Shaun Davey - The Parting Glass

"The Parting Glass" by Shaun Davey, as found on the Waking Ned Devine soundtrack.
Includes the poem Forever In Your Debt by Kirk Jones, and vocals by Liam O'Maonlai.


"Forever In Your Debt"
With thanks to those who blew the wind,
And those who sailed the ship,
We sailed it tight against the tide,
And I shall be forever in your debt.

All the money that e'er I had
I spent it in good company
And all the harm I've ever done
Alas, it was to none but me
And all I've done for want of wit
To memory now, I can't recall
So fill to me the parting glass
Good night and joy be to you all!

Fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate'er befalls
Then gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all!

Of all the comrades that e'er I had
They're sorry for my going away
And all the sweethearts that e'er I had
They'd wish me one more day to stay.

Since it fell into my lot
that I should rise,and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all!

But since it fell into my lot
That I should rise and you should not
I'll gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all!

So fill to me the parting glass
And drink a health whate'er befalls
Then gently rise and softly call
Good night and joy be to you all!

Category:

Music

Tags:

• parting
• glass
• shaun
• davey
• waking
• ned
• devine
• music

[davidrail68]

A rough translation of poem preceding the song:

"Good prayers to those who blew the wind

And all those who steered the ship

We brought it in against the beach

thanks until the day of my death."

Its not easy to translate directly into English, poems are usually difficult.

[orwellianson]

TO NED!

[DannyYuma81]

What a Wonderful Song!Eire is one of the Greatest Places on Earth!!!!

[joeytwosubs]

@davidrail68 Good job Thank You. I'm 53 years old and live in Boston and never heard this before Ned Devine. How could I have missed this song? I can't stop playing it.

[TheHallowed12]

I cant listen to this song without balling my eyes out. The history behind it and the way Shaun Davey composed it. its almost too powerful for my ears to bear.

[xenajaxon]

This is the best version of the song i've ever heard. ty

[BrennaG03]

@TheHallowed12 Yes but at his funeral once he's gone might be very painful for me to hear this. However I intend to honor his wishes.

[TheHallowed12]

@BrennaG03 i literally said the same thing to my father. But once it played it was one of the best memories i have of us together.. Yes, together, in spirit and in euphoria.

God bless.

[TheHallowed12]

play this at my funeral

[thatawkwardchannel]

I LOVE this film!!!!!

[THESGTHOLT]

thumbs up if your part irish part and part scotish like me

[Noceo99]

One year ago my last grandma past away. As a true Irishman I drank. For all my grandparents I raise my glass. And just know that I miss you all so damn much. For Nana, Papa Ted, Papa Bob, and Patsy Gram.