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06 Sep 99 - 01:09 PM (#111871) Subject: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: kendall morse (don't use) Can anyone supply the lyrics to Eileen McManus? Starts out.. One day as I strolled along Broadway.. |
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06 Sep 99 - 01:17 PM (#111873) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: archivist that sounds like the BLACK VELVET BAND but I suppose. given the reference to Eileen McManus, that it isn't. |
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06 Sep 99 - 01:21 PM (#111874) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: kendall morse (don't use) No, I have the Black Velvet Band, in fact I recorded it for Folk Legacy. What I'm seeking is titled Eileen McManus. |
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06 Sep 99 - 09:23 PM (#111986) Subject: Lyr Add: EILEEN McMANUS From: Brakn EILEEN McMANUS One day as I strolled along Broadway A vision came into my view A vision of sadness and beauty A beauty that's given to few There I was in a land of the stranger There she was I'd not seen her before But somehow I knew she was Irish Sweet Eileen from Erin's green shore So softly a spell cast o'er me As her lovely form moved on it's way That I thought of the mother that bore her And prayed she would love me for Aye And as Eileen gazed sweetly upon me Witht the charm of her grace evermore I was a slave to sweet Eileen McManus That fair colleen from Erin's green shore I quickly approached this young maiden I asked her the cause of her woe And she said "I am crying for Erin The land where the green shamrocks grow" I said just make an end to your sorrow Dear Eileen McManus asthore For we'll marry and e'er it's tomorrow I'll take you to Erin's green shore We will travel the green hills and mountains By the road to the gap of Dunloe And along by the glens and the valleys To a spot that is called Aghadoe 'Tis my joy just to see you contented And your tears will be dried evermore My own beautiful Eileen McManus You'll be home on old Erin's green shore Regards Mick Bracken |
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06 Sep 99 - 10:48 PM (#112002) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: kendall morse (don't use) those are the very words.. thank you so much!! Now, there is an unfamiliar word, probably Gaelic.. asthore.. got a clue as to its meaning? I hate to sing words I dont understand. |
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06 Sep 99 - 11:28 PM (#112012) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: KILCHREEST@AOL.COM asthore which is a stor with accent marks (fada) over the a and or means "my love" as in an endearment and not a literal translation. Also, Eileen McManus has been sung as Eileen MacMahon-same song. Best, Karin A. Joyce |
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07 Sep 99 - 02:30 AM (#112040) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: Brakn Eileen MacMahon is a similar sort of song. I don't know if it's the same air, but I'll post the words for it later. Mick Bracken |
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07 Sep 99 - 03:14 AM (#112045) Subject: Lyr Add: EILEEN McMAHON From: Brakn You're right Karin, it's near enough the same. EILEEN McMAHON One night as I lay on my pillow A vision appeared in my view Of a ship sailing over the ocean And The wind it tremendously blew On the deck stood a handsome young lady Whose features I'd ne'er seen before And she sighed for the wrongs of her country Saying "I'm banished from Erin's green shore" In thought I approached this fair lady And asked her the cause of her sigh Saying "Cheer up my handsome young lady And I'll be your slave till I die" She looked at me in meditation As the tears from her blue eyes did flow Saying "I'm a poor exile from Erin The land where the sweet shamrock grow My name is Eileen McMahon My age it is scarcely eighteen And I thank you, good sir, for your kindness For you don't know how lonely I've been For the want of employment in Ireland I was forced as an exile to stray Far away from my home in Killarney Where in childhood I longed for to play Far away from each mountain and valley From Punch Bowl to Gap of Dunloe All around by the shores of sweet Muckross And that beautiful spot Aghadoe" It was then I awoke from my slumber To look for my Eileen machree It was only the face of my mother With a fond smile stood gazing at me The ship on the ocean had vanished But in fancy I see her once more My beautiful Eileen McMahon The pride of old Erin's green shore Mick Bracken |
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07 Sep 99 - 01:55 PM (#112159) Subject: RE: lyrics for Eileen McManus From: kendall morse (don't use) Those lyrics are beautiful.. thanks. There must be some Irish in me somewhere, such sentiments touch me. Come to think of it, I had some Scotch in me last Sat. night, does that count? |
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20 Jan 07 - 07:26 PM (#1942891) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Jeanne Beers There must be a number of versions of EILEEN MCMANUS. The only ones I have heard do it are Irish singers, Daniel O'Donnell and Mary Duff ,as a duet. The words are very similar but not the same as the one they do. I love Irish ballads and this one is so haunting. Daniel O'Donnell such beautiful Irish ballads. |
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07 Apr 07 - 12:21 AM (#2018870) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,John Delin Around 1957, my father purchased a 78 rpm record (in Manhattan) of "Kevin Barry"/"Eileen McMahon" by the fine singer Anne Greehy with, I believe, the Jackie Roche Trio. He bought it for me to use in a high school presentation of Ireland. I loved that record and played it frequently until it was destroyed by a drunken college roommate in 1961. The lyrics of Eileen McMahon were the same as posted by Mr. Bracken. I will keep checking ebay for this disk. I don't know what happened to Ms Greehy. I think she was born c. 1939 and I hope she is alive and well. John Delin |
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24 Oct 07 - 07:38 PM (#2178529) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Jim Watt Mick, your version of Eileen McMahon is the one I remember for many years but though the air and lyrics remain, I can't recall the singer.Thanks |
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11 May 08 - 06:41 PM (#2337935) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Terry Barnett While driving in my car listening to the haunting lyrics of Eileen McManus, from the 'Timeless' cd of Daniel O'Donnel and Mary Duff, I Googled to find out more about the story behind the song. I wonder whether the lyrics are just prose from a talented song writer, or an actual interpretation of events. All that aside, goosebumps whenever I listen to it. |
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10 Aug 08 - 05:50 PM (#2410064) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Tom Fleming I was lucky enough to be present at the crowning of Mary of Dingloe at the festival in 1999. Daniel O'Donnel had Mary Duff as his special guest star and they sang the allad Eileen Mc Manus. I came back to Glasgow and ought the tape with the two of them singing it. I still play it from time to time oth at home and in my car. I will never get sick of this ballad. |
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22 Oct 08 - 05:59 AM (#2472562) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,John McGlinchey These lyrics are exactly the same as those sung many years ago bt Teresa Duffy. I use these lyrices myself. |
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22 Oct 08 - 06:01 AM (#2472564) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,John McGlinchey I am refering to the ones posted by Mick Bracken |
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22 Oct 08 - 07:04 AM (#2472591) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Jiggers Dervish do a fantastic version of Eileen McMahon on the CD "At the End of the Day". This is the only version I have heard so I can't compare it with the others but I love it. |
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12 May 10 - 02:28 PM (#2905437) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Anne Greehy sings Kevin Barry/Eileen McMahon Kevin Barry/Eileen McMahon" by Anne Greehy with the Jackie Roche Trio. I got it on ebay and listened for the first time in 49 years. Magnificent! |
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27 Apr 12 - 06:44 AM (#3343930) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,Eileen mcmanus My name is Eileen McManus. Just discovered this ballad. Truly lovely and so proud that it's my name! |
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27 Apr 12 - 11:44 AM (#3344051) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Eileen McManus / Eileen McMahon From: GUEST,crazy little woman Can anybody post an abc or MIDI for the tune? |