Lyr Req: Luke - A Tribute (from The Dubliners)

02 Jul 97 - 12:04 PM (#7937)
Subject: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: Håvard

On the Dubliners' "Celebration" (1988?) Chrity Moore recorded a beautiful tribute to the late great Luke Kelly - does anyone have the lyrics for this song?

Am also looking for a Scottish Border song - Ch:"...she's the Earl of [somewhere]'s daughter and the fairest of them all, but a [adjective, adjective, adjective] lad has stale her heart awa'"

-H

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08 Jul 97 - 07:16 AM (#8208)
Subject: Lyr Add: LUKE - A TRIBUTE (from The Dubliners)
From: Wolfgang Hell

Dear Havard (sorry for the suboptimal spelling), here is my attempt at it:

LUKE - A TRIBUTE

1. The years have passed, the winds have blown since first I saw you there
with feet apart to the music moved your bright red curling hair.
The spotlight shone in colours bright reflecting on your face
the music notes so sweet and clear in the spirit of your race.

2. Your songs told tales of peace and joy of sorrow and of love,
the power and passion of your voice soared heavenly above.
And from the inner soul and heart, with emotion in each song,
you stirred the hearts of many, Luke, when you sang of right and wrong.

3. The humour of those laughing eyes was shared in full with all
when you choose the songs to lift the hearts that filled the music hall.
The ecstasy and joy was felt in chorus, clap and cheer,
when the sun(son?) of rosin (?) took the stage, the king of balladeers.

4. I saw you sing a thousand times, 10000 songs or more,
I still can clearly hear your voice though your time with us was o'er.
For memories are all we have, when we think of you today,
your name, we'll always honour, Luke, (??: weird land your passed this way??).

The last half line beats me; I have tried to write it as I hear it without any attempt on semantics. The other lines should be mostly correct, with still some improvement possible. Yours Wolfgang

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08 Jul 97 - 05:34 PM (#8242)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: Martin Ryan

Hi

"son of Roisin" would mean "Irishman" since Roisin Dubh (dark Rose) is an allegorical name for Ireland. Pronounced roughly "Roe - sheen"!

Not sure what the final line is - I'll post it if I find out

Regards

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11 Jul 97 - 05:10 AM (#8489)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From:

Thanks, Martin, I should have known that, but the word "rosin" also seemed to make sense in a musical context. Wolfgang

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17 Jul 97 - 05:07 AM (#8887)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: Martin Ryan

Wolfgang

Just looking at your version of the last line, my guess would be:

".. we're glad you passed this way"!

Sound reasonable?

Regards

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18 Jul 97 - 03:49 AM (#8951)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: Wolfgang

Yes, Martin, it sounds reasonable, but I'm not completely sure. Anyway, thanks for caring, the lyrics are good enough for me now, and perhaps even 100% correct.

Wolfgang

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16 Jan 08 - 10:43 AM (#2237679)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: GUEST,Neil D

I like the later Luke look with the full beard and long, wild hair.

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16 Jan 08 - 12:00 PM (#2237748)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: Jack Campin

You want "The Earl of March's Daughter".

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16 Jan 08 - 07:14 PM (#2238060)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: maeve

Here's a link to a Mudcat thread with lyrics and a post by the author:

The Earl of March's Daughter

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17 Jan 08 - 10:28 AM (#2238415)
Subject: RE: LQ: Luke a tribute +
From: brioc

hi all, it is We're glad you passed this way. And Roisin was hih mothers name.

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08 Sep 08 - 05:49 PM (#2434561)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Luke - A Tribute
From: GUEST,Inishowenjohn

Last line of Verse 3 should definitely read ".... son of Roisin" and the last line of V4 "... we're glad you passed this way".

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09 Sep 08 - 09:05 AM (#2435117)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Luke - A Tribute
From: GUEST,morrisbrendon

It was written by Michael O'Keefe from Cork, who I used to know although i haven't met him in a long while. He's a schoolteacher and I think he used to present a music programme on Kilkenny local radio. "We're glad you passed this way", Roisin is a reference to a poem that Luke wrote "For what died the sons of Roisin...was it greed?". It's on some Dubliners album.

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08 Oct 08 - 09:56 AM (#2460159)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Luke - A Tribute (from The Dubliners)
From: GUEST,maidontheshore

she's the earl of march's daughter and the fairest of them all, and the humble squire of (where ever he's from, it sounds like 'tushisla') has ta'en her heart awa'.
that's more than you have now, so...

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