Saint Valentine (original song by Ron Ireland)

''Saint Valentine'' is a hauntingly beautiful song written and performed by Ron Ireland. Ron graciously gave permission for me to create a video for this song, and it is truly an honor and a pleasure to work with his brilliant, elegant music.

This song and accompanying video are dedicated to YOU in loving celebration of Valentine's Day. Wherever you are, and whatever is taking place in your life, Ron and I wish you much love and joy and happiness. I want to personally thank each of you for subscribing to my channel. Some of you have been here since 2007, while others are new supporters and friends. Thank you also for supporting independent musicians and original music. Musicians add such love and beauty to our lives, and it's impossible to imagine a world without music.

When I asked Ron about his inspiration for ''Saint Valentine,'' he said his sources of inspiration were the legend of St. Valentine and First Corinthians from the Bible.

According to The Writer's Almanac, Valentine's Day is the day on which we celebrate love, especially romantic love. The holiday was named after an early Christian priest, St. Valentine, who was martyred on February 14 in 269 A.D. The tradition of exchanging love notes on Valentine's Day originates from the martyr, Valentine himself. The legend maintains that due to a shortage of enlistments, Emperor Claudius II forbade single men to get married in an effort to bolster his struggling army. Seeing this act as a grave injustice, Valentine performed clandestine wedding rituals in defiance of the emperor. Valentine was discovered, imprisoned, and sentenced to death by beheading. While awaiting his fate in his cell, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with the daughter of a prison guard, who would come and visit him. On the day of his death, Valentine left a note for the young woman professing his undying devotion signed ''Love from your Valentine.''

First Corinthians is the seventh book of the New Testament of the Bible. In it, Paul of Tarsus composed a letter to the Christians of Corinth, Greece. This letter contains some of the best-known phrases in the New Testament, including (depending on the translation) ''all things to all men'' (9:22), ''without love, I am nothing'' (13:2), ''love is patient, love is kind'' (13:4), ''through a glass, darkly'' (13:12), ''when I was a child, I spoke as a child, I felt as a child, I thought as a child'' (13:11), and ''these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love'' (13:13).

All video images not filmed by me are either in the public domain or are used with permission. This video contains images from A&E's HISTORY Channel, which is owned by A&E Television Networks.

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Ron Ireland has a LIVE CD recorded in 2010. You can purchase it at the sites listed below. If you like John Prine or John Fahey - if you like acoustic music - if you like finger picking guitar - if you like original and intelligent lyrics - if you like a unique and passionate voice -- then you will absolutely love Ron Ireland! Please visit his music on the web and discover him for yourself.

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LYRICS:

Saint Valentine's
© Ron Ireland

You have love and you have needs
But has it ever made you bleed
Like a friend of mine,
Saint Valentine

Doctor, bishop, priest or martyr
Only thing that really matters
That his love was kind,
Saint Valentine

He wrote his testament of love
Placed it in the mouth of a dove
Sent it off across the waters
Sent it to the jailer's daughter
Said you made my life better
I'm sending you this farewell letter
That's signed,
Your Valentine

Love is patient, never fails
Outlives despots, outlives jails
Always hopes and perseveres
Never gives way to our fears
Love is always kind,
Like Saint Valentine

Wrote his testament of love
Placed it in the mouth of a dove
Sent it off across the waters
Sent it to the jailer's daughter
He said you made my last days better
I'm sending you this farewell letter
And it's signed,
Saint Valentine
And it's signed,
Saint Valentine

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[BeautifulGirlByDana]

Thanks for the share jugnutgut

[suuzzee5]

@BeautifulGirlByDana Yes, Jug, thanks for sharing this beautiful music!

[Maysey1]

Lovely video Suze, and the song is great Ron. This song reminds me of a band I first heard in Illinois, but can't think of their name, I'll have to look them up - GREAT ORIGINAL!!! Mark

[suuzzee5]

@Maysey1 Thank you for your support and friendship, Mark. I just love this song and am honored to have done a video for it. Suze

[onkelbuke]

this is sooooo beautiful, i love it!!!!

[suuzzee5]

@onkelbuke Thanks so very, very much!

[BigAssPain]

Excellent song, and video!

[suuzzee5]

@reliablebow Hi Michael, always so wonderful to see and hear you! I just listened to your newest song today. Thankful for the beauty of your music. I love Ron's music and especially enjoyed this song with its historical footings. Peace, love and light always to you,  Suze

[suuzzee5]

@karlmahlmann I agree with your assessment of Ron's music. I love it too. Thanks so much for stopping by.

[suuzzee5]

@summersideoflife Thanks - greatly appreciated!

[suuzzee5]

@UncleVRoy Thanks so very much!