Úna Bhán

A Gaelic love song from c. 1600

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Music

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• Mary
• O'Hara.
• Singer
• &
• Harpist

[yeahbyme]

Ricardo, we are all Irish. Everyone with soul is connected.

[padraig1935]

Thank you for your generous comment. Moran is very widespread in Co Mayo. It is a mistake to think that all Irish people dislike all English people. There are good and bad among all peoples and intelligent people learn to distinguish. Úna Bhán is a beautiful song.

[padraig1935]

'Caitin Bán' = white little cat (or dear little cat). 'Cailin Bán = firhaired girl (or a beloved girl)

[Seanoooog]

Pádraig1935----- You are no doubt right. I will not argue with you as you are older than I am. But I cannot find Gaelige in any dictionary. Why not?!

And the broad and slender consonants reminds me of the rule which at school that I will never forget, concerning vowels this time, "leathan le leathan agus caol le caol", which proves very useful whwn in doubt about the spelling. Unfortunately, it doesn't help me with Gaelige, which I have seen in my travels but always thought it was a mistake.

[padraig1935]

Saanoog Thanks. It is great seeing respect for age among the young! You've never seen it because it is never written, only sometimes spoken. That's the nature of 'epenthetic' vowels in phonetics. Unlike in English, consonants in Irish have two sounds, 'broad' and 'slender'. This is how one identifies the native speaker pronouncing 'lá breá' - the 'L' is pronounced like the American 'law' not the English 'law'. English english has only slender 'l' sounds. Same goes for the other consonants.

[deckoat]

Nice very nice,got anymore,playing the old harp,an maidiren a rua,rua rua,''the red dog,''

[padraig1935]

Bó Luaithreach Thú - a Hebridean Milking Song has been requested by a number of people. Someone else has put An Maidrin Rua on You Tube

[jlhenney]

Proud of Ireland, and proud to be Irish, This is what we as Irish people, and people of Irish decent must preserve..x

[ricardobrasile]

Hi, nice singer!!! I'm a simple brazilian man -- but a person from a great Country!!! And, with my hot and romantic brazilian heart, I want you know that I admire very much the folk, history and culture of your Country!!! And, about your voice, I don't need speak very much things... but, only, that you sing very well... My compliments, sweet and beautiful ireland, celtic singer!!! Bye!!!

[teery59]

I love hearing these kinds of songs outside. It makes me think that that's the way they would've been sung in ancient times with the soft sound of wind in the background, it's perfect.

[joselitomarjarino]

Fantastic voice, marvellous clip, 500000000000000000000°°°°°°°°°­°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°°, ole viva la musica, joselito

[muisire]

I had to learn a few verses of this as a poem in the early 1950s. We were never told it was also a great folk song. No wonder compulsory Irish failed to work for most people.

This is so wonderful now after so many years away from Ireland.

At least learning it as a poem helped me to find it now as a great love song..

[alec00618]

this is not far from arabic andalusian singing which is still celebrated in Morocco and Algeria.

[friederich66]

i have a version with mary mclaughlin, you should hear THAT. unfortunately i lost the YT url, can someone help me to find this clip again?

@indieWalrus: you cannot be proud to be of irish blood. you can only be proud of something you achieved yourself. or do you mean you are happy to be?

[csno1]

@killernaval lol - I bet you wish you were a niggah!

[csno1]

@deckoat The only thing the Irish will preserve is the third world!

[csno1]

@yeahbyme We're all Dogs. Anyone made up of atoms is connected. 

[anascal]

@BigBossCat Personally, I don't care if "they" like us or not. I live next door to them, have many relatives and friends who are American, and i general I find them to be very helpful,warm and understanding

[Ancupola]

Umm, time to move on. Nice song but only of sentimental value in a modern multi ethnic country. Forwards not backwards.