Pádraig Ághas - An Baile atá Láimh Leí Siúd (1967)

Ó 's nach aoibhinn ag féachaint na mbánta agus mise gach lá dá siúl
Ag seilg is ag aoireacht na mbánstoc ar shléibhtibh go hard gan smál
Éanlaithe na coille ba bhreá leat ag seimint go hard a dtiúin
'S ná dubhach don gcroí 'tá ag fágaint an mbaile atá láimh léi siúd.

'S ná deas mar éiríonn an fás suas ar do mhachairí *breátha rúin
'S ná deas mar dheineann sí gáire le gradam go suáilceach subhach
Ag rince le cailíní álainn níorbh aistear liom tráth do shiúl**
Is ní thiteann ann sneachta ná báisteach sa mbaile atá láimh léi siúd.

---leathrann nár fhéad staidmheidhreog a dhéanamh amach---

Tá 'n long ag taisteal 'na lántsruth is tá 'n captaen go hard ar stiúir
Chun mise do thabhairt thar sáile 'dtí talamh an Oileáin Úir
Is dubhach _______ 's is tláthlag bheith ag scarúint go brách lem' rún
Is ní bheidh ______ go brách mé den mbaile 'tá láimh léi siúd.

Ó guím gach beannacht is grásta ar bhuachaillí an oileáin abú
Is chun cúrsaí barra na trá síos mar gur mhinic mé ag snámh go subhach
Nó ag fiach ar bharra Chruach Mhárthainn ba thapaidh a rás mar chú
Is go mb'fhearr liom bheith beo im' sclábhaí sa mbaile 'tá láimh léi siúd.

Buíochas do staidmheidhreog do na liricí seo.
http://ie.youtube.com/profile?user=staidmheidhreog

Tá leagan den amhrán céanna ag Seosaimhín Ní Bheaglaoich ar a dlúthcheirnín "Taobh na Gréine", agus focail sna liner notes aici Leagan anseo de Pádraig Ághas - 1967 in a Kerry pub ga.wikipedia.org wiki (Padraig_Aghas)

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[lsdvine]

a handsome race by face and soul

[armaghlore]

where are the boybands and girlbands in this. this is real stuff

[macasa61]

'Tis me Mother's cousin, Jack... She passed away almost 1 year ago... She had many recordings of Jack, telling her about the "old days", and her heritage... She would surely have shed a tear if she had seen this...

[castlebar67]

god the good old dys like in maire lukes long ago on the fair days aaw to the good old days that were when i was a little boy beannacht de leo pb uk

[sainglain]

tá sé seo iontach

[Pagra50]

@21fitz Is that in Kerry?

[j0llygr33ng1ant]

@Pagra50 it was believed that holding the singer's hand would prevent them from being taken away by the fairy people. Also, what AyeYirMa has said.

[AyeYirMa]

@melomaniac28 That's what you do in proper sean-nós.

[AyeYirMa]

@Pagra50 It's something that goes along with the culture of sean-nós singing, when you're holding someone's hand in circles like that, you're literally 'winding the person' and the song on, when the tempo or the song gets faster or they hit a higher note, you raise you're arm, it's rhythm but it's how music is a massive part of irish community, it's not an outside aspect, unity sorta thing (:

[Pagra50]

Extaordinary. There is something in that film that vaugely reminiscent. I once saw something similar at a party whete the singer was singing an Irish song, in English. But he was griiping the hand of another man and singing with his eyes closed. Is that something that is common in Sean Nos singing ?

[memsinan]

@rLadyoftheBlowtorch They still go silent in Ireland... but mainly the songs are sung at last call so people enjoy it as a last "event" before leaving