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Óró ’Sé Do Bheatha ’Bhaile / Irish War of Independence (Cogadh na Saoirse)

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Oró Sé do Bheatha ‘Bhaile – The Dubliners

‘Sé do bheatha, a bhean ba léanmhar,
Do b’ é ár gcreach thú bheith i ngéibheann,
Do dhúiche bhreá i seilbh méirleach,
Is tú díolta leis na Gallaibh.

Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile,
Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile,
Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh.

Tá Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile,
Óglaigh armtha léi mar gharda,
Gaeil iad féin is ní Frainc ná Spáinnigh,
Is cuirfidh siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh.

Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile, (x3)
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh.

A bhuí le Rí na bhFeart go bhfeiceam,
Mura mbeam beo ina dhiaidh ach seachtain,
Gráinne Mhaol agus míle gaiscíoch,
Ag fógairt fáin ar Ghallaibh.

Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile, (x3)
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh.

Welcome oh woman who was so afflicted,
It was our ruin that you were in bondage,
Our fine land in the possession of thieves…
And you sold to the foreigners!

Oh-ro You’re welcome home,
Oh-ro You’re welcome home,
Oh-ro You’re welcome home…
Now that summer’s coming!

Gráinne O’Malley is coming over the sea,
Armed warriors along with her as her guard,
They’re Irish themselves, not French nor Spanish,
And they will rout the foreigners!

Oh-ro You’re welcome home (x3)
Now that summer’s coming!

May it please the King of Miracles that we might see,
Although we may live for a week once after,
Gráinne Mhaol and a thousand warriors…
Dispersing the foreigners!

Oh-ro You’re welcome home (x3)
Now that summer’s coming!

https://songsinirish.com/oro-se-do-bheatha-bhaile-lyrics/

Merry Christmas, Happy Holydays and Holidays and Time Out for a while !

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Wishing you all a happy and healthy coming year. ;-)

I’m taking a Time Out from the NET for a while.

take care of yourselves.
leo

I included Glen Campbell and the Boston Pops performing,  “Classical Gas” for your enjoyment. What a great performance by a great guitar player and songwriter.

 

water under the bridge…

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Hi All

I hope you are all very well!

I enjoy writing, at times, but I inevitably must draft and draft and draft what I want to say. If I’m passionate about a topic, I will endure the pain ;-) but I’m afraid I will never have the patience to be as eloquent as many of you here on WordPress. Instead, I choose to use image and sound to convey my meaning and evoke emotion.

As we move through our lives we inevitably run into the rocks or maybe the weeds, depending on where you live. ;-) It’s just the way of it. We may ask ourselves should I have done this or done that or …?

At the end of the day, sometimes all we can do is accept and move on. It’s all becomes  “water under the bridge.”

take care
leo

Let’s go for another ride! | The Quiet Corner, CT | Part 2

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Just a couple of filming and technical notes for those of you that may be interested:

I filmed both parts 1 and 2 with a Sony FDR-X3000 4K Action Cam. For a little camera it produces some amazing video results. The major challenge filming on a motorcycle “live” is trying to get good sound. The wind makes that nearly impossible. C’est la vie – We use what we have – we want real, right? ;-)

In Part 1, I mounted the camera and a little external mic behind a windshield on a rigid camera mount. It’s ok but a bit too static… The wide angle lens gives the illusion of space but …. The sound was a bit tinny for my taste. The mic was mounted up near the engine not near the pipes.

In Part 2, the camera was mounted on the right (me facing forward) side of my helmet. The mic was taped to the back of my helmet. This variation is a lot more dynamic. The driver’s heads acts like a tripod head panning left and right down the road. It’s much more interesting.

anyway – let’s go for another ride ! lol