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« Reply #15 on: June 06, 2007, 01:04PM » |
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It is soppossed to be a woman singing! And I am pretty sure the song is about a woman! Hope this helps (though I didn't say much  )! Irish_Las |
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« Reply #16 on: June 06, 2007, 08:43PM » |
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Actually Irish Lass, the song is about an old man at the end of his days. I LOVE Orla and she does an absolutely brilliant job on the song but if you want to hear it in a more traditional way listen to version by Van Morrison and Chieftans. Certain lyrics were changed for Orla:
"My boyhood friends and my own relations"
"A handy boatman to ferry me over"
"A handsome rover, from town to town" etc.
Carrickfergus Lyrics
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Traditional, arranged by Van Morrison/Paddy Moloney
I wished I had you in Carrickfergus,
Only for nights in Ballygrand,
I would swim over the deepest ocean,
The deepest ocean to be by your side.
But the sea is wide and I can't swim over
And neither have I wings to fly.
I wish I could find me a handy boatman
To ferry me over to my love and die.
My childhood days bring back sad reflections
Of happy days so long ago.
My boyhood friends and my own relations.
Have all passed on like the melting snow.
So I'll spend my days in endless roving,
Soft is the grass and my bed is free.
Oh to be home now in Carrickfergus,
On the long road down to the salty sea.
And in Kilkenny it is reported
On marble stone there as black as ink,
With gold and silver I did support her
But I'll sing no more now till I get a drink.
I'm drunk today and I'm rarely sober,
A handsome rover from town to town.
Oh but I am sick now and my days are numbered
so come ye young men and lay me down."
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« Reply #17 on: June 07, 2007, 09:53AM » |
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Oh, okay! Sorry, and thanks!  Irish_Lass |
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« Reply #18 on: June 07, 2007, 10:21AM » |
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« Reply #19 on: June 07, 2007, 01:14PM » |
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Orlagh's cover is fantastic, even if it is not the traditional words. She has the quality of voice that can carry the song in a very new and movng direction.
JIM
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Dedicate some of your life to others. Your dedication will not be a sacrifice. It will be an exhilarating experience because it is intense effort applied toward a meaningful end. Dr. Thomas Dooley
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« Reply #20 on: June 07, 2007, 01:38PM » |
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Judith passed away Tuesday night.
Jim
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"Never again shall one generation of veterans abandon another."
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a taste the protected will never know.
A Thiarna, déan trócaire
A Chríost, déan trócaire
A Thiarna, déan trócaire
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« Reply #22 on: June 07, 2007, 01:49PM » |
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Sorry to here that . I said a prayer for her and for you.
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« Reply #23 on: June 07, 2007, 01:59PM » |
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Jim, I'm sorry to hear that sad news. I will keep her and you in my prayers as I am sure many others will too. God Bless.
JIM
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« Reply #24 on: June 07, 2007, 02:10PM » |
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thank you my friends
Jim
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"Never again shall one generation of veterans abandon another."
For those who fought for it, Freedom has a taste the protected will never know.
A Thiarna, déan trócaire
A Chríost, déan trócaire
A Thiarna, déan trócaire
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« Reply #25 on: June 07, 2007, 03:47PM » |
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Jim, so sorry to hear that. You are in my family's prayers.
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« Reply #26 on: June 07, 2007, 03:51PM » |
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More and more prayers are sent your way for anyone who was close to Judith.
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« Reply #27 on: June 07, 2007, 06:25PM » |
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Jim, you are in my prayers.
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When you think of me
sing a heart-spun song
When it's over,
sing it once more.
When you dream of me
dream when I'll meet you
on that distant shore.
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« Reply #28 on: June 09, 2007, 12:10PM » |
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Jim, You and your freind are still in my prayers! I am so sorry!  Irish_Lass |
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« Reply #29 on: June 09, 2007, 04:55PM » |
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Jim,
I too, join the others in extending my sorrow regarding the passing of your dear friend. I hope she is now at peace and in a place where the music of Orlagh (and the rest of CW) is more beautiful than ever. May God rest her soul.
Sincerely,
Vanni
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