Hear the Voice of Hilaire Belloc

[MontChevalier]

I have got to buy this guys books. I love this man.

[PandaWarrior1014]

Islands Sing to me of the Islands, O daughter of Cohoolin, sing Sing to me of the West Sing to me of the girth loosened and the lax harp string And of the rest Beyond the skerries and beyond the outer water There lies the land Sing to me of the Islands, O daughter of Cohoolin, O High King's daughter And of the Overstrand I desire to be with Brandan and his companions in the quiet places And to drink of their Spring Sing to me of the Islands and of the Blessed Faces O Daughter of Cohoolin sing

[DCNY31279]

Hitchens and Dawkins are no match for the likes of Belloc & Chesteron

[EternallyElectra]

This is so cool! Tarantella used to be one of my favorite poems--and he had his own tune for it! <3 It's got music in it, whether you sing it or not. Thanks for this!

[Stepper11]

This is the kind of stuff that makes YT so awesome. Thanks for posting.

[mammyoriordan]

Now I know why everyone tells me to shut up when I sing - it is actually quite painful to listen to!! - Blessings - Rene

[Mariusioannesp]

Did Belloc really say that?

[missbabyice]

He's crap at singing

[mhopwood1]

GKC and Belloc. They came back to England after 3 centuries, and sang of England as they remembered. But England had left, long ago...

[tincoffin]

One of the greatest Englishmen and a Catholic .

[HappyFault]

Wow, I can barely understand anything he is saying or singing----only catch a word here and there.

[DimDrumsThrobbing]

The lyrics are in the info box; read along. :)

[bellocian]

The great French-Englishman's accent is very interesting. I always imagined Belloc with a deep, perhaps bellowing voice though his age probably had something to do with that. Thanks for this, and a great channel!

[jesseakers]

do you get to watch "the apostle of common sense" series on EWTN?

[gmdinformation]

I wish... but I don't have cable. I'm an antenna kind of guy (I don't watch much TV anymore).