An Chúilfhionn {The Coolin}. - Folkstones

[owainglyndwr16]

The Coolin by my late Father Bill Walters /watch?v=P8oGiCgaCG0 enjoy..

[salahoona1]

Who is the singer and where can I find them? Donal

[tabietaful]

what a beautiful song.... i even cried

[yeahbyme]

Ah, thanks. sounds better in Irish ! Exquisite, anyway. this song is very special to me.

[yeahbyme]

PS. Wish I knew what the words meant in English...anyone ?

[machree01]

Kitty, i pasted the English tranlation into the side bar below the Irish lyrics.

[yeahbyme]

Thank you machree. This is something I cherish.

[yeahbyme]

Early, early one morning, after a night with "my dear dark head".... almost 40 years ago...and "all is changed, changed utterly"...oh thank you for that revisited time. So beautiful.

[tomtesticle]

Yes this is excellent. Does anyone know "an Capallin Ban"?

Lovely Gaelic lyrics from Macroom

[susull29]

would anyone have Brendan Behan singing an coolin? please please please

[kilrush98]

Go raibh mile maith agaibh. Bhi se go h'ailinn.

Maolmordha MacEochadha

[SANDSER]

Thank you very much for posting this beautiful Irish air..Had'nt heard it sung before..it's a very sad lonely tune.

[UISTMAN59]

A lovely song. *****

The words of the second verse as sung differ slightly from those printed :-

An bhfaca tú an speirbhean si na sui ris an taobh

Fáinní óir ar a méara sí ag réiteach a cinn?

'Sé dúirt an Phaorach a bhí ina mhaor ar an loing

Go mb'fhearr leis aige féin í ná Éire gan roinn

[machree01]

I should of known myself! Thanks for the correction.

[UISTMAN59]

You are welcome, machree01

[WhistlingPaddy]

Any other versions of this song ?

Lovely and ★★★★☆

[CelticWarrior4u]

There is - iTunes hard to find though. Use both English (The Coolin') and the Gaeilge (An Chuillfhionn for search - variety of versions. I particular love Finbar Furey playing it on the Uileann pipes - can't find that one though. Have heard him play it live (concert/pubs in Dublin). WAW - Absolute magic - nothing out there to beat it!!!!

[WhistlingPaddy]

I'll play that one ........I thaugt him that one !!! i was looking for a new generation....

[flanncada]

I deplore the tendency to produce english versions of gaelic songs. Apart from the tune ( my favourite) its charm lies in the simplicity of its sentiment. As to it being sad - how can a young man who has the love of such a beautiful woman be sad? It is indeed sad that the original words are lost and ironic that it is now mainly sung by female artistes. Originally it was a young woman protesting that she would always choose her fairhaired warrior before a dandified clerk.

[bairen2002]

Do you want to impose some sort of "copyright" on gaelic tunes?

Musicians everywhere have borrowed and adapted tunes [stolen them, if you like] from each other since time immemorial.

[flanncada]

@bairen2002 I don't personally want a copyright but maintain that anyone 'adapting' someone elses work should have good reason for doing so and acknowledge the source. People have been burglarising houses from time immemorial - that doesn't make it a commendable activity.

[bafr1]

gur a maith agit

[lorgain2]

An Chuilfhionn this recording by the Folkstones goes back to the early 1970s, thanks for posting.

[maureenderry]

Beautiful::::!! I love this song especially when sung in Gaelic. I sing the English version "The Last Glimpse of Erin" but the Gaelic is so perfect. My Gaelic is not perfect!! The singing is very sweet and absolutely delightful.

[doUcare4music]

So long since I heard this... Beautiful version

[maureenderry]

Absolutely beautiful!!! I would love to sing this in Gaelic but my Gaelic is not so good. This recording is very sweet. Thank you.