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Bean Sl​é​ibhe ag Caoineadh a Mic

from Visionaries 1916 by Lorcan Mac Mathuna

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Lyrics by Patrick Pearse
Music by Lorcán Mac Mathúna

lyrics

Brón ar an mbás, ‘s é dhubh mo chroíse.
D’fhuadaigh mo ghrá is dfhág mé cloíte,
Gan caraid gan compánach fá dhíon mo thíse
Ach an léan seo im’ lár, is mé ag caoineadh’

Ag gabháil an tsléibhe dom tráthnóna
Do labhair an éanlaith liom go brónach,
Do labhair an naosc binn ‘s an crotach glórach,
Ag faisnéis dom gur éag mo stórach

Do ghlaoigh mé ort is do ghlór ní chualas,
Do ghlaoigh mé arís is freagra ní bhfuaras,
Do phóg mé do bhéal, is a Dhia, nárbh fhuar é!
Och, is fuar í do leaba sa gcillín uaigneach.

‘S a uaigh fhódghlas ‘na bhfuil mo leanbh.
A uaigh chaol bheag, ós tú a leaba,
Mo bheannacht ort, is na mílte beannacht
Ar na fódaibh glasa atá os cionn mo pheata.

O green-sodded grave in which my child is,
Little narrow grave, since you are his bed,
My blessing on you, and thousands of blessings
On the green sods that are over my treasure.

Brón ar an mbás, ní féidir a shéanadh,
Leagann sé úr is críon le chéile –
S a mhaicín mhánla, is é mo chéasadh
Do cholainn chaomh bheith ag déanamh créafóig’

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from Visionaries 1916, released August 30, 2022
Vocals : Íde Nic Mhathúna, Lorcán Mac Mathúna
Pipes, Flute : Éamonn Galldubh
Accordion : Martin Tourish
Fiddle : Daire Bracken

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Lorcan Mac Mathuna Dublin, Ireland

From the cradle Lorcán Mac Mathúna was surrounded by traditional irish music. Sean-Nós singing was the soundscape of his youth, the air he breathed.

Drawing on the deep roots of Sean-Nós he has brought the fundamentals of this ancient tradition into contemporary collaborations and compositions. He is truly a modern singer who sits comfortably with ancient tradition and the avant-garde.
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