Sinead O'Connor - Dark Am I Yet Lovely (live)

[PAVUL0N]

"Nigra sum, sed formosa"

[dterzyan]

shes so beautiful. i cant stand it when ppl bad talk about how she looks just bc she doesnt dress according to how men and society thinks a women looks beautiful.

JUST LISTEN TO HER GORGEOUS voice.

[Kapojos]

@dterzyan i am a man and i like the way she looks!

[magusson]

@Kapojos good for you. well done

[milagromac]

bela



[milagromac]

hey great sinead

art

[BelleNex]

The Jewish faith and the Christian faith are intertwined. As Christians believe Jesus was God incarnated on earth the Song of Songs is just as much theirs to love and sing as it is the poetry of the Hebrews. I wish the people of the Abrahamic faiths would stop bickering over what belongs to who. At this point isn't it fair to let the love and beauty belong to all in hope of inspiring hope and peace? How many more wars must the people of these faiths fight to put aside the pride and arrogance?

[AGlycerineSilkQuorum]

Beautiful rendition!

[cervusadfontes]

This is not a "Christian" song - but a ballad used at weddings in Palestine. Enjoy it as a wonderful love song.

[hadassah37]

she is singing from song of all songs...(song of solomon)

its about Jesus and His love for His bride...

here...sinead..

and me..

and all who love Jesus Christ

[thpaine1950]

@hadassah37: If this is from Song of Solomon, how does it have anything to do with Jesus, a mythical character purportedly born some 5 centuries after this was written?

[DavidRosenberg1]

A amazing song. Great Sinead, love you! Thanx for posting! :-)

[waginglove]

thank you, we listen to our own hearts in your voice

[metalheadz44]

what a LADY! love her!!

[milagromac]

great sinead

arthur

[prettykiray]

she can sing any kind of song ...reggae...rock...torch songs she can do pop and what else??? she's the best--sinead rules

[cervusadfontes]

OMG - I am a benectinte monk - and this tears my heart. Go Raidsdt mo a ghatt -

[jtab4994]

I wish she would do an American tour, or even Canada.

[cervusadfontes]

I also want to stroke a shaven woman's head - Heads up Girls - it's so sexy!!!!

[prettykiray]

she made the song so recognizable...she has the talent that still give chills to the audience...but I MISSED HER SHAVED HEAD....

[lapalissiano]

stunning interpretation

[thewilddivine]

Such an amazing song, thanks for posting it.

[xiismart]

I really really love this song, the lyrics are so touchy and magnificent, amazing !!!! Very beautiful indeed !

[deadwood2]

que linda cancion, y que manera de cantarla, preciosa!!

[MartinaBC1963]

Sinead has the talent to make any song a special song, she gives it a soul and depth.

[milagromac]

this is one her best songs

i love it

arthur

[SphericSenseS]

With your beautiful tone and the compassion it conveys, I wish you'd do a song that speaks as a bridge of harmony between the St8 and GLBT; a community of one. After all, we all belong, we're all precious and all gifted.

[cristalle1]

As always...beautiful. I love Theology- it took a while to grasp but when I did..Wow.

[tobiaslepke]

wow, shes a believer? keep worshipping the messiah

[iainlonuk]

ive loveled sined for yers but tht performnce is my fvourite minus the letter we cnnot mention

[Caladan1]

Hebrew poetry sang by an Irish charmer.

absolutely lovely.

[AndrisGreen]

@Caladan1 Yes the Song of Songs is beautiful Hebrew poetry. Song of Songs: A book of Tanach authored by Solomon, depicting the love between G-d and the Jewish people, employing the metaphor of the love between husband and wife. In many communities it is read on the holiday of Passover. This is quoted from Chabad.org. It is not an Xtian song.

[cervusadfontes]

@AndrisGreen - sry I don#t believe in a God - just like I don't believe in Santa. I grew up and put away childish things....

[Luneae]

@cervusadfontes Funny thing, I don't know if you did it intentionally, but "I grew up and put away childish things" is actually from the Bible

I Corinthians 13:11 "When I was a child, I spoke and thought and reasoned as a child. But when I grew up, I put away childish things."

I'm not starting anything religious, or getting involved in any religious discussion, I just thought it was interesting, especially if it was unintentional.

[cervusadfontes]

@Luneae I'm ex benedictine monk. the ref was deliberate. but ty all the same

[Gerteke]

One of the cryers was me. :) It touched me so deep. I hope a good version of the live performance in Rotterdam will be put on the internet.

[Tabithabuijs]

She sang this song at the noght of the proms.. so beautifull!!! there were some who cryed..

[iainlonuk]

the host pat kenny is obvviously a fan so am i but that was the best pig

[iainlonuk]

i think pat kenney actually got what sinead is all about during that song

[TXBjork]

Thanks, Cerridwen, for the beautiful videos!

[milagromac]

hi sinead:

wonderful!!!

arthur

[m3zz0br1a0]

Despite the year passed and the damned cigarettes her voice is still beautiful. :)

Thanks for all these vids Cerridwen.

[ryano442]

Cerridwen, you rock, I love all your almost impossible to find vids

[Tedersime]

I luv ur vieos:)

[iainlonuk]

the best voice ever,bow down and realise ,sinead is the best

[iainlonuk]

the best performance from sinead goes un noticed ,pathetic

[stadius1960]

She's wonderful! Listening her voice make me feel in paradise.

[gaterote]

cuando alguien se despoja de todo no puede menos que dejarnos la piel de gallina

[milagromac]

cool

art

[1BARY1]

FIWE STAR'S --------- BARY ---

POLAND

[04ALI]

Bary SąSIAD :) POLAND THE BEST!!!!!!!!!

[milagromac]

vocals and lyrics are much stronger and significant then looks

j

[hiccupofirony]

they even look alike !!

[hiccupofirony]

she's sort of like a female jeremy enigk. that's a compliment of course.

[Lizzy1457]

Beautiful melody. She's so strong and talented.

[alukah]

my angelic sinead at her most passionate. i love her. absolute beauty

[iainlonuk]

if she was mainstream we wouldnt get this ,this is a genius exspressing herself ,gourgeous

[milagromac]

hi ianinlonuk

eskimo from nanook

agreed

artok

[iainlonuk]

the artist

[iainlonuk]

my album

[mabiliaforever]

pure perfection +

[zagomose]

Beautiful song. Compliments Sinead for your last album.

[Gzus4]

she is perfect

[karolily]

what is the word after Solomon? soloman (rhymes with Keder...?)

If anyone knows I would really appreciate it, I love this song and preformance, and thaks to the host for posting the lyrics

[milagromac]

Dark I Am Yet Lovely

A G D

Dark I am yet lovely as tents of Kedar

As the pavilions of Solomon either

Don't hate me because the sun has darkened me

All my mother's sons were so angry with me

They made me watch the vineyards

My own things I did not guard

art

[karolily]

Thanks a million to you for posting this part of the song!!! :)

[milagromac]

i would have posted more however no space

art

[milagromac]

king soloman was not white, darker in color

"dark am i yet lovely as tents of kedar"

"as the pavilions of soloman neither"

pavilions are white, play on words

[LivingfortheFather]

aweosme! I like how this was performed on a live show. what does she say at the end. when she raises her hand up? I can't understand it...?

[milagromac]

rasta f+XXg faraya (i do not know how yu spell that word

i guess she was is a bob marly fan

she is into jah, jamaican word for god

don't quote me on this though

[luftspiegelung]

whoooohooooo....^^.... doin sOm Winsurfin at this Time:)^^...

[milagromac]

what?

art

[milagromac]

i eye sure wish she had preformed this song in

vegas

sad

art

[milagromac]

hi:

back to the first question

what year was this recorded in

anyone know?, wa this before she was preg?

[sarahsbooks]

it's from her latest album

[milagromac]

dark am i yet lovely as tents of kedar (does anyone know what tents of kedar) are

As the pavilons of solomon neither?(either? (mean) i love this song, i just do not completely understand the words.

i know who solomon is. was

majestic as lebanon stately as cedars (help me with cedars) anyone know let me know

thanks

art

[panchamkauns]

Milagromic: All these lyrics are adopted from the "Song of Solomon", or "Song of Songs", in the Old Testament of the Bible.

"Kedar" are Bedouin Arabs in North Africa. They lived in the desert in black tents. To live "in tents of Kedar" was an expression that meant to be cut off from the Jewish community.

And the cedar ... is a tree! It's the national symbol of Lebanon!

[milagromac]

yeah

thank you soo much

art

[milagromac]

tthe last part of this song reminds me of a song

i wrote called rosebud around 1978.

art

[milagromac]

dear panchamkauns:

thank U for your reply

it is milagromac not milagromic

milagromic cool also.

are you a songwriter????

please let me know

art

[milagromac]

where are you from?

kindly

arthur

[LivingfortheFather]

I"m from GA

[milagromac]

oh yes i love this one also!

in what year was this recorded?

does anyone know

kindly

art

[bombaxter]

its on her new album..this is much better than the album version which is a bit flat..

[bargainmom]

I LOVE the new album, Theology. It's mainly religious themes but the songs are sooo beautiful and harmonious. It's slow and gentle, though, be warned! I prefer the London Sessions over the Dublin Sessions, which are slower and have more flute, etc, I think.

[rosiegaines]

i agree that with the new theology album her career may hopefully rocket again-needs the right exposure tv appearances,promotion etc,just try and think of anyone else with such a voice,such honesty,beauty etc etc,hope theology goes top 10

[sarahsbooks]

i got the impression she didn't really care about her career when she pulled the pope stunt ; )

[milagromac]

ask her sometime

personnaly i think she was very young sucessfull

she did not like the abuses that she witnessed

in the church. she really cares about the child abuse issue. regardless she is a wonderfull singer

art

[yabu28]

But I think this album might be the start of a new phase in her career, Asaddo.

I hear that sales of her new single is quietly picking up speed in Europe. And apparently the tix for her upcoming gigs in LA and NYC sold out within minutes of going on sale!

[asaddo]

i'm really looking for the new album. I saw the Dublin Castle Show in May, great, but there were only a few songs from Theology. I'm going to the show in Limerick in July.Think it's so sad how her career has declined and she is now a joke to most people. A great talent somewhat wasted.

[bargainmom]

Don't worry what the WORLD thinks. Worry what you think. I think she's still beautiful, brilliant, lovely voice, and lovely, deep, meaningful songs!

[deadwood2]

Esta cancion en su version Dublin es preciosa, es muy dulce!

[moveurfeet]

Just want to express how inspired is this melody. Thanks again for beauty !

[moveurfeet]

What a majestic powerful shining song ! Thank you Sinead for this old time hebrew poem, that is still modern and universal.

[Julja]

I thought you found him Sinead? A.A. Alma

[catfishred]

Lovely, Sinead. Just brilliant, darlin'!

[TheGreatFoldini]

"rasta-fuckin-fari" she is as classic as they come...

[bargainmom]

I don't think she said that. She said something about Jah Rasta-far-I. This is a Rastafarian concept. Her new album combines aspects of Old Testament Judaism, Christianity, and Rastafarian religious themes.

[Cerridwen]

she always say rasta-fucking-fari in her gigs

[milagromac]

i agree, she is not meaning to express

profanity in any way!!

just a delightful great preformance.

take care

art

[milagromac]

after careful listening

maybe she did say Rasta-far-I.

no difference, still great song

art

[hadassah37]

@bargainmom she is singing to Jesus Christ...from the book Song of Solomon..

the whole song is from teh book. song of all songs...is a picture of Christ's love dfor the true Church...Sinead loves Him..i love Him..the church all those who trully love Jesus are born by the Spirit and washed in HIs blood..these will shine like the stars in heaven forever...the rest will burn in hell forever...

[moktarsphinx]

Give her a break, she's nearly 40. :)

[respitesearcher]

I've never heard this song before-what a treat!Is this on the new album,maybe? Nothing compares to the beautiful and brilliant Sinead.

[deadwood2]

Yes this song is from her new album "Theology"

[javimuscle]

Never heard this song before...but why she looks so different?

[Starchild07]

She recently had another kid so maybe that's why? Not sure but I agree.

[jaguarnoelle]

Sweet.