Bean Pháidín -or- ”Pawdeen’s Wife”)

Lyrics

"Bean Pháidín" ("Pawdeen's Wife") (Traditional; arranged by Kevin Conneff) Kevin Conneff Long Journey Home: The Irish in America [Original Soundtrack] ©1998 • Vocals, Bodhrán – Kevin Conneff > 'Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise 'Sé an trua ghéar nach mise Bean Pháidín 'Sé an trua ghéar nach mise, nach mise 'Sé an bhean atá aige bheith caillte Rachad go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh Is rachad go Gaillimh, le páidín; Rachad go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh Is tiocfad abhaile sa mbád CHORUS Rachainn go haonach an chlocháin Is siar go béal á' na báighe Bhreothnóinn is teach tríd an bhfuinneoig Le súil is go bhfaicfinn Bean Pháidín Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa Go mbristear do chosa, Bean Pháidín Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa Go mbristear do chosa's da chnámha << ENGLISH (Google) Translation > It's a pity that I'm not, that I'm not It's a pity I'm not Pawdeen's wife It's a pity that I'm not, that I'm not He is the woman he has lost Go to Galway, to Galway I will go to Galway, with a boat; Go to Galway, to Galway We will comе home by boat CHORUS I would go to the fairground West to thе mouth of the bays I would look at the house through the window In the hope that I would see Pawdeen's wife Break your legs, your legs May your feet be broken, Pawdeen's wife Break your legs, your legs May your legs and bones be broken << "Bean Pháidín" or "Pawdeen's Wife" is sung in Irish by Kevin Conneff. It's a humorous song about a woman who wishes she were Pawdeen's wife and captures some of the sweetness of life in Ireland before the famine struck - Paddy Moloney