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  • hi all, I first heard this song way back in early 80-s, thanx 2 the short-wave BBC World Service. It was something like 'Counterpoint' or a similar programme. I was a student of English in Russia then. Remember the broadcaster's comment after the song, after a pause and in whisper: 'Lovely...' Indeed.

    It took me a quarter century to find and hear a good quality version, without sw fadings or jammings.

    Lond live the Internet )))

  • One of the best bands ever. Haunting and atmospheric. I associate the band mostly with the TV series 'Robin of Sherwood'. I just wish they could release the music from Seasons 2 and 3...which also made extensive use of the Prophet 5, Yamaha DX7 synthesizers and Roland TR707 drum machine. Damn I'm a geek....none of you probably know what Im talking about LOL

  • lyrics:

    harm, harm, the dwarf

    harm, the dead

    harm, the dwarf

    harm, the dead

  • Brits amach na hÉireann

  • love it

  • gives me the shivers

  • Wow, even the images in that video give me goosebumps! Such a gorgeous song...

  • Such a wonderful song, which brings me to the memory great times and awesome places...And just for the wonderful music! ^^

    5 stars, rated!!

  • Tha e breagha! 5/5

  • One of the few songs in Gaelic to reach the UK top 10. Yes, Enya's 'Book of Days' (originally in Gaelic, changed for single release) reached No.1, and still retained a Gaelic middle-8. Does that count?

  • @jitsukerr I think you mean "One of the few songs in Irish to reach the UK top 10"

  • @nmacparthalain Not really -- Gaelic is a family of languages that includes Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic, and Manx Gaelic. The three together form half of the Celtic branch of Indo-European languages.

  • @jitsukerr Thank you - you have just proven my point and contradicted yourself into the bargain. "Gaelic is a *family* of languages" i.e. not *a* single language. This song is written in the Irish language, which is my first language, I can understand it. If it was written in Manx or scots-gaelic I wouldn't. German and Dutch are both Germanic languages, but you would not describe a song written in Dutch as being written in "Germanic" - would you?

  • @nmacparthalain I haven't contradicted myself. I originally said "one of the few songs in Gaelic", meaning _any_ form of Gaelic, not limiting myself to Irish Gaelic. I was being inclusive, not exclusive. I could quite happily say "a few songs in a Germanic language" and mean the same kind of inclusivity. Your insistence that the song is in Irish Gaelic is both correct, and at the same time unnecessary pedantry.

  • @jitsukerr I'm must say,never before have I had my mother tongue and it's linguistic heritage reduced to 'pedantry'. I have not insisted anything, merely pointed out that this song is in Irish - is that such a difficult fact to accept? A simple: "I'm sorry" would have sufficed, but you seem intent on being obtuse about it.

  • I think the song was originally for a film about the Northern Ireland situation. At least I assume that's why the politics came up. Not really the place for a debate about politics though... Great song anyway :)

  • it's actually from an old story about how war doesn't benefit anyone, which they used in reference to ALL sides of the "troubles"

  • An álainn.Cúig *

  • Great!

  • Is it just me or was one of the voice samples in this used for Chicane - Saltwater

  • yeah man, ur right, i love that song

  • @RevoInfinite You are correct

  • Yeah it's Gaelic and they are Irish, correct

  • It's Gallic - I think they are Irish?

  • what language is this?

  • When I was young my parents often listened to that song, so it brings back of memories and that's why I love this song.

  • TRANSLATION

    I will go east and go west

    From whence came

    The moon and the sun

    The moon and the sun will go

    And the young man

    With his reputation behind him

    I will go wherever he came from -

    The young man with his reputation behind him

  • This is beautiful... :)

    sad, but beautifully sung.

  • I have seen those scenes before, from the Clear and Present Danger movie.

  • Sorry, the film is Patriot Games, both have Harrison Ford in them.

  • And Harrison Ford makes the best Jack Ryan. Ben Affleck sucks. Alec Baldwin does a good job but Ford is still the best.

  • A little haunting....a little chilling......

    but still a beautiful,if somewhat short song.

  • there is good to be had from all that is bad

  • A portion of this song and video are featured in the Harrison Ford movie, "Patriot Games" also starring Patrick Bergen. That is how I first heard this song. Didn't hear of Harry's Game until much later.

  • who is harry ,, and why does he play games ?

  • Harry's Game is just a name, the show is only 3 episodes and tells of an undercover British agent sent to track down a terrorist in Ireland, it took place during The Troubles in Ireland when Britian attempted to retake Ireland as part of their nation and this resulted in a Civil War between the Catholics and Protestants

  • I just like this song; it gives me chills every time I hear it.

  • chill out at its bloody best

  • they played this song after a u2 concert mid '80 after "40" when everybody went home !

    very very good ! Thanks

  • The English didn't invent tyranny. If you look at the history of Homo Sapiens, there isn't a sub-group (race) in existence that doesn't have someones blood on it's hands. IMHO, we are vicious monkeys in pants, but on the plus side, it puts us on top of the food chain.

  • This video is beautiful.God bless Ireland.

  • so beautiful god bless clannad

  • What are the "troubles"?  Does it involve whiskey?

  • ZEE339 May I suggest you look under "Ireland troubles" markymarkdcu has put up the documentaries for.The troubles were a very HARD time for Ireland.Ireland fought oppression from the England for 800 years.And Ireland is STILL not united.England still occupies N Ireland.

  • Is Ireland democratic, or has it changed? I thought that NI had voted to remain in the UK?

    They did, but seeing as Catholicism does not allow contraception, the Catholic population will increase, and if another referendum should come along, they will vote for unity. And don't say I'm racist; I'm a Catholic.

  • And also, I don't know how you can call it occupation if the people chose to be part of it. I resent the view you put of England. England is hardly a nation anymore, anyway. It's the UK... and NI is part of it.

  • CHF Well,N Ireland maybe part of the UK,but when U look on a radar shot of the country of Ireland,It shows all of Ireland.

    NOT England.Hence the name N IRELAND.The name is Still Ireland.Thats my opinion,U may agree or disagree.

  • Well The resentment of the view I put on England, is that England is directly responsible for all the bloodshed and years of Oppression and occupation.

  • It's not all English people I am saying things about here,Not the people in General I have a problem with,but the Government has been historically Tyrannical.

  • Some very valid points made. I can see what you mean, but your points are vague, and I took them in a different way than intended. And Britain is no longer the Imperial Empire that it once was, so please don't hold the resentment of England that you do!

    And an Aerial shot of the UK shows NI as well! I do realise how Eire (I think that's it) may want the unity of Ireland, and I'm sure one day they'll get it. But the troubles were the result of the split anyway.

  • From what Ive seen most governments hisorically or otherwise are tyrannical. It wasnt just the english. Anyway what makes anyone think that just because someones English they agree with what happened?I don't.Lets face it english/Irish or other the poor were treated like poo by who ever ruled.If you go back far enough its not the enlish you should be aiming at but the French or the Romans etc! Its history,hate of people long dead is pointless and doesnt help now but prolongs peoples suffering

  • great song!

  • Still beautiful all these years later...

  • Beautiful and sentimental, this remarkable song brings out the beauty,culture and struggles of the Irish people.

  • This is the song that Kevin O'Donnell is watching on TV when the IRA came to kill him in the movie Patriot Games.

  • This song is about "The Troubles"

  • this is correct

  • Is that your translation? It's very fine.

  • an deas go deo. maith sibh

  • to me, the song is about:

    two lovers who is parted. But not by death, because the song gives a little feeling of hope.. She sings out her longing for her man, but most of all, she sings out her hope to see him again...

  • god bless you.one day we will unite,one day il hold you forever,the world will stand still and witness two souls becoming one,and finally going home

  • God bless

  • This song was playing in our car, as we followed my deceased father's journey to his gravesite.

  • Used this song for my wedding ceremony in the church. It was stunning!! The echoes made it sound twice as haunting. It's só beautiful. Didn't know the meaning of the lyrics back then, but now that I've read the translation, it is rather appropiate for a wedding.

  • Where to find the translated version of the lyrics?

  • Nice music but I sure am glad that the miserable 80's have long past

  • Translation IS.......

    I will go east and go west

    [To the places] from whence came

    The moon and the sun

    The moon and the sun will go

    And the young man

    With his reputation behind him

    I will go wherever he came from -

    The young man with his reputation behind him

  • Imtheochaidh soir is siar A dtainig ariamh An ghealach is an ghrian Fol lol the doh fol the day Fol the day fol the day Imtheochaidh an ghealach's an ghrian An Daoine og is a chail 'na dhiadh Fol lol the doh fol the day Fol the day fol the day Fol lol the doh fol the day Fol the day fol the day Imtheochaidh a dtainig ariamh an duine og is a chail ne dhiadh Fol lol the doh fol the day Fol the day fol the day
  • What difference does it make? Just a few minor variations of belief and practice.

  • Anime are simply cheap films that could afford no actors.

  • What does "fol lol the dol fol the day" actually translate to ? any one know? please.

  • As far as i know its just traditional Irish mouth music 'filler' vocals (Puirt a beul) similar to American jazz 'scat-singing'. An rhythmic equivalent in english music would be singing 'Rum-te-tum-te-diddle-de-dum' or something similar in between verses.

  • Love the song!

  • this must be the only song sung in Gaelic to reach the top 10 of the UK charts but it's a beautiful song.

  • what do you mean BUT it's a good song! What you implied by your comment is that even though its in "gaeilge" its still good. Your obviously not Irish

  • you're a bit touchy and you're reading far too much into one sentence. The use of the word "but" is in it's conversational sense.

    Lighten up.

    And I'm of Irish descent and have lots of family in Ireland. Not that it's any of your business.

  • I had no idea of what this song meant...but had always loved the beautiful haunting music so much that I walked down the aisle to it - which opened our pagan handfasting wedding ceremony.

  • Belfast in the 80's was pretty bad. I had family split and torn badly apart over the fighting. It's very good that it's over and I hope to Christ that it stays that way. This song is beautiful. When they were blowing forty shades of shite out of each other on the streets, this came up. Beautiful always.

  • Growing up in Glasgow wasn't quite the same as growing up around Belfast in the 80's...not many armed gate check points to go through in Glasgow town centre when you're doing your xmas shopping. (ie none)

  • chicane - saltwater :)

  • Haunting but beautiful..

  • I agree with your quito. Thank you for sharing this video with me I love to hear her sing...thanks for posting clannaa....

  • Dont know much about the below, What i do know is that a special peice of music...

  • This music churns my stomach,the DJ in the HQ played it as i got pissed trying to get my head around what i had seen, taken part in and witnessed in Belfast 04/84.Keep your friends close but your enemies closer,they are not what they say they are, thats why the IRA lost,cause of their friend.Thank god.

  • Also, growin up in Glasgow, I have been to Belfast, Crossmaglen, New Lodge, and Portadown quite a bit.

    You must understand Scotland is just the same as Ireland, except we have blades, and tools where yous have guns and bombs.

    Bein a proddie yourself, youve most likly been to a rangers match before......so you know exactly what I am on about.

  • I know quite a bit, my orange nemesis, quite a bit...

    My uncle living allong the Springfeild Road West Belfast, who was once in an Active service unit.

    I also know that it was yous who first broke the peace, back in the 1950s, your "god" ian paisley was at the forefront of that.

  • SORRY to everyone for the long post, but your only allowed 500 charectors per response.

  • There are a few films that are decent, like "Some Mother's Son" which is about the 1981 hungerstrikes, {But you notice how some of the names are fictional}.

    Bloody Sunday, Is also a half decent watch, and its actually acurate to have jimmy nesbit playing cooper, because he himself was a prod.

    Anyways, thats my input into this.

    Also P.S.....Peace in N.I. never lasts long, so if you are planning a vacation than do it soon before it sours again.

  • if the writers or producers would have known anything about the troubles, then they would have came across a song called

    "The Sam Song", which predates the film by far!

  • See I do not know weather it is stupidity, or the fact that the writers are just daft when it comes to making films about the troubles....Especially American films.

    Like for example "the devils own" brad pitt sucks and couldn't pull off a belfast accent even if his life were to depend on it, and also the theme of that film was really outdated...

  • Well since the topic people are on about is films, then Ill input my Opinion...

    First off, there was a similar film which was early 1990s called "Circle Of Deciet" Which was about an x- SAS agent that is sent to infiltrate the provos in belfast.

    Well, for those of you who have not seen it, I will not give away the plot, But I do give the film Credit because it is one of a very select few, that use an Original Rebel Song at the end...{on the one road}.

  • amazing voices

  • Funny most of the songs are about why we hate you

  • Funny that because most of the music is about why we hate you

  • If only the films (which were excellent like the books) were worthy of this song (which is much greater.)

  • It is so mystical, would not be out of place in Lord of the Rings.

  • Rockmaster355 had to close account, me thinks possible from the neighbouring isle. Sad lot over there, to be pitied really.

  • Who are you talking about? Which ones are the "sad lot?"

  • Will go east and go west

    From whence came

    The moon and the sun

    The moon and the sun will go

    And the young man

    With his reputation behind him

    I will go wherever he came from -

    The young man with his reputation behind him

  • Hate what people rockmaster355?

  • There's been only a few songs that actually send a shiver up my spine. This definitely is one of them! Dark,beautiful and far away.

  • Bueno,a los que no hemos tenido la suerte de ver la serie,nos quedamos con DIALOGOS-3,de radio-3,programa pionero y todavia en antena dedicado a la musica digamos.....menos comercial,y cuyo presentador,el gran Ramon trecet,eligio esta sintonia de la serie para abrir y finalizar el peograma,junto con una frase que puede resumir muchas cosas;"Buscaz la belleza,pues lo unico que puede ayudarnos a seguir en este asqueroso mundo...".Casi lloro al volver a ver y escuchar esta musica.

  • didn't they also use this in riverdance?

  • Your right.

  • I remember this song from the movie "Patriot Games" Starring Harrison Ford. It was just after the IRA failed attempt to capture the royal family that this song began.

  • It was about a british army officer who went undercover during the troubles and the dirty tricks that each side pulled.

  • the book is equally fantastic, especially the last chapter, sums it up the reality of conflicts and the way society is.

  • i luv this song!!!!!!!

  • I love these types of songs, they can make me cry but also make me feel happy. Clanned is amazing, same as Chicane - Saltwater.

  • I have just seen Her play live at Glastonbury. She was brilliant. Distinctive voice, great performance.

  • can someone please tell me what exactly harry's game is. is it a film?

  • Its an ITV drama series from the early 80's

  • o ok then it sounded like a film to me

  • it was re-edtited into a film. i have the tv series version on dvd! x

  • Harry's Game was a 1980's Television Show about a man called Captain Harry Brown (played by Ramond Lonnen). After the assasination of a top government official by the provisional IRA Harry is sent on a mission to the falls road area of northern ireland to find the man responsible and kill him. To do this Harry must first gain the trust of the local population, then infiltrate the IRA as far as i'm aware the program was not made into a film

  • One of the most haunting and amazing musical pieces ever recorded.

  • I have always liked this song, thx

  • and then Chicane make da Saltwater...Featuring Maire Brennan of Clannad...

    thanxx this share!

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