Deirin De by Navan

For years my boys insisted on having this song each night in order to fall asleep.

There is a game the children play by poking sticks into the fire until the tips are glowing. They then sing this song, swinging their briogadain to see whose will be the last to burn out and send up the deirin de, the last puff of smoke.

For us it was a lullaby so I wanted to share it with Daisy.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Deirin
• De
• Navan
• gaelic
• capella
• acapella
• celtic
• lullaby
• Daisy
• Tom
• Morton

[Khristafer1]

this was great!

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Cheers! Navan was the soundtrack to my sons' infancy. Now that they are many years older, they still sing along when I play it.

Beautiful music, isn't it? I was thrilled the group was so supportive of my posting it. They (the ones I've corresponded with) have all been wonderful.

[Cappahosic]

Please excuse, I do not speak Italian. Can you translate to English?

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Hah! Well, it probably wasn't good Italian anyway - it's been years.

I say: "Thanks. The singers are great people. I have written them several times and they have written me back. I'm honoured they take the time."

[Cappahosic]

Thanks. Do you know anything about the origin of this lullaby?

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Coming from the celtic cultures, it has a broad tradition of reinterpretation with various tunes. Of those celtic nations, this is considered Irish.

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Deirín dé deirín dé The nightjar is abroad in the heather Deirín de deirín dé The brown bittern speaks in the reeds Cows will go west at dawn of day And my child will go mind them in the pasture The moon will rise and the sun will set Cows will return from the west at close of day A thrush's nest in my little press Yes, and gold for my darling I shall let my child go picking berries but sleep soundly till light of day!

[swartkee]

I need your help!!! I am teaching this song to some people coming up in a couple of days.  I can not find the pronunciation anywhere. Can you help me or tell me how to find help with pronunciation? This is the only post that I can find of Deirin De being sung. It goes by so fast I can't keep up....

[segalshiri]

I really do love this song. It's Irish right?

[ConsilienceTeacher]

Grazie, Sonno buona gente gli cantanti. Ho scrivutto varie vechi, e mi scrive anche.

Spetto che scrivo bene -hano pasato multi anni sin usare italiano.