man who fell in love with a materialistic woman. when he says he gave her gifts of the mind he means he tried to share secrets only known to the artistic breed of people like artists, poets, musicians etc.
but she is a woman who values materialistic items over these gifts. he says that she is human as he is like an angel. she is a creature made of clay and he loses his wings for falling in love with her.
Jacksla92 1 year ago 9
This is Patrick Kavanagh's haunting poem wrote as a result of his failed relationship with the soon to be wife (her name was Hilda) of Ireland's Minister of Education, Donogh O'Malley. O'Malley's son Darragh would become well loved around the world as the tough but big hearted Sergeant Harper in the long running Sharpe series starring Sean Bean.
Hilda O'Malley, was, I believe, Dido's grandmother. Talent and wealth beget talent and wealth eh?
Small world too...
gerbar61 1 year ago
never has a song sounded so sweet give sadder thoughts
joemoin 1 year ago
love ye l uke did will an always will legend
tiggerquinner 1 year ago
I thought I'd heard the best Irish ballads over the years but the LEGEND that was Luke Kelly makes this my Number One! God rest his soul!!
paulpender 1 year ago
wat a tune touches a nerve so it does evertime will never get old
Conb17 1 year ago
In bruges sent me :D
UnmeiNoShi 1 year ago 2
patrick kavanagh wrote this
liverpoolsmurf1994 1 year ago
i dunno how true it is but i heard off a guy from dublin that its a poem about unrequited love for the poet's brother's girlfriend , who he had to look after in dublin...as the poem goes he describes her as the girl who got away.
Dgow91 1 year ago
@Dgow91, that fits, thanks :)
tommylad1231 1 year ago
@tommylad1231 It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away."[1] Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title."[1] Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley.[2]
X00075757 4 months ago
@tommylad1231 its a poem by Patrick Kavanagh
shanebomb2 4 weeks ago
@Dgow91 let me xplain the poem yuv got it all wrong its a poem about hilda moriarty the girl he loved who rejected him he originally wrote for a newspaper and said it was about his brothers gf so he wouldnt embarass the girl
joemoin 1 year ago
@Dgow91 thats not exactly right it is a poem by patrick kavanagh about him falling in love with a girl.. he knew that it was a risk.he loved her 2 much.. "I gave her the secret sign"saying that he left her n2 his world.. he gave her everything but it wasn't enough..she became his world "i not making hay"referring bk to his livelihood=his farm..while she still lived her own life..he was more in love with the idea of love then love itself..@ d end he looks bk n regret he knew he sud of been wiser
DeniseC1994 1 year ago
@Dgow91 ur on the rite track lad.... :)
Danflynn93 1 year ago
@Dgow91 really... thought it was about the imagination and skitzo.. and how the mind slows down enough to show u all the tricks.... and once u have them how much u grow to hate them and the mind for showing them to you through grief
63thekey 10 months ago
@Dgow91 patrick kavanagh d poet who wrote it,was tryin to say that he was better than this woman as he was a intellectual nd that he was only wit her because women are temptresses.he also says how he knew that d relationship would end eventually ''I saw d danger nd I passed,Along d enchanted way,nd said let grief be a fallen leaf'' he saw d danger of it endin but carried on.he feels he is betr than her when he writes ''shes stil makin tarts nd i nt makin hay''shes doin house work while he is not
cmal1988 9 months ago
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@Dgow91 patrick kavanagh d poet who wrote it,was tryin to say that he was better than this woman as he was a intellectual nd that he was only wit her because women are temptresses.he also says how he knew that d relationship would end eventually ''I saw d danger nd I passed,Along d enchanted way,nd said let grief be a fallen leaf'' he saw d danger of it endin but carried on.he feels he is betr than her when he writes ''shes stil makin tarts nd i nt makin hay''shes doin house work while he is not
cmal1988 9 months ago
@Dgow91 yeah i had to learn all about it in english seamus heany i think it is
liamobrien06 9 months ago
@Dgow91 It was first published as a poem in the Irish Press on 3 October 1946 under the title "Dark Haired Miriam Ran Away.Peter Kavanagh, Patrick's brother, said that "it was written about Patrick's girlfriend Hilda but to avoid embarrassment he used the name of my girlfriend in the title.Her real name was Dr. Hilda Moriarty who later married Donogh O'Malley, the Irish Minister for Health. Her son is the actor Daragh O'Malley
griffo10 4 months ago
@Dgow91 Isn't it about "Kathleen Ni Houlihan", a personification of Ireland itself?
henryhill42 4 months ago
@Dgow91 The poem was written by Patrick Kavanagh,he gave the words to luke to sing ,one day in a pub. The air is 'The dawniong of the day', a traditional air.A wonderful love song, by any standard!!
mrsjaycloth 1 month ago
fucking love it
IGONODave 1 year ago
learn your history
Aidan68886 2 years ago
@Aidan68886, Do you know? If you do i'd like to know.
tommylad1231 2 years ago
I was thinkin that alright.
tommylad1231 2 years ago
hi do you know what this song is about please. Can you please kindly explain? thanks mate in advance.
Loomesy55 2 years ago
@Loomesy55, Im not sure what its about. All I know is that a poet called Patrick Kavanagh wrote it.
tommylad1231 2 years ago
@tommylad1231 its about a girl patrick fell inlove with but she was far younger then her so he thought he shouldnt do anything about it.. then he decides that he shouldnt care what people think "i said let grief be a fallin leaf" and go after her.. he tries to make her fall in love with him but fails.. he is the angle made of clay
yuptheboys 5 months ago
@Loomesy55 its about a man you loves a woman, but they are no longer together, how she trapped him with her beautiful looks. basicly how they got together, then them being together, and then them not being together and his grief for this but he couldnt do anything about it
TheRaulip 1 year ago
@Loomesy55 its about the poets relationship with a woman,twas love at first sight,but the relationship failed because he was not "making hay"-having kids,he wrote poems for her "gave her the secret sign...known to the artists",but she wouldn't stay with him,"i see her walking now away from me so hurriedly" and he loses his pride after this "when the angel woos the clay he'd lose his wings at the dawning of the day"....its such a seet song but it tells something completely opposite
aerlingus18 1 year ago
@Loomesy55 Its about a relationship with a woman who Patrick Kavanagh fell for only to break his heart! Its a love song/poem .
Locker10a 1 year ago
@Loomesy55 This song was originally written by Patrick Kavanagh for a young woman he met in Dublin- her name was Hilda Moriarty- who was training to be a doctor. Due to the age gap and her lack of interest she never returned the poem is about unrequited love and how the poet who was never really accepted was scorned again by a woman he was compelled by.
jaffacakeaddict1 1 week ago