@samueljyap not only do they sing this song you should add to the list Kathrine Jenkins from Wales and Judith Durham (The Seekers) a folk group from the 60s who are Australian.
I have heard Sarah Brightman, Sissel and now Hayley. It is hard to say which one has a purer and more angelic voice. Sarah has more power and vibrato, but Sissel is purer, and Hayley is plainly angelic. But I enjoy these pure voices all the same. Thank God for such gifts...
i got a sansa clip+ for christmas this year, and danny boy was pre loaded on it. It was sund by a guy, and i thought it was ok i guess. I looked up Hayley westerena- pokarekare ana on youtube and saw this on the side bar. So much better that the version i have!!!
Hayley uses her lean voice to great advantage with this song. I think it very hard to sing and she makes it sound easy. She is a very intelligent singer, possibly one of the best young singers alive today though I prefer a thicker color in the voice and less reverberation from the recording. Don't get me wrong, this is a great rendition of that song.
did you know that if you go to ireland they will never play this song in a bar or something because it was written by an englishmen who never went to ireland.
@noglider If you are listening through your computer speakers, I suggest you try using a good pair of earphones or different speakers to see if you get a different effect.I have had the same sort of problem on some computers and so have other people. This problem seems to occur with certain sopranos (don't ask me why exactly). To be eligible for the British Classical charts an album must not have any "background Synthesization".
Then you have to listen to the version of Marc-Marie Huibregts. He's a dutch comedian but he can sing very high and beautiful as well. You have to listen to his version.
This song , especially now, is healing to those who have lost love ones in this war. I love this song, and so did my cousin, God rest his soul. He was lost to us back in Afghanistan on May 1, along with 2 other US soldiers. I sang this song on his grave, like he told me to do, before he was deploid. It rained nonstop for a week, then almost instantly, the rain disappered and the sun came out. I know it was Jimmy saying thanks.
BTC 141, why not dedicate it to ALL men lost in Afghanistan, why the hell do we get mixed up in everybody else's mess, we do not need to kiss our loved ones goodbye and having to kiss their lifeless bodies wiating to be buried WHY?. Gordon Brown the British Prime minister said he speaks for everybody..HE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ME. Bring the boys home and let them get on with it I Love Haley and I am in her fan club and seen her live she is a spirit among all singers. God Bless her
Oh Gawd. She is singing what are the usual lyrics. There are a number of versions though, none of which are more "right" or "wrong" than any other. One early version used to have a women's name rather than "Danny Boy", for example.
After hearing a 1,001 renditions of this song Hayley Westenra breaths new life into this classic song. What truly beautifully haunting version of this song.
The poor old arranger never gets any credit. Danny Boy is difficult to arrange: too many altered harmonies and and counter melodies and you take away from the charm of the original tune; stick to 'plain' harmony and no added melodic figuration and nothing special is added. This version is beautifully done. Congratulations anonymous arranger.
She sings very well and it always touches my heart deeply when she sings this song. This recording seems to have been assembled with the greatest of care. I think the studio had a lot to do with its effect.
There are different castles in the video but I saw a few pics of Blarney Castle, which is in partial ruin. I have the same pics in my camera. Gorgeous grounds!
com' on over, 1st pic was of Custom House Square in Belfast with other pics of City Hall ,St Annes Cathedral and Queens University - its not all slums and 'Peace Walls'
I just checked and Danny Boy was recorded at Pearl's, an Annapolis nightclub, in 1994, two years before Eva's diagnosis of terminal melanoma. She had a melanoma removed in 1993 but they thought they got it all.
You have been culturally brought up to think that this is a man's song. If you listen to the lyrics the intention is actually for a female (a mother singing to her son who is going to war) although that is the most commonly accepted interpretation many people have differing opinions.
Haha! And here I was thinking that it was a wife waiting for her husband to come back from the wars... I heard a version where the lyrics went 'and if you fall and all the flowers are dying...' etc. Like HE'D died, and she'd gone to visit HIS grave.
I though only Americans could go on that?! She never had to go on one of those shows, because she made her own way to the world stage. She is beautiful at singing. Go kiwi!
That is a popular theory, but it is also thought that the author deliberately left it general so as to not limit the songs market. In its early history "Eli Dear" was sometimes substituted for "Danny Boy" when the song was sung by men. So we can all make what we like of it.
Check out the Norwegian soprano Sissel. She has an amazing voice and she is extremely talented. Her voice is crystalclear. Check out the videos of Sissel here on YouTube. She has the most angelic voice on earth.
Oddly enough I heard it was written for the composer/writer's gay love interest. It was taboo back then (well, moreso), and he hoped one day for it to be accepted, but knew he also knew he would never see the day. So, he loved this person but could never let anyone know. So he wanted to let him know forever through this .
I think regardless the story is beautiful and it makes me tear up every time I hear it.
That's interesting too. I saw a long analysis of it once somewhere, that didn't come to any firm conclusion, but pointed out - accurately enough, I think - that there were aspects of it that suggested a closer, or more romantic relationship than you'd expect from a father son relationship. Whatever, it is a very powerful evocation of the poignant anguish experienced when parting from a loved one whom one may never see again. (Gee, that should be worth at least a C+ in English 101.)
oh god im crying! this was my fathers favorite song and he recently died this is a beautifully haunting song that i wont forget. god no wonder he loved it so much.
Hayley's nan(g'ma) sang this song to her when she was youngster. After Hayley finished recording Danny Boy in the studio, she called her nan and they did a duet over phone.
Haley is SUCH a brilliant songwriter. Every song that she writes talks and points to peace and love. She is such a spiritual person not to mention VERY VERY VERY gifted. No wonder why she is so well known
i dont really think its about peace, but i suppose we all hear what we like. I always thought this was a song from a father to his son. he is sending the boy away but he must stay and fight and knows he will die. it strikes a chord with us probably because of the many uprisings in ireland. when rebels went to fight they sent their children to fosterage with a kinsman. its sad but it shows how much people sacrificed to win the freedom we take for granted.
That is interesting, Lucasleivia. I always thought that the son had to go away to fight but the elderly father -- near death -- had to stay. Of course your interpretation makes just as much sense as mine, it just shows how many ways these things can be interpreted. I don't think all of Hayley's songs are about peace either.
I myself am american, and do not know to much about the irish fight for indepandce, only sketchy details. But, this song still hits home. In whatever form, it may seem. Truly a beatiful masterpiece, preformed by an outstanding voice.
It is a beautiful haunting melody, but the lyrics sung here were written by an English lawyer, who had set them to a different tune. But his song was a flop and he put his lyrics to this melody known as the Londonderry Air when sent a copy by his sister-in-law. The origin of the Londonderry Air is a mystery. It may have even come from Scotland or Australian composer Percy Grainger, according to some theories. Do a Google and you'll find he many theories.
It's a year today that my dad died who taught me to sing this when I was 4. Me and my brother chose this version for dad's funeral as it was the only one that left us in tears as Hayley's voice is so pure. A couple of months later my poor brother tragically died in a fire which completely destroyed us. Naturally we played the same version at Billy's funeral. Today would also have been his 50th birthday.Listening to this has just left me in shreds. RIP Mum, Dad, Billy and baby Margaret.
A good question, lezinc. hayley and Boh Runga are good friends, I believe, but I haven't heard of Hayley and Bic getting together. They are both so busy touring in different directions, that they may not meet much. I saw Bic earlier this year for the first time live and was very impressed by her.
I cant say this of all them. But most of those photos are of places in Ireland. I recognise them as I have been there many times. Its a beautiful country. The people are warm and friendly and will welcome all with open arms. Visit ,expeiance and enjoy.You will never want to leave.
They are from a web site promoting Ireland, and I believe they are all from Ireland. I'm afraid I can't which places exactly they are. Some Irish person may know and help us out some time. ;-)
this beautyfull rendition of danny boy, sang by halley is just absolutely touching to ons heart listening to her flawness innotation of the beauty of this song from time past. she does it simply beautyfull!!!
i love this song its one of mine and my boyfriends<3
MyWolfXXX 2 weeks ago
Simply magical!
HarryPotterFan4Eva4 2 months ago
Thank you Hayley, thank you very much.
Danielboye66 3 months ago
as half scott this song holds a place in my heart but i cry everytime i hear this beautiful song
StealthAssassin18 4 months ago
Ireland Is Such A Beautiful Place.... :)
P.S. Im Sorta Only Sayin This Cuz I Live In Ireland!! <3
Missdeedaa123 4 months ago in playlist Missdeedaa123's Favourited Videos
i like this girl ..a quite angelic tone nice very nice indeed
bekindunlimited 6 months ago
Sorry.........but it has to be sung by a man !! Dont attack me for the Mother and son bit.........Thats a different song.
Leo7ardo 8 months ago
Listen to LOUISE FLORENCE singing this though :O Let me know what you think cos personally I think Louise Florence is better :/ :O
Realteen 8 months ago
@samueljyap not only do they sing this song you should add to the list Kathrine Jenkins from Wales and Judith Durham (The Seekers) a folk group from the 60s who are Australian.
vintagebellagirl 8 months ago
I have heard Sarah Brightman, Sissel and now Hayley. It is hard to say which one has a purer and more angelic voice. Sarah has more power and vibrato, but Sissel is purer, and Hayley is plainly angelic. But I enjoy these pure voices all the same. Thank God for such gifts...
samueljyap 9 months ago
Louise Florence singing O Danny Boy at a benefit concert for Cystic Fibrosis, Ballinagh, Co. Cavan on 30th March 2011
youtube.com/watch?v=_t113BaOucQ
BigAlCavan 9 months ago
Very good!
pwcafe123 9 months ago
okay im like almost in tyears. ILOVE HAYLEY she is amaizng!!!!!! xx
kittytv 11 months ago
i got a sansa clip+ for christmas this year, and danny boy was pre loaded on it. It was sund by a guy, and i thought it was ok i guess. I looked up Hayley westerena- pokarekare ana on youtube and saw this on the side bar. So much better that the version i have!!!
MsAnimechik 1 year ago
*sob* So beautiful..
Littledragonlee 1 year ago
I grew up with this song it was a family favorite.This song is like a visit from a angle whoes visits are few and far between.Take care ADonovan43
ADonovan43 1 year ago
this song was played at my grandpa's funeral, makes me cry every time.
tiakate93 1 year ago
Hayley uses her lean voice to great advantage with this song. I think it very hard to sing and she makes it sound easy. She is a very intelligent singer, possibly one of the best young singers alive today though I prefer a thicker color in the voice and less reverberation from the recording. Don't get me wrong, this is a great rendition of that song.
WJE37FCSM 1 year ago
voice of an angel
gasb911 1 year ago
beautiful.
did you know that if you go to ireland they will never play this song in a bar or something because it was written by an englishmen who never went to ireland.
TheMusicoftheNightxx 1 year ago
@TheMusicoftheNightxx That's a little silly, the tune is from Ireland although the lyrics aren't...
margiepeace08 1 year ago
I like the scenery, but I really like Hayley's voice. Her voice and Amy Lee's are like angels. That would make an awesome duet.
danawilli05 1 year ago
The digital artifacts are off-putting. Is there pitch correction going on or something? It's downright distracting.
noglider 1 year ago
@noglider If you are listening through your computer speakers, I suggest you try using a good pair of earphones or different speakers to see if you get a different effect.I have had the same sort of problem on some computers and so have other people. This problem seems to occur with certain sopranos (don't ask me why exactly). To be eligible for the British Classical charts an album must not have any "background Synthesization".
Sqid101 1 year ago
@Sqid101 so what your saying is that this is not nessed with at all in the studio? this is her PURE voice?
MissRosieRed 11 months ago
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Ardalla555 1 year ago
@noglider she can sing can't she
JoeyPencils 6 months ago
Oh danny boy, I love you so. This song makes me cry. :,(
I don't know, the voice and the rythm and the beauty just touches me.
Irockeza 1 year ago 7
This is a voice to remember .
sastri0918 1 year ago 3
The most beautiful voice ever heard and the best rendition
AkaKeighan 1 year ago 11
XD I wish I could sing like her. Her voice is so amazing.
Dovesong23 1 year ago 5
So beautifully sung, so clear and and such wonderful pictures. I have heard many renditions, yet I would say this is my favorite now.
Bubblechaser6069 1 year ago 13
This is so sad, yet so beautiful.
I wept tears of joy just knowing that mankind, though destructive, exploiting and selfish, can create something as wonderful as this.
MellowMuppet1 1 year ago
I have definitely fallen in love with her voice
bekibeleo 1 year ago 4
The song is an Irish lullaby that's why there are pictures of Ireland.
tomruad1 1 year ago
Hayley has a voice like an angel. She has one of the most wonderful voices I have ever heard. She is also fantastically beautiful.
vernonjeys 1 year ago 7
next year, this is my solo && ensmable song, already practicing. :)
Jayy2323 1 year ago
Her voice is stunning. It's so crystal clear. It just echos and resonates... like an angel's. :) Beautiful.
MyStyleIsBlack 1 year ago
beautiful
MsJoaquin 1 year ago 3
breath taking cant beleive I never new of her befor! all I can say is waw Iv not heard one thing she has sung Iv not liked or not adorde!
qetuoa13579 1 year ago 2
Id like to put her in my truck and have her sing when i want her to,Kinda like a human stereo but more awesome.
57bigjoe 1 year ago
Id like to put her in my truck and have her sing when i want her to,Kinda like a human stereo but more awesome.
57bigjoe 1 year ago
@57bigjoe Awesome maybe, illegal definately.
MsHaileybelle 1 year ago
Stunningly lovely. Her voice is so pure and touches the heart so. I'm taken to Ireland in my mind.
honeybeezsting 1 year ago
crystal clear beautiful voice....and i love this song
Astavy08 1 year ago 8
Simply beautiful, from the crystal clear voice of Haley Westenra.
wkrp1530 1 year ago 6
Magical...
peteraucs 2 years ago 6
Thank you for posting this.
Long live Ireland
TheCashmere 2 years ago 7
What a joy tolisten to her sing; what a joy to watch the video. THANK YOU!
Flex4908 2 years ago 8
If I could have just one song played at my funeral, it will be this.
LuthienofOssiriand 2 years ago 3
This is a beautiful video. What an appropriate mixture of voice and song. Thank you for the video and thank you Hayley Westenra.
bdboydean 2 years ago 5
Very few people in this world are blessed with a angelic voice like Hayley! She is wonderful!
DogsAreMyBestFriends 2 years ago 8
So beautiful !!
yilingseele 2 years ago 4
Her voice is crystalclear....Wonderful !
TheKryptoniteSoldier 2 years ago 8
the bridge in this, WHERE IS THAT???
rollercoastertreejet 2 years ago
@rollercoastertreejet...... its the Egyptian bridge in either Bessbrook (outside Newry) or the viaduct at Tassagh beside Keady.......i think......
N8PMM 1 year ago
This is sooooo pretty. we're singing this in my school choir
lightyagami2294 2 years ago 2
If I could play one song at my funeral, this would be it...
LuthienofOssiriand 2 years ago
Lovely voice. Try Eva Cassidy's version too.
drguffey 2 years ago 5
One day, I'll see thee again, and tell thee that I love thee, and kiss thy lips, and hold thee close to my heart.
My Danny Boy.
LuthienofOssiriand 2 years ago 2
LuthienofOssirand,
From whence comes the lines you quote? I've never heard them in the song Danny Boy.
BobAcoustic 1 year ago
She looks better too!! we played this at my Fathers funeral, his name was Dan!
PEYIAKID 2 years ago 5
Good try, but just close to be as good as Meav of Celtic Woman. Meav is better!
bieto2002 2 years ago 6
bieto2002:
You may prefer Meav's version but Hayley's voice is better!
ipaythursday 2 years ago
There must be a bunch of jealous CW fans around here.
ipaythursday 2 years ago
I like them both. Meav had a nicer style of emotion, and Hayley has a sweet voice. I love their version of "Last Rose of Summer" together.
LuthienofOssiriand 2 years ago
This song is so beautiful, I love it
bookworm10131 2 years ago
I rather like this song by Hayley singing then by Charlotte Church
colliezoya 2 years ago 38
@colliezoya How about Harry Connick Jr in Memphis Belle?
SyvetheShairks 1 year ago
I seem to have remove a post by mistake. The pictures in the video are of Ireland, not New Zealand.
Sqid101 2 years ago
which particular castle is that? i believe i've been there. kilarney perhaps?
hokyfn451 2 years ago 2
@Sqid101 but of course they are of Ireland
IreneLDS 8 months ago
This song never fails to bring tears to my eyes every time I hear it, and I don't think I've ever heard a more beautiful version of it :)
Thylacina 2 years ago 15
so true
bookworm10131 2 years ago
Then you have to listen to the version of Marc-Marie Huibregts. He's a dutch comedian but he can sing very high and beautiful as well. You have to listen to his version.
dextermanus 2 years ago
She has an amazing voice and this is a great song!
haleygrace1 2 years ago 6
This song , especially now, is healing to those who have lost love ones in this war. I love this song, and so did my cousin, God rest his soul. He was lost to us back in Afghanistan on May 1, along with 2 other US soldiers. I sang this song on his grave, like he told me to do, before he was deploid. It rained nonstop for a week, then almost instantly, the rain disappered and the sun came out. I know it was Jimmy saying thanks.
ReneeFrancesAshworth 2 years ago 7
BTC 141, why not dedicate it to ALL men lost in Afghanistan, why the hell do we get mixed up in everybody else's mess, we do not need to kiss our loved ones goodbye and having to kiss their lifeless bodies wiating to be buried WHY?. Gordon Brown the British Prime minister said he speaks for everybody..HE DOES NOT SPEAK FOR ME. Bring the boys home and let them get on with it I Love Haley and I am in her fan club and seen her live she is a spirit among all singers. God Bless her
Richpete001 2 years ago
And the hapless civilians who get mixed up in it all as well? ;-)
Sqid101 2 years ago
I suppose that is what you meant anyway.
Sqid101 2 years ago
just awesome BABE.x
applepie238 1 year ago
@Richpete001 Spell her name right if you love her.
DeviousM81 6 months ago
Oh Gawd. She is singing what are the usual lyrics. There are a number of versions though, none of which are more "right" or "wrong" than any other. One early version used to have a women's name rather than "Danny Boy", for example.
Sqid101 2 years ago
After hearing a 1,001 renditions of this song Hayley Westenra breaths new life into this classic song. What truly beautifully haunting version of this song.
Amadeus1066 2 years ago 2
I dedicate this song to all the Canadian soldiers killed on the battle field in Afghanistan.
May God have mercy on your soul
BTC141 2 years ago 2
What the heck is up with the lyrics!?!?
silv3rXrav3n 2 years ago
These are the standard lyrics as posted on the Internet and elsewhere... I don't know what you mean.
Sqid101 2 years ago
Lovely version, just the way it should be done. By the time the first verse is finished you should be bawlin your eyes out.
tadmoriarty 2 years ago 4
The poor old arranger never gets any credit. Danny Boy is difficult to arrange: too many altered harmonies and and counter melodies and you take away from the charm of the original tune; stick to 'plain' harmony and no added melodic figuration and nothing special is added. This version is beautifully done. Congratulations anonymous arranger.
usefulmusic 2 years ago 6
i've heard this song iself too many times. or so i thought- i can't stop listening to her sing this.
L33tprincess 2 years ago 7
It's music like this that makes me glad that music exists.
This is a beautiful song regardless of who sings it, but her voice just makes it purely divine.
hotqueekboi 2 years ago 7
She sings very well and it always touches my heart deeply when she sings this song. This recording seems to have been assembled with the greatest of care. I think the studio had a lot to do with its effect.
MorrisseyRT 2 years ago 3
Notheing seays Erin like Hayley Westenra singing Danny boy! Erin go bragh!!! 5/5!!! For Hayley and the one who post this vid!
knowm5 2 years ago 5
this really makes me proud to be irish. :]]
katemcgizzle25 2 years ago 4
Ikr.
Movethismountain 2 years ago
Her voice is enchanting. It gives me chills.
tinngrinn 2 years ago 7
My most favourite version of this song, so happy Hayley did her version.
wkdconverter 2 years ago 6
listened to her sing abide with me 3 days ago just overwhelmed by her voice she is AWESOME
astonnigel 2 years ago 6
You are making everybody cry. What the hell are you doin'. jUst stop it.
MorrisseyRT 2 years ago 4
Best version I've ever heard. Period. Brilliant arrangement.
strongbadian4747 2 years ago 6
I love this song so much. Its one of my favorites. It almost brings me to tears.
CountryBabbe 2 years ago 2
Very Good - but Rose Marie is better!
Bradstonian24 2 years ago
think scarborough fairs (if you mean this by Rose Marie ;) ) is the same quality
this girl knows how to sing :)
Leirix61 2 years ago
If you could fall in love with a voice, I did with hers
JERRYBOLAK 2 years ago 50
where are these pics from? england or new zealand?
woukra 2 years ago
From Ireland.
Sqid101 2 years ago
Wooooo Ireland :D
emmalouisexxxx 2 years ago 2
This version of this song I have requested at my funeral. An angelic voice to soothe and touch the hearts of my family and friends.
Words cannot really express my feelings about this song.
EMSFD2gether 2 years ago 5
There are different castles in the video but I saw a few pics of Blarney Castle, which is in partial ruin. I have the same pics in my camera. Gorgeous grounds!
dpc1952 2 years ago
my mother was born in belfast and has been back on holiday its a beautiful place i cant wait to go myself one day...
sover86 2 years ago
com' on over, 1st pic was of Custom House Square in Belfast with other pics of City Hall ,St Annes Cathedral and Queens University - its not all slums and 'Peace Walls'
xelallih 2 years ago
does anyone know what castle ruins were featured about halfway through? It looks a lot like my ancestor's castle in Roscommon.
mormongirl04 2 years ago
so beautiful!
acpren 2 years ago 3
Pretty voice... but she's no Eva Cassidy
KTCutUp 2 years ago
she can't sing like Eva Cassidy. Eva Cassidy knew, that she would die, when she recorded her version
Leirix61 2 years ago
Is that for sure? That could have helped her put some feeling into it.
Sqid101 2 years ago
i read it in the text comments to Eva Cassidys version
Leirix61 2 years ago
I just checked and Danny Boy was recorded at Pearl's, an Annapolis nightclub, in 1994, two years before Eva's diagnosis of terminal melanoma. She had a melanoma removed in 1993 but they thought they got it all.
purplebuddybird 1 year ago
@purplebuddybird
You need a hankie?
ipaythursday 1 year ago
@ Ipaythursday , don't you have anything better to do than making callous comments?
This was a correction to Leirix61's post. She said that Eva knew she was dying when she recorded this.
purplebuddybird 1 year ago
@purplebuddybird
Don't you have anything better do than to do your mourning for Eva on Hayley's videos?
ipaythursday 1 year ago
Amazing voice but this is a mans song to be sung, just my oppinion from how i heard it when i was younger.
cpk93 2 years ago
You have been culturally brought up to think that this is a man's song. If you listen to the lyrics the intention is actually for a female (a mother singing to her son who is going to war) although that is the most commonly accepted interpretation many people have differing opinions.
Becibu 2 years ago
Haha! And here I was thinking that it was a wife waiting for her husband to come back from the wars... I heard a version where the lyrics went 'and if you fall and all the flowers are dying...' etc. Like HE'D died, and she'd gone to visit HIS grave.
It's interesting. I love this song anywho. =D
27sam88 2 years ago
What I love, that she exemplifies perfectly, is that a song can be beautiful without those played out, unnecessary riffs that everyone adds in.
Nowadays, you can't simply hear a classic song anymore, everything's riffed beyond recognition.
That's why I appreciate talents such as hers:
She's TRUE talent. And it shines more brightly than those other singers. <3
VictoriaVenom 2 years ago 3
at myfuneral this song will be played oo beautiful:)
timaaaa34 2 years ago 3
she is sooo awesome i lover her voice!!!!!
cubey12 2 years ago 9
Hayley is beautiful in every way.
flags6262 2 years ago 15
This makes me want to go back home to Ireland so bad...
augury010 2 years ago 7
im doing this for NYSSMA on level 3 and i like this arangement WAY better than the one im doing
showmoithemoney 2 years ago 2
Pure Gold
howdofolks 2 years ago 4
With a voice like this, you could win American Idol. No doubt!! beautiful.
chriskeeran 3 years ago
She can go far.
itchyguri 2 years ago 4
you're right of course, however, i trust that she will never feels the need to go on that a base, gross contest
kimval34b 2 years ago 12
I though only Americans could go on that?! She never had to go on one of those shows, because she made her own way to the world stage. She is beautiful at singing. Go kiwi!
cjgardnerhomes 2 years ago 2
beautiful
fanofalice2 3 years ago 8
wow
buddarose 3 years ago 2
i heard my music teacher saying that this is about a father singing to his song but im not sure of the authenticy
showmoithemoney 3 years ago
That is a popular theory, but it is also thought that the author deliberately left it general so as to not limit the songs market. In its early history "Eli Dear" was sometimes substituted for "Danny Boy" when the song was sung by men. So we can all make what we like of it.
Sqid101 3 years ago
you need to get your money back from that music 'teacher', yous been ripped-off
kimval34b 2 years ago
She has the purest voice I've ever heard! I love her.
CyrisAshcroft 3 years ago 9
Check out the Norwegian soprano Sissel. She has an amazing voice and she is extremely talented. Her voice is crystalclear. Check out the videos of Sissel here on YouTube. She has the most angelic voice on earth.
sisselfan 3 years ago
The best, most pure voice since Karen Carpenter
alanhatch 3 years ago 6
Oddly enough I heard it was written for the composer/writer's gay love interest. It was taboo back then (well, moreso), and he hoped one day for it to be accepted, but knew he also knew he would never see the day. So, he loved this person but could never let anyone know. So he wanted to let him know forever through this .
I think regardless the story is beautiful and it makes me tear up every time I hear it.
shericj1988 3 years ago 2
That's interesting too. I saw a long analysis of it once somewhere, that didn't come to any firm conclusion, but pointed out - accurately enough, I think - that there were aspects of it that suggested a closer, or more romantic relationship than you'd expect from a father son relationship. Whatever, it is a very powerful evocation of the poignant anguish experienced when parting from a loved one whom one may never see again. (Gee, that should be worth at least a C+ in English 101.)
Sqid101 3 years ago
oh god im crying! this was my fathers favorite song and he recently died this is a beautifully haunting song that i wont forget. god no wonder he loved it so much.
EmEmShmem 3 years ago 5
my name my song
DadosWorld 3 years ago
Such a pure voice -- so unfair to the rest of us !! :(
grassseemsgreenergir 3 years ago 2
My nan used to sing this to me, and I thought she made it up for me. It's a cracking tune.
myinfamy 3 years ago 2
Hayley's nan(g'ma) sang this song to her when she was youngster. After Hayley finished recording Danny Boy in the studio, she called her nan and they did a duet over phone.
ipaythursday 3 years ago
Amaseing
craftsman16 3 years ago
Haley is SUCH a brilliant songwriter. Every song that she writes talks and points to peace and love. She is such a spiritual person not to mention VERY VERY VERY gifted. No wonder why she is so well known
coolrick1980 3 years ago
Well, she's only actually written a couple herself. This is an old traditional ballad.
Sqid101 3 years ago
i dont really think its about peace, but i suppose we all hear what we like. I always thought this was a song from a father to his son. he is sending the boy away but he must stay and fight and knows he will die. it strikes a chord with us probably because of the many uprisings in ireland. when rebels went to fight they sent their children to fosterage with a kinsman. its sad but it shows how much people sacrificed to win the freedom we take for granted.
lucasleivia 3 years ago
That is interesting, Lucasleivia. I always thought that the son had to go away to fight but the elderly father -- near death -- had to stay. Of course your interpretation makes just as much sense as mine, it just shows how many ways these things can be interpreted. I don't think all of Hayley's songs are about peace either.
Sqid101 3 years ago
I myself am american, and do not know to much about the irish fight for indepandce, only sketchy details. But, this song still hits home. In whatever form, it may seem. Truly a beatiful masterpiece, preformed by an outstanding voice.
Bondomusic 3 years ago 4
It is a beautiful haunting melody, but the lyrics sung here were written by an English lawyer, who had set them to a different tune. But his song was a flop and he put his lyrics to this melody known as the Londonderry Air when sent a copy by his sister-in-law. The origin of the Londonderry Air is a mystery. It may have even come from Scotland or Australian composer Percy Grainger, according to some theories. Do a Google and you'll find he many theories.
Sqid101 3 years ago
It's a year today that my dad died who taught me to sing this when I was 4. Me and my brother chose this version for dad's funeral as it was the only one that left us in tears as Hayley's voice is so pure. A couple of months later my poor brother tragically died in a fire which completely destroyed us. Naturally we played the same version at Billy's funeral. Today would also have been his 50th birthday.Listening to this has just left me in shreds. RIP Mum, Dad, Billy and baby Margaret.
nicafy 3 years ago 5
Beautiful.
Thank you.
Love & Light, Stu.
spiritualstu 3 years ago 2
this song is hundreds of years old, and now, at long last it's finally met a voice to match it beauty
mccurryburg 3 years ago 7
Her voice is kryptonite, can't move...
hibaromo 3 years ago 3
that fits it perfectly
faithauthor 3 years ago
So a wondeful version of this song and so a voice.Thanks!!
justiciaideal46 3 years ago 4
I want to have Hayley next to me to say her that I love her voice so much!!! I so want to marry her voice!!!!
hyogalovervashsama 3 years ago
simply beautiful. very very well done
KathLovesTad 3 years ago 2
With when a duet Bic Runga and Hayley Westenra?
lezinc 3 years ago
A good question, lezinc. hayley and Boh Runga are good friends, I believe, but I haven't heard of Hayley and Bic getting together. They are both so busy touring in different directions, that they may not meet much. I saw Bic earlier this year for the first time live and was very impressed by her.
Sqid101 3 years ago
I can't say anything, just tears go down.
TakumiSoldier 3 years ago 4
gabriela6789,
I cant say this of all them. But most of those photos are of places in Ireland. I recognise them as I have been there many times. Its a beautiful country. The people are warm and friendly and will welcome all with open arms. Visit ,expeiance and enjoy.You will never want to leave.
cotey4 3 years ago 2
They are from a web site promoting Ireland, and I believe they are all from Ireland. I'm afraid I can't which places exactly they are. Some Irish person may know and help us out some time. ;-)
Sqid101 3 years ago
ya, those are all ireland. my familys from there and ive been aa few times.
cherrypoptart7 3 years ago
this beautyfull rendition of danny boy, sang by halley is just absolutely touching to ons heart listening to her flawness innotation of the beauty of this song from time past. she does it simply beautyfull!!!
lumberjavk 3 years ago 2
Which are the places in the pictures? What a beautiful places!!!
gabriela6789 3 years ago
Beautiful.
AnniesArt 3 years ago
That voice take's me to heaven.
johnlennonwolly 3 years ago 5
i want this girls beauty and voice
soccergladiator5 3 years ago
I almost like this version as much as Celtic Thunders. Hayley does an amazing job with this song!
ElentariRanger 3 years ago