Next Date: 7 AUGUST 2011
Where: Irish Center UNION STATION 39 Pershing Road Kansas City, MO 64108
A sing song is when people get together and sing songs. Traditionally, it would be at the local pub or someone's home; we are having it at the Irish Center in the basement of Union Station.
A Sing-Song is for fun...a way to learn or re-learn the old songs you heard when you were young. Anyone can join in - All ages are welcome - If you sing in the shower, you can sing with us!
This is a great way for children to learn Irish songs too. We will sing some old rebel songs, love songs, sad songs, funny songs, Tin-Pan Alley songs ♫ ♫
This is an informal gathering. We will even sing songs that are not technically Irish if you want to lead one. The session leader will have a few handouts with words. Everyone can take a turn leading a song; the rest of us will join in as we are able.
Instruments are welcome but not required. Just bring your vocal chords and sing a few!
Some of the songs we'll try:
Four Green Fields
Oro! Se do Bheatha Bhaile (You Are Welcome Home)
Red Is The Rose
Follow Me Up To Carlow
Rare Auld Times
When Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Molly Malone (Cockles & Mussels Alive Alive Oh)
Wild Rover
Irish National Anthem
Take Me Up To Monto
I'm A Rover
Silent Night (in Irish Gaelic)
Here are the words to Oro Se in Irish Gaelic followed by Phonetics and English translation. ♪ Many thanks to Mr. Michael O'Laughlin, author and owner of the Irish Roots Cafe [ IrishRoots.com ] for all the hard work put into the translation:
ORO SE
Chorus
Oro, se do bheatha 'bhaile! Oro, se do bheatha 'bhaile!
[Oro, shey do vaha wallya, oro, shey do vaha wallya]
Oro, you are welcome home! Oro. you are welcome
home!
Oro, se do bheatha 'bhaile1 Anois ar theacht an
tsamhraidh.
[Oro, shey do vaha wallya. anish air hakht un tow-rig]
Oro, you are welcome home! Now that the Summer is
coming.
Verses:
Se do bheatha a bhean ba leanmhar
[Shey do vaha a van ba laynvar]
Welcome o woman who was so afflicted,
B'e ar gcreach tu bheith i ngeibhinn
[Bay air grakh tu veh ing eveen]
It was our ruin that you were in bondage
Do dhuiche bhrea i seilbh meirleach
[Do ghuha vraw ih shelliv mairlakh]
Our fine land in the possession of thieves,
Is tu diolta leis na Ghallaibh.
[Iss tu jeelta lesh na ghow-liv]
Sold to the Foreigners.
Ta Grainne Mhaol ag teacht thar saile
[Taw granya wail egg tyakht har sawlya]
Grainne Mhaol is coming over the sea
Oglaigh armtha lei margharda
[Og-li armha ley mar gharda]
Armed warriors along with her as a guard
Gaeil iad fein 's ni Gaill na Spainnigh;
[Gail eed fain snee Gull naw Spawnyee]
They are Irish themselves, not Foreigners nor Spaniards.
'S cuirfid siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh.
[Squirrid sheead rooig air ghow-liv]
And they will rout the Foreigners.
A bhui le Ri na bhfeart go bhfeiceam
[A vee le ree na vairt guh veckum]
Please the Great God that we may see,
Muna mbeam beo 'na dhiaidh ach seachtain
[Muna mem byo na gheegh akh shekhtun]
Although we may only live a week after it Grainne Mhaol
agus mile gaiscioch.
[Granya wail agus meelya geshkeekh]
Grainne Mhaol and a thousand warriors.
Ag fogairt fain ar Ghallaibh
[Egg fogirt fawn air ghow-liv]
Dispersing the Foreigners.
The music chords may be A-flat and E-flat.??? SINEAD O'CONNOR does this on YOU TUBE, if you'd like to refresh your memory with the tune before joining us on the FIRST Sunday.
Union Station is just northwest of Crown Center. On the NorthWest Corner of 39th & MAIN.
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