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17 May 03 - 07:06 PM (#954594) Subject: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: MudGuard On my CD "éist [songs in their native language...]" there is a recording of the song "Mo Ghille Mear" sung by Mary Black. I know there is an English-language song to the same tune - but I can't remember which it is. Can anyone help? Thanks in advance! MudGuard/Andy |
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17 May 03 - 07:36 PM (#954611) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Felipa It could be that you are thinking of the translation. It is also (most often) spelled "Mo Ghile Mear" (although "Mo Ghille Mear" is probably more correct historically). There are many threads concerning this song, but since you are interested in the English language version, see Sting version |
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17 May 03 - 11:56 PM (#954669) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Blackcatter Yes, it's just a translation - the typical title of the English lyrics is "Our Hero" and the song is about Bonnie Prince Charlie who was hoped to be the salvation of the Irish along with the Scots. |
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18 May 03 - 04:09 AM (#954727) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: MudGuard Thanks for your help! Although - I am not really sure whether it was the translation that I have heard, the words don't fit with my memory (I can't remember the exact words, but I remember it was something about parting or about leaving...) MudGuard/Andy |
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18 May 03 - 03:07 PM (#954972) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: GUEST,Maurice A song that sounds a bit similar is "Will ye no' come back again"...maybe thats the one you're thinking of. |
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18 May 03 - 10:08 PM (#955162) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Blackcatter Not only sounds similar, but it's another Charlie song. |
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18 May 03 - 10:40 PM (#955177) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Little Robyn Yes,'Will ye no' is supposed to be the English version of 'Mo Ghille Mear'. Robyn |
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19 May 03 - 08:07 AM (#955339) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: belfast The Chieftains album "Long Black Veil" has an English language version sung by none other than Sting. The chorus is in Irish which Paddy Moloney wrote out phonetically for him. It's a wonderful album.I will confess, however, that I had listened to the CD several times before it dawned on me that Sting was singing in English and I doubt if I could transcribe it. |
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19 May 03 - 11:14 AM (#955472) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: GUEST,Philippa and why should you, Belfast, when someone else has already done so ?(see link in the second message on this thread) |
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19 May 03 - 12:35 PM (#955519) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Blackcatter And Belfast, I'm glad someone else likes Stings version. The Chieftains have been criticized for "allowing" pop singers like Sting sing trad songs. |
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24 May 03 - 08:47 AM (#958624) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: GUEST It is really irritating when someone makes a posting without having properly read all the previous postings in the thread - except when I do it, for in that case it is a simple and genuine oversight and could happen to anyone. |
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24 May 03 - 02:39 PM (#958763) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: belfast That previous posting was by me, the cookie (whatever that is) having tempoarily and inexplicably disappeared. |
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13 Feb 21 - 10:45 PM (#4093038) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear From: Joe Offer Looking for something totally different, I came across this performance of "Mo Ghille Mear" (My Gallant Hero) - The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin. I really liked it. |
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14 Feb 21 - 07:44 AM (#4093082) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear / Mo Ghile Mear From: GUEST,ottery Episode 6 (the final episode) of the Highland Sessions finishes with Mo Ghile Mear: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ojy1W6r8L0 Beautiful. |
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14 Feb 21 - 08:29 AM (#4093092) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear / Mo Ghile Mear From: GUEST,Roderick A Warner Think I put this up before but Len Graham always bears repeating... the subtitles are a slight distraction but have a mudcattian ambience in their eccentricity... Len Graham |
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14 Feb 21 - 09:14 AM (#4093102) Subject: RE: Title Request: Mo Ghille Mear / Mo Ghile Mear From: GUEST,Peter Laban Without disparaging any of those versions, in my mind Cór Cuil Aodha owns that one. |