Fields of Athenry
"The Fields of Athenry" is an Irish folk ballad set during the Great Irish Famine (1845-1850) about a fictional man from near Athenry in County Galway who has been sentenced to transportation to Botany Bay, Australia, for stealing food for his starving family. It is a widely known and popular anthem for fans of Celtic FC and Irish sports supporters.
The Fields of Athenry es una cancion que narra la historia de un hombre que es enviado desde Athenry hasta Botany Bay, Australia, por haberle robado a un Lord ingles la comida para alimentar a su familia.
En la cancion, el hombre que es apresado por revelarse ante la hambruna de 1845-1848, le dice a su amada que crie a sus hijos con dignidad y que siempre recuerde las tardes viendo los pajaros volar.
The Fields of Athenry
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
"Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."
Chorus:
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity."
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fall
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young girl calling
"Michael, they have taken you away,
For you stole Trevelyan's corn,
So the young might see the morn.
Now a prison ship lies waiting in the bay."
Chorus:
Low lie the fields of Athenry
Where once we watched the small free birds fly
Our love was on the wing
We had dreams and songs to sing
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
By a lonely prison wall, I heard a young man calling
"Nothing matters, Mary, when you're free
Against the famine and the crown,
I rebelled, they cut me down.
Now you must raise our child with dignity."
By a lonely harbor wall, she watched the last star fall
As the prison ship sailed out against the sky
For she lived to hope and pray for her love in Botany Bay
It's so lonely round the fields of Athenry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fields_of_Athenry
http://amelche.blogspot.com/2006/08/fields-of-athenry.html
http://amelche.blogspot.com/2006/08/fields-of-athenry.html
Historia de la cancion, en ingles
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version medio ska-rock
link: http://www.videos-star.com/watch.php?video=I24fSktQKEs
version en vivo, mas tranqui, mas "irish rebel song", pero no es la clasica y original
link: http://www.videos-star.com/watch.php?video=xclfBJl_wvU
link: http://www.videos-star.com/watch.php?video=wJG3mHp8lAs
version medio ska-rock
link: http://www.videos-star.com/watch.php?video=I24fSktQKEs
version en vivo, mas tranqui, mas "irish rebel song", pero no es la clasica y original
link: http://www.videos-star.com/watch.php?video=xclfBJl_wvU
antes no sabia en que categoria ponerlo, si INFO (poco llamativo), musica, o imagenes (donde iba a atraer a mas gente)..
pero ahora por suerte esta la categoria nueva..