Lyr Req: si beag si mor / Si Bheag Si Mhor

Subject: si beag si mor
From:
Date: 21 Mar 98 - 04:34 PM

Does anybody know if there are words to this O"Carolan tune?

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: Art Thieme
Date: 21 Mar 98 - 04:46 PM

Yes, but only as a parody called (GET READY)

"She Begged For More"...but I never wrote down the words!

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: Dan Keding
Date: 21 Mar 98 - 06:03 PM

O'Carolan wrote the tune for the harp and as an instrumental. If it has words they were added later.

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: Barry Finn
Date: 22 Mar 98 - 08:24 PM

There are two different sets of words, written much later, don't know where I ran across them, but I'll try to recall. Barry

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: Jon W.
Date: 23 Mar 98 - 10:43 AM

I don't know any words but the tune is supposed to have been written in honor of a battle between two groups of fairies who lived on two hills (the little hill and the big hill). The dispute was about which hill contained the remains of Finn MacCool, the great Irish hero, according to the liner notes of one version I've got.

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: B. Booth
Date: 23 Mar 98 - 01:48 PM

I would highly recommend checking out this web page for info on si beag si mor
http://www.epix.net/~lesley/carolan/sheebeg.html#top

Barry

Subject: RE: si beag si mor
From: Don Mostrom
Date: 31 Mar 98 - 11:08 PM

The Irish Group 'Wolfe Tones' ecorded a copy of this song in English. If my memory serves me right, I think it's on their "Belt of the Celts" album.

I've also heard this song with Gaelic words. What comes to mind is Sting singing it in Gaelic on the Chieftans 'Long Black Veil' album. Hope this helps.