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You know, pals, I heard that there must be the version. Here's easy:

At The Céili

Ladies:
Tonight we're going to meet some lads
Us girls are dressed up gaily
And we'll be dancing 'til the dawn
We're going to the céili

The lads, they come from miles around
From Ennis and Kilmaley
To show us all their fancy steps
We're going to the céili

They're playing tunes on everything
From pipes to ukulele
It sounds so good, you can't sit down
We're dancing at the céili

Lisa:
All the boys we loved so well
So handsome, young and charming
They're in New York and Boston now
They should be home here farming
My own true love has sailed away to be an endless rover
Cause times are tough and he must leave to start a new life over

He writes me letters every week to say how much he's slaving
And he promises that he'll be back before the hay needs saving
But it's hard to love somebody that you're not in touch with daily
So I'm looking for somebody new tonight down at the céili

The winter nights are long and hard, and time goes by so slowly
I wish my true love he was here, and in his arms I'd roll
He'd whisper tender words of love to me and kiss my lips so sweetly
And quickly I'd surrender to his manly charms completely

Lisa and Méav or Hayley:
He writes me letters every week to say how much he's slaving
And he promises that he'll be back before the hay needs saving
But it's hard to love somebody that you're not in touch with daily
So I'm looking for somebody new tonight down at the céili
So I'm looking for somebody new tonight down at the céili

Órla:
I hope I meet someone tonight who'll make my heart beat fast
A handsome man with laughing eyes who smiles as he walks past
And when they play an old-time waltz, he'll twirl me round the floor
And promise me that I will be his girl forevermore

His girl forevermore,
His girl forevermore
Who'll promise me that I will be
His girl for evermore (repeat 2x)

Méav or Hayley:
I'm somewhat in a bother that is really quite alarming
I have two lads pursuing me and each of them is charming
One of them is dark and poor, one fair with lots of money
I don't know which one to choose, the flower or the honey

Full chorus:
What on earth am I to do? It's driving me half crazy
Tonight I'll make my mind up when I see them at the céili

Méav or Hayley:
To be a poor man's wife will be a life of washing dishes
While a rich man's wife will surely have great luxury and riches
In comfort how I know, it wouldn't be too hard to wallow
And being poor is not much fun...
Which one should I follow?

Full chorus:
What on earth am I to do? It's driving me half crazy
Tonight I'll make my mind up when I see them at the céili

Lisa:
I've been lucky I've found a lad who's handsome and a neighbor

Órla:
And me, I've met a decent man whose friendship I will savor

Méav or Hayley:
And me I've made my choice as well, and in no way was it easy
But I'd rather have a man for love than be a rich man's lady

All:
And that is how the story ends, may true love never fail me
We got ourselves three men tonight and we met them at the céili

Well, that settles it for awhile. I don't know the tour version of "The Dawn, The Sky, And The Sun" lyrics getting by. I need some help, please.

is this different from the CD version??? I hope not  :(

The Sky and Dawn and Sun song is the same except for in the begining they add a line. I don't remember that it is though.

Also, At the Ceili song is diffrent. Just the way the music is played is all.
Mo Ghile Mear also is a tad diffrent.  But I liked it because I needed some variety.!

Oh thats good, I'm glad they aren't that different.

Yeah, they aren't that diffrent. So no need to worry! They did not dissappoint me at all!

Well, if you still go to tour, I guess you might have the time to hear the difference. :P ;)

I also noticed that they added an extra line or two to the Sky, the Dawn.......I think that it was a good idea and wish they had recorded it as such. That song is one of my favorites in the New Journey CD. Did anyone ever find out what the extra lyrics are?

Dianne

Well, let me see, um..."Now, let the day begin", and uh, what else? ::)

According to one source, the new verse is:
'Now, let the day begin,
Now, every dancer spin
Step in and step out again...'
I don't remember where I found it, sorry.

Good one! Now, we can add out those more ya-da-da-da's beneath them. What else besides them?

I did not even know there was a difference until I read this post.I'll be checking up on that.(Another reason to listen to them!You can never have too many reasons to listen to Celtic Woman music!!!)

The tour version of The Sky and the Dawn and the Sun has always been different from the versions on ANJ. Over on her forum Lisa herself addressed the question here (http://lisakelly.org/forum/index.php?topic=136.msg1125#msg1125). She was also kind enough to supply us with the tour version of the lyrics which can be found here (http://lisakelly.org/forum/index.php?topic=32.msg259#msg259).

The missing second verse goes:

Now let the day begin
Now every dancer spin
Step in and step out again

ya da da da da da da

Let every bell to ring
Trumpet and violin
Let every chorus sing

ya da da da da da da .....

The RTE's Point recording that's listed under the Celtic Woman section of the forum has the tour version on it if you would like to hear it.

aislin

Wow! Now, I can remember them. :)

Yes a majority of the songs are a bit different on tour....

The Sky The Dawn The Sun has an extra verse and chorus, and the instrumental is musically arranged differently. This is the ORIGINAL considering it was written for the tour in 2005. It was shortened on the CD and DVD due to time resitrictions.

At The Ceili has more instrumental parts live, and also extra chorus parts. Orlagh also repeats the phrase "His girl forever more" one more time than is on the CD.

Dulaman is slightly different than the CD/DVD as there is an extra part where you would think there would be a chorus, but instead the choir is chanting and Hayley/Meav come back in again with the "da da da da da" part.

Orinoco Flow is also different live as opposed to the CD and both DVDs because the choir now has "Ah"s in several parts of the song, whereas they do not on the albums.

If I have missed anything let me know....this all just comes from experience from seeing Celtic Woman live from every tour they have done since the beginning!!!

Wow I didn't know that much about the songs!

Chloe has handled a lot of selected lines to sing in group songs from "A New Journey" as well for sure.
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That is cute!

Goodness I didn't know there were that many diffrences! WOW! I must have been alseep during my concert in March! That or I was on cloud 9!

lyrics to all their songs    http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Celtic-Woman-lyrics/9E24B23CE16FBBC3482572460015E89E

great site for lyrics bot1tle, thank you.

I also recall Chloe singing Orinoco Flow with the rest of the women during the summer 2006 tour.

Here is another site for the lyrics.

http://www.mp3lyrics.org/c/celtic-woman/

2B0B

Which Celtic Woman member sings that part?

It's in harmony, so they sing it together.

Thanks for the link.

Not exactly in the Pointe Concert recording it goes like this,its all harmonized until here

Chloë:
Let Every Bell to ring

Orla:
Trumpet and violin

Méav:
Let every Chorus sing

Lisa:
Ya da da da da

Are there any clips to those examples?

Yes.

http://www.celticwomanforum.com/index.php?topic=530.0

Well, that's a good link.

Yes very  :D

I thought Lisa sang let every bell to ring

When I saw it performed live I'm pretty sure Chloe sang that line.

When did it happen?

Hi, Everyone,
I am a new member and this is my first post, but I have been a fan of CW for a long time and have worn out my CDs and DVDs.  I could not believe it when they came to my small city of Pensacola, Fl. I was so excited about seeing a live show and it was awesome.  I love them all, but Orla is really special for me.  I am so hoping I will see them again when Lisa rejoins the group.

I have a question about "You Raise Me Up".  Who sings it on the CD. I think I recognize Lisa's voice as the second one, but who else sings and in what order.

Thanks to all of you for this wonderful forum so full of information and fantastic pictures. 

 Hello, binti, pleasure to welcome you here. :)

When I first heard it on the RTE file I was unsure but I listened to it carefully and I felt pretty sure it was Chloë.

Welcome to the forum, binti! To answer your question, originally "You Raise Me Up" was mostly a solo for Lisa. The Helix DVD and CD both reflect that. For A New Journey, they changed the arrangement so that they all sang the song, but that version has not been released on CD. All that being said, here's the order on the Helix CD:

Lisa:
When I am down and, oh my soul, so weary;
When troubles come and my heart burdened be;


Chloe:
Then, I am still and wait here in the silence,
Until you come and sit awhile with me.

Meav
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

Lisa:
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;

Chloe:
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

All (including Orlagh):
You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains;
You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas;
I am strong, when I am on your shoulders;
You raise me up: To more than I can be.

You raise me up: To more than I can be.

Welcome to the forum binti!

So, during the tour, does any turn try to change?

Okay, i will believe you! I really don't rememeber anymore! I thought on RTE it was Lisa But i could be wrong

Let Every Bell To Ring is actually sung by Lisa :-)

someone agrees with me! :o ;D ;)

I watched for this tonight.  They all sing the first little part.  Then Alex/Lisa sing the first little solo, then Orlagh, and then Lynn.

Maybe it's a bit confusing if you listen to these lines.

I just listened to the extra verse from The Point concert, and I couldn't tell if that was Lisa or Chloe singing "Let Every Bell to Ring."  The voice didn't sound familiar to me.

I have seen 16 celtic woman concerts...its Lisa.

LUCKY!!!!! I've been to ZIPPO concerts.  :'( :'( :'(


Oh well, that's life.