Irlande
-
208. Leave Her, Johnny
Chant de marins (sea shanty), Irlande. Traditionnel (< 1901). 1. I thought I heard the Old Man say: « Leave her, Johnny, leave her. » Tomorrow you will get your pay, And it’s time for us to leave her. (Ch.) Leave her, Johnny, leave her! Oh, leave her, Johnny, leave her! For the voyage is long and…
-
151. Óró Sé Do Bheatha Bhaile
Chanson traditionnelle, Irlande. |||: Óró ‘Sé do bheatha ‘bhaile, :||| Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh! 1. ‘Sé do bheatha a bhean ba léanmhar, B’ é ár gcreach tú bheith i ngéibhinn, Do dhúiche bhreá i seilibh meirleach… Is tú díolta leis na Gallaibh! 2. Tá Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile, Óglaigh armtha léi mar…
-
145. The Kerry Recruit
Chanson contre le recrutement durant la 1ère Guerre Mondiale, Irlande (1915). 1. About four years ago I was digging the land With me brogues on me feet and me spade in me hand Says I to meself what a pity to see Such a fine strapping lad footin’ turf in Tralee 2. So I buttered…
-
141. Poor Paddy works on the Railway
Chant traditionnel, Irlande (première publication confirmée en 1864). 1. In eighteen hundred and forty-one, Me corduroy britches I put on, Me corduroy britches I put on To work upon the railway, the railway, I’m weary of the railway Poor Paddy works on the railway. 2. In eighteen hundred and forty-two From Hartlepool I moved to…
-
133. The Foggy Dew
Ballade traditionnelle, Irlande. Par Charles O’Neill (1887–1963). 1. It was down a glen one Easter morn, To a city fair rode I, There Ireland’s lines of marching men, In squadrons passed me by. No pipes did hum, and no battle drum, Did sound its dread tattoo, But the Angelus Bell o’er the Liffey’s {/leffee/} swell,…
-
118. The Temperance Reel
Mélodie traditionnelle instrumentale, Irlande.
-
51. The Wild Rover
Chanson traditionnelle, Irlande. 1.Well I’ve been a wild rover for many’s the yearAnd I’ve spent all my money on whiskey and beerBut now I’m returning with gold in great storeAnd I never will play the wild rover no more(Ref.)And it’s no, nay, neverNo, nay, never, no moreWill I play the wild roverNo, never, no more2.So…