Hey,
Not posted here for some time. Just thought this forum might be able to help with a thought of mine as it seems to be a fountain of knowledge!!
Why are Irish, anti-British Army songs all sung in English and not Irish?
You would have thought singing in Irish would have shown more independance.
Regards AJ
By: mike currill - 20th October 2007 at 05:39
If the songs were in Irish then English-speaking folk wouldn’t understand what they were on about.
No point in making up songs about the iniquity of one’s adversary if said adversary can’t make head or tail of them, is there? :p
That was very well put. Couldn’t have said it better if I’d tried.
By: kilcoo316 - 15th October 2007 at 15:44
Hey,
Not posted here for some time. Just thought this forum might be able to help with a thought of mine as it seems to be a fountain of knowledge!!
Why are Irish, anti-British Army songs all sung in English and not Irish?
You would have thought singing in Irish would have shown more independance.
Regards AJ
The Irish folk band the Wolfetones originally started out singing Gaeilge songs, then did (and do) both.
Most bands will do songs in both, although most songs are in English (no point trying to wind them up if they don’t understand it eh? :diablo: )
By: EGPH - 14th October 2007 at 17:57
Well my naivity catches up with me again lol.
I just thought that it would be more “Irish” to sing them in their own language and it would signify rebellion more. Anyway there was bound to be an irish speaking Brit that could translate said songs aswell. Anyway I will shut up for now with a very red face!
By: ATFS_Crash - 14th October 2007 at 17:56
Why are Irish, anti-British Army songs all sung in English and not Irish?
You think maybe it has something to do with the fact that only a bout 40% of the people in Ireland are fluent with the Celtic language?
By no means am I endorsing revolution, violence or terrorism.
A song that I like that is similar though I don’t think it is Irish. (it seems to have some hints of Irish and Soviet revolution) 😉 This was a jokingly violent song that we used to harmonize as our school superintendent used to walk by. Behavior that would probably get you thrown in jail today.
It’s Sister Ginny’s Turn To Throw The Bomb,
By the Glencoves
lyrics
http://p202.ezboard.com/Song-of-the-Day-82004/fdrunkardswalkforumsfrm13.showMessage?topicID=84.topic
By: duxfordhawk - 14th October 2007 at 17:29
If the songs were in Irish then English-speaking folk wouldn’t understand what they were on about.
No point in making up songs about the iniquity of one’s adversary if said adversary can’t make head or tail of them, is there? :p
Thats exactly what i was thinking.
By: Grey Area - 14th October 2007 at 17:02
If the songs were in Irish then English-speaking folk wouldn’t understand what they were on about.
No point in making up songs about the iniquity of one’s adversary if said adversary can’t make head or tail of them, is there? :p
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