We Brought The Summer With Us

Samhradh Samhradh

The song was first heard of in Dublin 1730, a song written for the Gaelic festival known as Bealtaine that marks the beginning of summer, celebrated April 30 to May 1.

During the festival there is the lighting of bonfires and making of flower decorations.

This song is a perfect summer tune to listen to during a road trip through the country side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4LtHaAoimI

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Thugamar linn é ón gcoill chraobhaigh
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí ó luí na gréine
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Tá an fhuiseog ag seinm ‘sag luascadh sna spéartha
Áthas do lá is bláth ar chrann
Tá an chuach is an fhuiseog ag seinm le pléisiúr
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

We brought it from leafy woods

We brought the summer with us

Yellow summer from sunset

We brought the summer with us

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

The lark playing 'sag swinging in the skies

Pleased to day flower tree

The cuckoo is the lark singing with joy

We brought the summer with us

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

In my family, the last immigrants were Irish, arriving in the USA in 1880. From Cork and Dublin, they passed stories, humor, generosity and spirituality down through the decades, and I find the resources of modern life to learn more about them is an amazing boon to my understanding of who we are and what we give to the world. I especially like that our Irish language flourishes.

As I love my garden--the concept of summer (flowers),  birds, and leafy woods bring summer with them is precisely how I feel.

Aww Garsh--Love Songs for Valentine's Day #1

 

Study for a Variant, Adobe, Wassily Kandinsky 1936

Peter, Paul and Mary - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x3mRbZo3k

 

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies my love
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command.

The first time ever I held you near
And felt your heartbeat close to mine
I thought our joy would fill the world
And would last till the end of time my love
And would last till the end of time.

We Brought The Summer With Us

Samhradh Samhradh

The song was first heard of in Dublin 1730, a song written for the Gaelic festival known as Bealtaine that marks the beginning of summer, celebrated April 30 to May 1.

During the festival there is the lighting of bonfires and making of flower decorations.

This song is a perfect summer tune to listen to during a road trip through the country side.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4LtHaAoimI

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Thugamar linn é ón gcoill chraobhaigh
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí ó luí na gréine
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Tá an fhuiseog ag seinm ‘sag luascadh sna spéartha
Áthas do lá is bláth ar chrann
Tá an chuach is an fhuiseog ag seinm le pléisiúr
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

We brought it from leafy woods

We brought the summer with us

Yellow summer from sunset

We brought the summer with us

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

The lark playing 'sag swinging in the skies

Pleased to day flower tree

The cuckoo is the lark singing with joy

We brought the summer with us

Summer, summer, the calves milk

We brought the summer with us

Yellow daisies Summer glégeal

We brought the summer with us

In my family, the last immigrants were Irish, arriving in the USA in 1880. From Cork and Dublin, they passed stories, humor, generosity and spirituality down through the decades, and I find the resources of modern life to learn more about them is an amazing boon to my understanding of who we are and what we give to the world. I especially like that our Irish language flourishes.

As I love my garden--the concept of summer (flowers),  birds, and leafy woods bring summer with them is precisely how I feel.

Aww Garsh--Love Songs for Valentine's Day #1

 

Study for a Variant, Adobe, Wassily Kandinsky 1936

Peter, Paul and Mary - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x3mRbZo3k

 

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies my love
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command.

The first time ever I held you near
And felt your heartbeat close to mine
I thought our joy would fill the world
And would last till the end of time my love
And would last till the end of time.

Aww Garsh--Love Songs for Valentine's Day #1

Study for a Variant, Adobe, Wassily Kandinsky 1936

 

Peter, Paul and Mary - The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6x3mRbZo3k

 

The first time ever I saw your face
I thought the sun rose in your eyes
And the moon and stars were the gifts you gave
To the dark and the empty skies my love
To the dark and the empty skies.

The first time ever I kissed your mouth
I felt the earth move in my hand
Like the trembling heart of a captive bird
That was there at my command my love
That was there at my command.

The first time ever I held you near
And felt your heartbeat close to mine
I thought our joy would fill the world
And would last till the end of time my love
And would last till the end of time.

Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child

 

Peter, Paul & Mary_Motherless Child 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWpXX7sOhDk 

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

A long way from home
A long way from home

Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone
Sometimes I feel like I'm almost gone

A long way from home
A long way from home

Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove
Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove
Sometimes I feel like a mournin' dove

A long way from home
A long way from home

Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air
Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air
Sometimes I feel like an eagle in the air

A long way from home
A long way from home

Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child
Sometimes I feel like a motherless child

A long way from home
A long way from home

Robin Williams: The Funny Face of Depression?
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/robin-williams-funny-face-depression-n178756 

Five Common Myths About Depression

http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2014/08/12/five-common-myths-about-depression/ 

Dealing with Depression

http://www.helpguide.org/mental/depression_tips.htm 

 

 

 

Happy Birthday, Joni

Celebrating Joni Mitchell's 70th Birthday

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/07/joni-mitchell-birthday_n_4228790.html?utm_hp_ref=entertainment

JONI MITCHELL /// 10. Both Sides Now - (Clouds) - (1969) 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_i7WceS--p4 

 Bows and flows of angel hair
And ice cream castles in the air
And feather canyons everywhere
I've looked at clouds that way

But now they only block the sun
They rain and snow on everyone
So many things I would have done
But clouds got in my way

I've looked at clouds from both sides now
From up and down, and still somehow
It's cloud illusions I recall
I really don't know clouds at all

Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels
The dizzy dancing way you feel
As every fairy tale comes real
I've looked at love that way

But now it's just another show
You leave 'em laughing when you go
And if you care, don't let them know
Don't give yourself away

I've looked at love from both sides now
From give and take, and still somehow
It's love's illusions I recall
I really don't know love at all

Tears and fears and feeling proud
To say "I love you" right out loud
Dreams and schemes and circus crowds
I've looked at life that way

Oh but now old friends are acting strange
They shake their heads, they say I've changed
Well something's lost but something's gained
In living every day

I've looked at life from both sides now
From WIN and LOSE and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all

I've looked at life from both sides now
From up and down and still somehow
It's life's illusions I recall
I really don't know life at all