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23 Oct 02 - 10:14 AM (#809235) Subject: Lyr Add: LOUGH NEAGH (Lorcan Otway) From: InOBU LOUGH NEAGH Words, Lorcan Otway. Tune, General Monroe/Sally Monroe (Depending what foot you dig with ;-) ) All rights reserved. Come all ye good people who toil on the land And attend to these verses, that you might understand How an ancient injustice, commenced long ago, Still enslaves all the fishers who sail from Ardboe. My name's Brian Hannon. I'm a fisher b' trade. In the town of Ardboe I was born and raised, And well I remember that very first day That I sailed with my father to fish on Lough Neagh. How bitter for Ulster was fifteen ninety-four For the loss of our land after the nine-year war Tyrone, Tyrconnell, and McQuire swept away While our forefathers clung on to harvest Lough Neagh. What cold-hearted nation could remember with pride The slaughter of parents with babes by their side When Arthur Chichester despoiled Lough Neagh's shore Enslaving the fisherfolk, there evermore. All around Dungannon, whole families he slew. He burned all the crops and wee cottages too. While no reparations could this injustice repay, His descendants extort rent from us to this day. Now we toil on these waters unjust rent to pay To Anthony Cooper, who now claims Lough Neagh. We toil that he might give one million pounds To his gold-digging third wife is she pouts or frowns. Now pollution has darkened the waters we need, For no absentee landlord could e'er fully heed The loving concern that it takes every day To preserve the sweet gifts of our treasure, Lough Neagh. For these waters we love, for they've given us life. It's the love that a man only feels for his wife, For these waters have fed us from our people's first day We're as wed to these waters as the fish of Lough Neagh. Sin é? |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:00 AM (#809278) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: PeteBoom Not bad, Larry - (as I'm humming the tune and reading the words) - Not bad at all - Cheers - Pete |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:17 AM (#809290) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: MMario stupid anglo-centric monoglot question- pronunciation of Lough Neagh? |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:20 AM (#809292) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: Wolfgang I hadn't read the tune information at first and I found myself humming it to 'Patriot Game' Wolfgang |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:34 AM (#809299) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: InOBU Patriot Game is very similar to General Monroe... same feel to the tune, thanks Pete... Mario! Neagh is pronounced Nay and Lough is like lock but with the ch in the back of your mouth... Cheers Larry PS for the history of the song, see the Free Lough Neagh post... blue clicky thing added by mudelf ;-) |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:43 AM (#809307) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: EBarnacle1 One of your better efforts. |
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23 Oct 02 - 11:59 AM (#809328) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: InOBU You've been out in your boat too long Barnicle!!! All my songs are equally good! (Only kidding... thanks EB)... Cheers keep your feet dry, Larry |
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23 Oct 02 - 12:01 PM (#809335) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: Áine A Lór, I asked you this on the Free Lough Neagh! thread -- but, may I please put this song (which I really, really, really, like, BTW) in the Mudcat Songbook? Le grá, Áine |
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23 Oct 02 - 12:02 PM (#809337) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: InOBU As I said there, sure and thanks, Lor |
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23 Oct 02 - 02:14 PM (#809470) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: Áine Just a note to those who may go looking for the tune that Larry's put to his new song -- the name 'Monroe' in either General Monroe or Sally Monroe is also spelled Munroe. And Larry, the tune fits a treat to your lyrics. It really gives your words the feeling of being out on a large lake in a boat, and brings alive the spirit of the fishermen. Maith thú a chara chóir! -- Áine |
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23 Oct 02 - 02:28 PM (#809480) Subject: RE: Otway's New Song (Lough Neagh, Ireland From: InOBU Gorra maith agut, a stor, Lor |