This is something we've put together as a small gesture.
The text is a 12th Century Irish poem "Cumhthach Labhras an Lonsa" (Sadly, the Blackbird Calls) that seemed to resonate with today. The melody is original.
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lyrics
ENGLISH Translation
It is sadly the blackbird calls,
the wrong that is done him I know.
The cowherd took his house
and killed his little birds
Oh, pity...
Your little heart, O blackbird,
is burning with what that rough man did--
your nest without birds, without eggs,
the story is little to him.
Oh, pity...
Your newborn children used to come
at your clear call;
now no fledgeling comes out of your house.
Nettles grow over the entrance.
Oh, pity...
The wrong done to him now
was also done to me.
Well I understand you, blackbird,
after the wreck of your house.
Oh, pity...
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LYRICS (as Gaeilge):
Cumhthach labhras an lonsa,
an t-olc do fhuair d'fheadarsa
cidh bé do théalaigh a theagh
is fá éanaibh do hairgeadh.
Ochón, ochón, ochón...
Do chridhese, a luin, do loisc
a ndearna an duine díchoisc--
do nead gan éan is gan uigh
sgéal is beag ar an mbuachail.
Ochón, ochón, ochón...
Tigdís fád ghothaibh glana
do muinntir nua a-nallana
éan noch dtig as to thaigh
tar béal do nid ba neanaidh
Ochón, ochón, ochón...
An t-olc fhuairsean a-nossa
ní cian uaidh ó fhuarassa
maith m'aithne ar do labhra, a luin,
a haithle th'adhbha d'argain.
Ochón, ochón, ochón...
credits
released June 5, 2020
Dónal Kearney - Vocals
Zachary Trouton - Vocals
Michael Mormecha - Baritone guitar, sampling
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