An Poc Ar Buile (The Mad Puck Goat )

[ernstbecker1]

Such a fine song ! It captures so much of Ireland.

[sadhbhbyrne]

Ahh i remember doing this song in school xD 

[DoctorT2010]

Táid go diail ar fad. Cén t-ainm atá orthú?

[ingi1996]

@DoctorT2010 Cad a dhéanann tú chiallaíonn? Iarraidh ort le haghaidh an t-ainm an ghrúpa nó d'ainmneacha na ndaoine? (From a young norwegian who translated this from english using google translator, so don't be harsh on me if it was wrong :-))

[N1k1mon]

Well I just quit smoking and threw my pack with one remaining..Then I found this, why waste a perfectly good fag? I could drink to this music for days...and have!

[speedmutt]

my old girl friend, loved this song, but thought it was a love song because she didn't have the lyrics. Then one day I happened to actually read the CD jacket and saw the translation as the mad puc goat, man did we laugh. Its cool to see the full lyrics here. Thanks for posting them, it definitely matches what we were imagining every time we listened to it, which was quite often. 'I ONCE LOVED A YANKEE GIRL, SEE WAS FAT AND LAZY, THEN I MET AND IRISH GIRL, SHE DAMN NEAR DROVE ME CRAZY!"

[leftclog1]

brilliiant music xxx

[4countryroad]

Fair play t'ye Bannerman. A mighty ditty.

Anyone tell me who the 4 singers are?

[forenoon11]

@4countryroad the man in the hat is labhrás courtney...the blueshirt is daithí ó sé from the telly..the man in the brown is me cousin seamus begley a very famous accordion player and singer..and the the rest are the chieftains...not positive bout the names....

[Sekien07]

Its good to be Irish :)

[Omar0Tarabay]

Oh I wish I was Irish :D

Great song!

[balak1]

great voices. greetings from Romania!

[banoffeepielover]

DAITHÍ!! Well I never knew. Fair play Daithí! The head on him.

[veegale]

Taimid ag rithinn ar ais don cheantair, sin da chead bhliain tar eais an chead scrios. FF abu..

[johanjuckers]

@hampy skitterend!!!!!!! dit doet myn liwwadderhart goed

[hollyboo21]

Is that TG4's Daithi when he had collagen? LOL!!

[deslm]

Holy shit, Paddy's playing the box!! I did NOT know he could do that!

[Demedancer23]

Haha this is great!

[Sixalienasa]

This is a great song, lovely changes. I learned this at school too. I can remember 60 young boys shouting their heads off singing the Chorus. We used to love that part. It was a sweet relief from freakin algebra.

[GreenLantern1916]

er … Mister Glasgow's "translation" is way off - the Irish words for "sergeant" , "but", and "gobbled" are never mentioned, the word "suas" is not in the song at all, etc.

Just letting everyone know for the benefit of any people out there who are trying to learn the language :)

[MisterGlasgow]

@GreenLantern1916

The garda sergeant at Rochestown

Called all his forces to surround us

But the goat stuck both horns suas his hón

And gobbled up his brand new trousers I was translating the cupla focal as gaelige .... which happen to be included in the 'more info' section

[MisterGlasgow]

@GreenLantern1916 My translation is correct ..... and I also never said that the above words are sung in the song ...... I was translating the 4th verse as is displayed in the 'more info section ' ... the words 'suas ' and 'Hon' have been added as an alternative version ( excuse the missing fada) ..These words can be seen clearly by all who have taken the time to read them ... Therefore my translation is correct .

[GreenLantern1916]

@MisterGlasgow Ah, now I see what you mean. You weren't trying to translate the song, you translated the 2 words that were in the "info" section. It looks like "padlock24" made the exact same (incorrect!) assumption that I made. Thanks for clearing that up - Good man!

[AnCiotog]

Ar fheabhas!

[ClaireLKB]

An t-amhran is fearr liom:) thar a bheath greannmhar.

[MadraLanna]

Can someone tell me which word here means 'goat'? Because I'm trying to learn Irish but couldn't find anything that was similar to 'gabhar' which is what I know to mean goat. And "An Poc Ar Buile" seems to just mean "The Mad Puck"

[skicelt77]

@MadraLanna "poc" means a billy goat

[johnycumoften]

an cead amhrain pop as gaelige?? CINNTE; gan dabht ar bith!!

[magiclard]

A truly brilliant addition. Go Raibh mile maith agat.

[TheRealConorKelly]

Deadly song have you heard John Spillane version not bad

[ainso]

tis easier ta learn irish if you have a family member who is fluent nd can speak it back to you it also keeps you intrested in the language after leaving school

[Sifter158]

this is classic chieftans

[suibhne80]

An cead amrain pop as gaeilge,nach ea?

[veegale]

Ar fheabhas ar fad ach An Comhair Chuil Ea ca bhfuil sibh anois?

[sus2008]

aha! Daiti o Se isteach ann!! :L:L:L:D:D:D:D

[comragh]

Go raibh MILE maith agat!!!::))

[devilyn2]

In fact, you can even learn Irish in Poland, that's what i do :)

[limerickandproud]

ar fheabhas... Is brea liom e!!! Go raibh mile maith agat mo chara.

[inlovewithmyipod1]

foghlaim sa gaeltacht freisin braitheann an cloaiste go mor liom .... :( ta an amhran seo go hiontach ar fad :P

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[Family1Guy1Is1Cool]

foghlaim me an ar amhran seo ag an gaeltacht:D.. iontach:P

[aislingcarey]

this song brings back such memories my mum is from beside teach siasma where this was made and i spent the whole summer down thereand i remember daithi exactually like that .i used to play with him all the time up in the halla in feothnach up the kingdom xx

[ErnstBecker]

I'm sorry to say, here in America, the Irish Gaelic has done the way of the Do Do Bird. This song -- the melody and harmony are splendid. Perhaps had my Grandfather lived longer, I would have been able to learn the language.

[neilhosey]

theres nothin stopping ye. :)

[ErnstBecker]

There's no one to my knowledge that speaks the Irish in Southern Arizona.

[cinnireseisri]

You're dead wrong Ernst! You still can, provided you want to. You're just not looking in the right places. There are people in communities across North America that use Gaeilge as a home & community language. Even Rosetta Stone now teaches people the Irish, if you're not fortunate enough to know someone who really knows it. Careful though, many a chancer from Ireland will tell you they're a native speaker when they're not to charge you for "lessons". Keep that in mind & youll do fine.

[ErnstBecker]

I've looked. There isn't any in Southern Arizona.

[cinnireseisri]

Ernst, your best bet for learning would be Rosetta Stone but there is a teacher in Tuscon. Also, there are message boards for Gaeilge. So, if there aren't any in your area and you want to learn, perhaps you should take the initiative on it.

[lughlamh]

rte . ie/radio/podcast/rnag. html

With respect, grandfather etc is an excuse, take a course if you want to learn

[ErnstBecker]

If any of the Irish was spoken by my OPA it was was done in the mines and steel mills. He died when I was only 5 years of age. Any lannguage is lost if not spoken. Spanish is the norm here -- even the Gringos speak it.

[lughlamh]

The question is if YOU want to learn it. Of course it's easier if you've someone in your family speaking it, but there are ways to learn it even if you don't.

[mturrini]

Great song :))

Really catchy ;)

I kept singing it the past three days :)

[ErnstBecker]

The Chieftans are doing the instrumental music? Who is the group?

[limerickandproud]

Ta se ar fheabhas. Is brea liom and puc ar buile!!

[Gaeilgeoir]

Níl an ceart agat ag póstáil an fhíseán seo gan na focail Gaeilge ar dheas.

[DarlingSummers]

Hahaha, an-mhaith agus an-greannmhar! Níor thuigeann mé na focail, ach bhí mé ag gáire an ard is mo chinn agus mo gutha nuair a léamh mé íad! "Suas a thóin"... LOL :)

-Darling Summers :)

[simmo303]

Some fine singing here.

[davemac15]

ni chreidim go bhfuil se sin Daithi o Se. Ta se an- og. Amhran iontach go deimhin.

[MisterGlasgow]

The garda sergeant at Rochestown

Called all his forces to surround us

But the goat stuck both horns suas ( UP ) his hón ( ARSE )

And gobbled up his brand new trousers

[ErnstBecker]

Good retort. So much for the Peeler ...........

[ErnstBecker]

What a hoot !

[padlock24]

@MisterGlasgow

Do bhuail sé rop dá adhairc sa tóin air

doesnt mention suas .

[lostlittlegurlygurl]

@MisterGlasgow Oh lord!! :o LOL

[fearghus66]

daithi o se has a gr8 voice on him

[lughlamh]

hasn't he! Big young head on him!

[lostlittlegurlygurl]

@fearghus66 Which one's Daithi?Seamus O Sea brother is it?!(excuse my ignorance!)

[finnhere2]

LOL Mark this is again one piece of jewellery! Where could a foreigner get to learn this song? I mean, with phonetic help for pronunciation?

[bouse23]

the guy singing in the white t-shirt is that a young daithi o shea jesus he gets everywhere a great song and a great performanse go hiontach ar fad

[panthro555]

that is just fantastic!!! i cant get enough of it!

[jessalainn]

I prefer Liam devallys version. Up scrathaigh!!

[irishoforiel]

I will have to learn this one.I have it on a Cheiftains CD I have.

[tommyobrien84]

Daithi O'Sé looks so young here!!!

[torresismyman]

I love this song!! i had to sing it in a choir last year (the national childrens choir..) and it was nothing compared to this!!

[mhicnanolc]

My exposure has been mostly to the Gàidhlig brought to my home province of Nova Scotia by our Scottish ancestors, and the langauge is holding on in the northern parts of the region. Still, I like to pick up songs from our Irish cousins. This is a fun song! Suas e!

[Pilibachleite]

Even though Kerry people think that this is a Kerry song it was actually written by a Corkman! Seán Ó Mulláin from Scrathan, Cúil Aodha - where all the best songs come from - was the author. His grandchildren still live in Cúil Aodha.

[Pilibachleite]

Even though Kerry people think that this is a Kerry song it was actually written by a Corkman! Séan Ó Mulláin from Scrathan, Cúil Aodha - where all the best songs come from - was the author. His grandchildren still live in Cúil Aodha.

[JPMonks]

Absolutely love this tune and would recommend anyone to learn this song. The song is about a mad puck goat who runs rampant across Ireland and ya keep him down, this sonf is a metaphor for The Undominable Irish Spirit. Slan agus go raibh maith agat. JP Dublin

[nichurnsM]

te first singer is,im extremely proud to say Laurence courtney and he is my father.kevin cunniffe isnt that great a singer,not to my taste anyway but then again what would I know-I only grew up with possibly the best trad musicians!

[WhiteTiger333]

Seamus Begley, Daith O Se, Laurence Courtney are the three singers according to the Essential Chieftains CD. (Well, plus Kevin). I don't know who's who, although I think Daith is the third one up.

[mhicnanolc]

I have to learn the words to this... the tune is frequently popping into my head and I'm forced to whistle it. It's fun little ditty. Suas e!

[comhaltasmad]

Kevin Coniffe is the best bodhran player in Ireland and he sings fabulously as gaeilge.Kevin is the man.Excellent post.Proud day to be irish.Pure talent.

[comhaltasmad]

Excellent stuff.This song is the best.Seamus Begley is a great singer and the Chieftans are great.I never knew Paddy Maloney played the box a man of many hidden talents.Thanks for posting this one.

[Rickupinoft]

Nice video. The second singer in Seamus O'Beagloigh but who is the first. He looks very familier. Strange seeing Paddy Moloney on the box!

[comhaltasmad]

I don't know who the first singer is unfortuanely he is not familiar to me.Ask bannerman he will know who it is for sure!

[polyaty]

great stuff, the chieftains are my favoutite