Cruachan - The Old Woman in the Woods

[tc9728]

It's also a children's song. We used to sing it when we were kids. (sans the death metal attitude tho :) )

[dunkelheit616]

I'm new to this genre. Cruachan is my favourite so far. Can anyone suggest a few other bands/songs I should listen to?

[wrath1987]

I always feel like dancing when I hear Cruachan.

[allyourfault777]

@wrath1987 me to! :D

[FreakMindZero]

I have a new favorite group XD



[LooserLover]

My Nana used to sing this song to me as a child. But we sung 'Well, she stuck that pen knife in the babies head/ and the more she stuck it the more it bled', 'two policeman and a man', 'She got caught and she got HUNG' and then at the end we sing 'the moral of this story is/ don't stick pen knives into babies heads.'

[bgdancer100]

@LooserLover Nice Nana you had, mate.

[rastafarian1307]

@LooserLover Not quite m8,because I've got The Dubliners Greatest hits CD on which the lyrics goes right as it written up in the "Show more" menu.And then again I've heard the version that u were sayin' and looks alike that they were singin it depending on the mood as they were. :-) Or depending on whiskey or ale..

[LooserLover]

@rastafarian1307 This is just the version I've always sung. I haven't actually heard any version bar this one a month ago. One of those childhood songs, you know.

[ALPHBTH]

weile is also lebanese arabic for o my God wonder if thts wat she's saying haha

[ZombieHippie91]

@ALPHBTH

Actually, This song was written by a Celt. Francis James Child. Who wrote 13 different versions of this song, all including killing children in other ways, including the pen knife, like in this song, drowning, live burial, strangulation, etc. It was originally called "The Cruel Mother" And was based around the river Saile. Which Means Filthy, or unclean in Gaelic. And, getting to the basis of my reply, "weile, weile waile" means "For as well" in Gaelic.

[ALPHBTH]

@ZombieHippie91 thts interesting in one part of the world it means something in one dialect and in another part something else, thts interesting to know thx

[ZombieHippie91]

@ALPHBTH lol, no problem. =P

[502deth]

@ZombieHippie91 interesting connection. i wouldnt call it a remake of childs, but inspired by. while the general structure is very familiar, as well as the matricide aspect, all of childs versions deal with the woman meeting the ghosts of the children.

[ZombieHippie91]

@502deth

Hmm, that part I didn't know. Thanks though. lol

[MrUlsaire]

песня явно про каких-то фейри-старух на деревьях .Классная песня!Great Cruachan!

[herfriends1110]

I love this song xD

[BalderLucifer]

AWESOME SONG!!! Lyrics are in perfect harmony with the music! XD

[marknl25266]

lolz

[PinkyPunkymaus]

Unnd dieses Lied hat mir meine Mama auch immer vorgesungen...

Ein Stück Kindheit *-*

[JessAnimalObsessed]

I remember my Grandad used to sing this to me lol. it's so irish and sometimes I start singing it and people go, "hey! i remember this!" i think it was a disturbing yet familiar part of irish childhood! xD

[gothvamp133]

@JessAnimalObsessed

Irishmen and Italians knew how to mix a happy tone with disturbing lyrics.. X3

It comes with the Blood line.

[kingpharaohtsar]

@gothvamp133 im lost what doz italiy have to do with irland

[gothvamp133]

@kingpharaohtsar

I was just saying that Italians are the some way with music sometimes. a happy tune but lyrics that's make people wet their beds.

[kingpharaohtsar]

@gothvamp133 i wudnt know i find out tho ;-)

[KnightShave]

hahaha Cruachan being equivalent to awesomeness, as always

[hulgirl45]

my personal good mood song

xD

[Starfire327]

THIS SONG IS SOO COOL!!!! XD XD XDxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[DogMowl]

The Song is so happy but the lyrics not lol

nice amazing!

[dayo1075]

@DogMowl no its not ya muppet songs about some oul wan killing her kid lovely lyricks

[Nekron19]

lol, such a happy song about murder and hanging!

[nomoreyou1212]

Omg I love this song!

[Goblexter]

Lol,the lyrics are somewhat unusual xD

[Eleizar07]

song

[ickiealvarez]

it's beatiful, fuck off ppl whom dont like it =D!

[georgefhumphreys]

Christ I hate old woman folk!!!!

[obrien271070]

wanker

[Debelidemon]

awesome song! lol. . .

[EvolBlutEngel]

^^ gut.... ^^

[BloodyIngra]

hahahaha! I adore this song!

[Simorga]

what does the lyrics want to tell us?

[vwvwivwvwv]

A children's song, sung by Dublin children, while playing in the street.  and

the message is about trying to cope with children alone on your own is usually disastrous

[liamm2007]

bring back memories...