25 Feb 18 - 08:56 PM (#3907966) Subject: Lyrics for Planxty Irwin From: DADGBE Does anyone know of lyrics that have been written to the tune of Plenty Irwin? I seem to remember hearing some but my forgetter hss been working overtime lately. Thanks to all, Ray |
25 Feb 18 - 09:25 PM (#3907973) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Planxty Irwin From: Steve Shaw That would be O'Carolan Tribute by the Fureys and Davey Arthur, which must have come out some time in the 70s. Here goes. [D]I sat and I [G]thought of a [A]man O'[D]Carolan Who [G]played for [D]kings and [A]lords and ladies To [D]hear him [G]play, oh [A]must have been [D]wondrous To [G]feel such [D]music played [A]at his com[D]mand And the [D]people [G]spoke of your [A]mighty [D]godly gift Be[G]stowed on [D]you when [A]you were a boy To [D]play the [G]harp with your [A]magical [D]fingers To [G]compose such [D]music that [A]left no de[D]sire [CHORUS] And [D]blind man O'Carolan [A]where is your [A7]monument [D]Build it so [Em]high that the [A]world it can see [D]All the [G]people [A]now have their [D]music Through a [G]blind [D]harpist that [A7]helped them to [D]see O'Carolan's concerto, was your tribute You wrote it so people would remember your name And the big hills the small hills, was your beauty That conversation between two hills And Carolan oh blind man, you wrote such masters You showed the people, you found our hearts And you gave our music a new beginning And from the people it will never part And blind man O'Carolan where is your monument Build it so high that the world it can see All the people now have their music Through a blind harpist that helped them to see Then a mighty man who's name was O'Riada He wakened the people from out of their sleep And O'Carolan's music, it was a part of him A man I remembered a man I admired And he spoke of you with great admiration He played your music with grace and with style And we'll remember you Sean O'Riada We will remember you for a long while And blind man O'Carolan he was your monument He built it so high that the world it can see And through O'Riada we can be thankful He showed us a blind man, that's helped us to see |
25 Feb 18 - 11:50 PM (#3907984) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Planxty Irwin From: DADGBE Many thanks Steve! |
26 Feb 18 - 06:08 AM (#3908037) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Planxty Irwin From: GUEST,Peter Laban Catriona Rowsome collected all know original Carolan texts and brought them back together with the tunes they were written for : The Complete Carolan Songs & Airs |
26 Feb 18 - 09:06 PM (#3908185) Subject: RE: Lyrics for Planxty Irwin From: Steve Shaw I see we had a thread called "O'Carolan's Tribute" in July 2009. I first heard this song on a double LP that cost me a quid at the end of the seventies. It was called All The Folk That Fits and, apart from the Fureys, it had several tracks each by the Bothies, Planxty, De Dannan and Christy, among others (including Billy Connolly!). It was the first music of its kind that I'd ever bought and I hadn't heard of any of them apart from Billy. The moment I first heard Raggle Taggle Gypsy/Tabhair Dom Do Lamh on that record was the moment I fell in love with Irish music. |