Siúil a Rún lyrics

Song Details

Songwriter: Traditional - early 18th century - a time when the cream of the Catholic youth of Ireland were drawn away to recruit the ranks of the Brigade. The song is also known as Shule Aroon.

Book Source: Sparling, Irish Minstrelsy by H. Halliday Sparling - Being a Selection of Irish Songs, Lyrics, and Ballads - (1887) pp.232-233

Brief: The song is about a woman's lament towards her lover who has engaged in a military career. She says she will cry till 'every tear would turn a mill', she will 'sell her spinning wheel' to arm him, she will dye her clothes red and 'round the world - beg for bread' till he returns.

Genre: Irish Folk Song, Brigade Ballad, Celtic

Covers: Clannad, Mary Black, Lisa Kelly, Reeltime, Leah, Sheherazade and Ice, Siobhan Owen, Saoirse, Maggie Ryan, Kokia, Sissel & The Chieftans, Enya, Anuna ...

Translation:

Siúil, siúil, siúil a rún	
Siúil go sochair agus siúil go ciúin	
Siúil go doras agus éalaigh liom	
Is go dté tú mo mhúirnín slán

Go, go, go, my love
Go quietly and go peacefully
Go to the door and fly with me
And may you go safely, my darling

Featured Artists: Celtic Woman feat. Orla Fallon

Album: Celtic Woman
Recorded: September 2004
Released: 1 March 2005
Country: US
Format: CD, Album
Label: Manhattan Records