An Domhan (Featuring Lia Wright)

from Turas by Stevie Darragh

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This is the 1st single form my upcoming 3rd E.P "Turas" due for release later in 2021 The track features the Vocals and String playing of Lia Wright.
 
The lyrics taken from a medieval prom by an unknown author, warn not to put trust in the world and its ways.
 
"This is the first track i've done entirely in the Irish language. Though I'm not a native speaker, merely a humble student, the musical sound of the spoken language is one of the most moving gifts this little island I call home has given the world”

lyrics

An Domhan

Ná lig, ná lig
An fód sin fút id chroí
Gairid tusa air
Fada a bheir faoi.

Ná lean, ná lean
An domhan cé,
Ná car, ná car
Seal beag a ré.

Ná glac, ná glac
Leis an saol seang,
Ná gabh, ná gabh,
Ná tit ina cheann.

Bhí fear inné,
Ba gheal a ghné,
Ní fhuil inniu
Ach ina chrú faoi chré

Atá ina rith
Mar théann an mhuir,
Teich uaidh i gcéin,
Id chroí ná lig.

The World

Take no oath, take no oath
By the sod you stand upon:
You walk it short while
But your burial is long.

Pay no heed, pay no heed
To the world and its way,
Give no love, give no love
To what lasts but a day.

Have no care, have no care
For the meaningless earth,
Lay not hold, lay not hold
On its meaningless mirth.

A man fair of face
Was here yesterday;
Now he is nothing
But blood beneath clay.

The world is running out
Like the ebbing sea:
Fly far from it
And seek safety.

credits

from Turas, track released January 29, 2021
Music

Written Performed & Produced By Stevie Darragh
Violin & Vocals Lia Wright

Artwork

Lia Wright (LW ART)

Poem

CMC Irish Song Project

The Poem is used is one by an unknown Medieval author, I discovered the text through the CMC Irish Song Project, it was used by Irish Composer Kevin O'Connell for a piece for Voice and Piano, adaptation in Modern Irish by Alan Titley English translation by James Carney

By: Ní fios cé a chum / Unknown author (go luath sna meánaoiseanna / early medieval)

Cóirithe i leagan úr Nua-Ghaeilge / New adaptation in Modern Irish: Alan Titley (2019)

Aistriúchán Béarla / English translation: James Carney
Medieval Irish Lyrics with the Irish Bardic Poet le / by James Carney, Dolmen Press, 1967/1985

Atáirgthe le caoinchead ó Mharjorie Carney / Reproduced by kind permission of Marjorie Carney

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Stevie Darragh Dublin, Ireland

Composer form Dublin // Guitarist for Overhead, the Albatross

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discography

Turas

Mar 2021
Dubh

Sep 2020
Gaffeteria (O,TA Demo)

May 2020
Daylight

Apr 2020
Beautiful Failure

May 2019
Fragments

Feb 2018

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