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Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley DigiTrad: DOWN IN THE VALLEY Related threads: Lyr Req/Add: Connemara Cradle Song (Delia Murphy) (31) (origins) Origins: Down in the Valley (47) |
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Subject: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Charcloth Date: 04 Sep 01 - 09:33 AM I met a fellow this weekend who says he used to sing an old Irish lullaby that went to the tune of "Down in the Valley". He could not remember it though. Do any of you know the song? I would greatly appreciate the lyrics. Charcloth |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Jimmy C Date: 04 Sep 01 - 09:42 AM The Connemara Cradles Song is similar to "Down In The Valley" A little bit that I remember goes The curraghs are sailingWay out on the blue Laden with herring Of silvery dew Silver the herring And silver the sea Soon there'll be silver For babay and me Hear the winds blow love Hear the winds blow Lean your head over And hear the winds blow I have he rest of the song somewhere if your are interested. Jimmy |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Jimmy C Date: 04 Sep 01 - 09:44 AM Charcloath, Of course you are interested - I will hunt up the words when I get home tonight, unless someone posts them in the meantime. Jimmy |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Charcloth Date: 04 Sep 01 - 12:58 PM thanks (BTW how do you pronounce curraugh?) |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: nutty Date: 04 Sep 01 - 01:18 PM The lyrics are here CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG Charcloth ... I understand thatthe pronunciation is CURRA |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Brían Date: 04 Sep 01 - 05:53 PM Thanks, Nutty. Do you know how close the melody is to DOWN IN THE VALLEY? I had a friend tell me about this song years ago, but he couldn't sing a note. Brían |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: alison Date: 04 Sep 01 - 09:26 PM Connemara Cradle song is at see if it sounds right slainte alison |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Charcloth Date: 04 Sep 01 - 09:44 PM is this the only one cause it may sound similar to down in the valley but it ain't quite the same tune |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: GUEST,mgarvey@pacifier.com Date: 04 Sep 01 - 10:19 PM here you go..http://www.gordonbok.com/zdeartoourisland.html click on the connemara song. Sounds right nice. mg |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Alice Date: 04 Sep 01 - 10:32 PM This is a lullaby that I thought I had posted to the Mudcat long ago. I sing it quite often. Written by Delia Murphy. alice |
Subject: Lyr Add: CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG (Delia Murphy) From: Alice Date: 04 Sep 01 - 10:39 PM Here is what I posted in a 1998 thread on lullabies.
CONNEMARA CRADLE SONG
On wings of the wind, o'er the dark rolling deep,
Chorus
Oh winds of the night, may your fury be crossed, Chorus
The currachs are sailing way out in the blue, Chorus
The currachs tomorrow will stand on the shore,
I have the recording of the lullaby as done by Clancy Bros. and Tommy Makem on Irish Folksongs and Airs. CD
alice in montana |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Charcloth Date: 05 Sep 01 - 08:22 AM so how old is this. I was told it predated Down in the Valley, but I am beginning to think that isn't quite correct. Charcloth |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Brían Date: 05 Sep 01 - 02:52 PM Boy, I coulda sworn it was older myself. I'd love to hear any info on the origins of this melody. Thanks for the midi, Alison. Brían. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Alice Date: 05 Sep 01 - 03:31 PM I think I read that the Clancy Bros. said the song went the other way - from the US to Ireland, where Delia Murphy wrote her version. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Alice Date: 06 Sep 01 - 11:20 PM For a bio of Delia Murphy, CLICK HERE |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Brían Date: 07 Sep 01 - 04:14 PM Thank you, Alice. I was about to go to the library and see if I could find anything on Delia Murphy. That gave me a good start. Brían. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Sandy Paton Date: 07 Sep 01 - 04:31 PM Gordon Bok learned it on a recent trip to Ireland and has included it on his newest CD Dear To Our Island (now available from Folk-Legacy, of course). Sandy |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: GUEST,Mary Date: 09 Feb 11 - 12:45 PM Delia Murphy was a very popular singer in Ireland in the 1950s and only died fairly recently. Therefore, the American version would have predated hers |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: Alice Date: 09 Feb 11 - 12:57 PM The page I linked to from 2001 is gone. Here is a web page about Delia Murphy by her grandson, Ronan Browne. You can contact him there for more info. http://www.deliamurphy.com/ Alice |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Irish lullaby to down in the Valley From: GUEST,leeneia Date: 09 Feb 11 - 04:48 PM Alice, thanks for posting those beautiful words, even if it was a long time ago. It's a song worth saving. |
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