The choral singing is modern re-interpretation of mouth music that composer David Downes came up with - it uses Irish syllables with extra percussive punch - it doesn't mean anything but adds energy to the song. If you like layered vocal harmonies you might like my new song too - search for Meav - The Calling - hope you like it!
It's a beautiful song and you did a marvelous job Ms Meav! I sing alto so when I sing along with this song my voice harmonizes well with it by singing an octave lower.
This is an incredibly hard tune to sing. The fact that she pulls it off flawless says volumes about the natural talent of these ladies, Méav in particular.
It's been two years since i heard this song, Meav's voice is soo angelic and the choir gives out strange vibrations which gives me shivers. It is such a beautiful song, and powerful at the same time. It is no wonder why i am in tears..
Great percussion and orchestration. Great back ground singers and a wonderful lead singer. This version is so polished and perfect that it annoys some people. Just sit back and appreciate the excellence.
If anybody want the lyrics, here they are: My young love said to me My mother won't mind And my father won't slight you For your lack of kind. And she stepped away from me And this she did say "Oh, it will not be long love 'Til our wedding day". She stepped away from me And she moved through the fair And fondly I watched her Move here and move there.
Méav has one of the 3 MOST ANGELIC voices of every lady that has ever sang for David as a member of Celtic Woman... Naturally the other 2 are Lisa Kelly and Chloe Agnew
I never saw what everyone thought Méav was so special. I always thought she was just "okay" untill I heard this song. It completely changed my opinion on her. She sings this beautifully and her voice is amazing.
This version of the song blows all the other ones out of the water. A gorgeous vocal, but the strings, drums and chanting take the song to the greatest heights
lyrics in full My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind And my father won't slight you for your lack of kind" And she stepped away from me and this she did say: It will not be long, love, till our wedding day" As she stepped away from me and she moved through the fair And fondly I watched her move here and move there And then she turned homeward with one star awake Like the swan in the evening moves over the lake The people were saying, no two e'er were wed But one had a sorrow that never was said And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear, And that was the last that I saw of my dear. Last night she came to me, my dead love came in So softly she came that her feet made no din As she laid her hand on me and this she did say "It will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day"
Oh god, this is so beautiful... I remember singing this in choir in middle school, this brings back memories. Of course, we didn't sound quite this nice. xD
My young love said to me My mother won't mind And my father won't slight you For your lack of kind Then she stepped away from me And this she did say "It will not be long love till our wedding day" She stepped away from me and she moved through the fair and fondly I watched her Moved here and move there Then she made her way homeward with one star awake As the swan in the evening moves over the lake The people were saying no two were e´er wed But one has a sorrow that never was said And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear And that was the last that I saw of my dear I dreamt it last night That my dead love came in So softly she moved That her feet made no din Then she came close beside me And this she did say "It will not be long love till our wedding day"
Just listened to it. It was very good, but the rhythm in the beginning sort of gave me the feeling like i was spinning around and around and around and around and around...you get the point :)
I sang this song in Germany on St Patricks night 1998 ...sang like a banshee!!!! wish i could sing like these ladies :) but lord above i love this song!!!!!
meav has the best voice. its unexplainable. sure they all can sing, but there's something about her voice! listening to 2.44 onwards, gives me shivers! Orlagh has a unique, traditional voice which makes her stand out too.
i love this song, i especially love the beginning. overall, a beautiful song. i think their music is simply breathtaking. i love celtic music, but Celtic Woman are my favorite singing group. my second favorites are Celtic Ladies. i love their Christmas cd. well, just wanted to say i love this song and this music. i'll always be your fan Celtic Woman, keep up the amazing work!
Well, excellent version. For what concerns a version with few musicians listen to Judy Collins. I love both ways of interpreting this beautiful song. Great thanks !
The girls do a really great job with this song and I love them but the conductor/arranger David Downs deserves much of the credit for this master work.
I also left out Deirdre Shannon, who isn't on any of the DVDs. Since my original comment, I've acquired the "A New Journey" DVD, so I'll never forget Hayley again. I've also been lucky enough to see CW live in its current configuration with Susan McFadden replacing Lisa Kelly.
This is absolutely gorgeous music. I just happened to bump into this singing group thanks the a music video of HTTYD. This really gives me inspiration for a story I am writing. Someone should use this as movie music.
I miss all of them, but if Meav and Orla hadn't left, we never would have heard Alex and Lynn, and if they hadn't left, we wouldn't have hot little Lisa Lambe. David Downes just keeps finding them. I seem to have left out one or two. My DVD collection is still incomplete.
And she made her way onward With one star awake As the swan in the evening Moves over the lake. Last night she came to me She came softly in So softly she came Her feet made no din. And she laid her hand on me And this she did say "It will not be long love 'Til our wedding day".
I guess I get a different impression about the song itself.. My understanding is that the writer of the song had a night "vision - or visitation" . it is like catching a glimpse of ones parents before you were born. I believe it is the future father reassuring the future mother that all systems are go for the marriage to take place. This is happy , positive news- not dark or negative. As for "sexification" - gorgeous Meav can't help but be anything but.. She looks as good as she sounds.
The choral singing is modern re-interpretation of mouth music that composer David Downes came up with - it uses Irish syllables with extra percussive punch - it doesn't mean anything but adds energy to the song.
If you like layered vocal harmonies you might like my new song too - search for Meav - The Calling - hope you like it!
It's a beautiful song and you did a marvelous job Ms Meav! I sing alto so when I sing along with this song my voice harmonizes well with it by singing an octave lower.
If you want to see what a TOTALLY PROFESSIONAL performance looks like, well, you have just witnessed one!!!!
This is an incredibly hard tune to sing. The fact that she pulls it off flawless says volumes about the natural talent of these ladies, Méav in particular.
What sets her apart is how effortless is seems. Unreal !
That is part of Sweet Lady Meav's trademark.... Effortless style and flawless technique.
It's been two years since i heard this song, Meav's voice is soo angelic and the choir gives out strange vibrations which gives me shivers. It is such a beautiful song, and powerful at the same time. It is no wonder why i am in tears..
Just cant get enough of Meav,she has it all voice,expression,presence,you name it,never a flaw in her performance.
Great percussion and orchestration. Great back ground singers and a wonderful lead singer. This version is so polished and perfect that it annoys some people. Just sit back and appreciate the excellence.
One of the best versions ever - what a voice!
Without a doubt, Meav was one of the best vocalists ever to sing as Celtic Woman.
If anybody want the lyrics, here they are:
My young love said to me
My mother won't mind
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kind.
And she stepped away from me
And this she did say
"Oh, it will not be long love
'Til our wedding day".
She stepped away from me
And she moved through the fair
And fondly I watched her
Move here and move there.
You're an angel 🥰🥰🥰
This is still the best sung version I have heard..
my favourite -meav
she is my favorite singer from the Celtic Women
Méav has one of the 3 MOST ANGELIC voices of every lady that has ever sang for David as a member of Celtic Woman... Naturally the other 2 are Lisa Kelly and Chloe Agnew
Lisa is my favorite.
@@sheilaholmes996 she's been my fav since year 1
Chloe is always my favorite but she does do this one very well too!
What a voice!
Celtic Woman are THE BEST!!!!
Dearest Meav,
We all miss you so much! Can you please come back to Celtic Woman? They're not much without you and Orla.
With love,
All your fans.
This is one of the most importante music in this side of the world. God bless Irland. From Portugal, Pedro Nunes
I miss her so much.
She is my favorite out of them all, voice of an angel!
Best version. No one does it better.
I never saw what everyone thought Méav was so special. I always thought she was just "okay" untill I heard this song. It completely changed my opinion on her. She sings this beautifully and her voice is amazing.
For some reason this song convinces me of what true love might feel like.
How fortunate are we to hear this amazing voice singing this beautiful song?
Really, really nice!..Congratulations Rachel & Greg! August 12, 2008.
Love this song, it's so very pretty..I can listen to it over and over..so pretty!!!
This version of the song blows all the other ones out of the water. A gorgeous vocal, but the strings, drums and chanting take the song to the greatest heights
Such a Great Show !!!!!!
Here in 2021 still getting goosebumps!
lyrics in full
My young love said to me, "My mother won't mind
And my father won't slight you for your lack of kind"
And she stepped away from me and this she did say:
It will not be long, love, till our wedding day"
As she stepped away from me and she moved through the fair
And fondly I watched her move here and move there
And then she turned homeward with one star awake
Like the swan in the evening moves over the lake
The people were saying, no two e'er were wed
But one had a sorrow that never was said
And I smiled as she passed with her goods and her gear,
And that was the last that I saw of my dear.
Last night she came to me, my dead love came in
So softly she came that her feet made no din
As she laid her hand on me and this she did say
"It will not be long, love, 'til our wedding day"
Beautiful and haunting.
One of Celtic Women's BEST songs......Thanx for posting it!
Amazing singer. Wish she was still with the band!
i LOVE this song. meav's voice is so beautiful it makes me cry. but still so beautiful :,]
So bloody perfect ........ but we have to wonder how much artistic endeavour actually goes into this kind of manufactured excellence.
With the immensely gifted Meav leading the way, the rest flows automatically. The Sweet Irish Lark is art in the flesh.
i absoloutely love the choir in this!
When she sings i picture the beauty of the irish country side so peaceful.
one of my favorite celtic songs!
Oh god, this is so beautiful...
I remember singing this in choir in middle school, this brings back memories.
Of course, we didn't sound quite this nice. xD
My young love said to me
My mother won't mind
And my father won't slight you
For your lack of kind
Then she stepped away from me
And this she did say
"It will not be long love
till our wedding day"
She stepped away from me
and she moved through the fair
and fondly I watched her
Moved here and move there
Then she made her way homeward
with one star awake
As the swan in the evening
moves over the lake
The people were saying
no two were e´er wed
But one has a sorrow
that never was said
And I smiled as she passed
with her goods and her gear
And that was the last
that I saw of my dear
I dreamt it last night
That my dead love came in
So softly she moved
That her feet made no din
Then she came close beside me
And this she did say
"It will not be long love
till our wedding day"
SImply wonderful. A voice from Heaven, a voice that only a fairy can have...
She reminds me of a mermaid. She is going to be missed very much. She added such a great voice and such personality to Celtic Woman.
Love meav's voice.
I love this song
I LOVE HER DRESSS!!!!!! I love this song, too. It's sooo pretty.
Just listened to it. It was very good, but the rhythm in the beginning sort of gave me the feeling like i was spinning around and around and around and around and around...you get the point :)
Everything about this production was beyond marvelous!
I love love looooove this song!!! 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
I sang this song in Germany on St Patricks night 1998 ...sang like a banshee!!!! wish i could sing like these ladies :) but lord above i love this song!!!!!
Wow ! *speechless*
She has a beautiful soprano voice!
I think Méav is my favorite of the Celtic Woman.
great song !!!
Just a FANTASTIC SONG...thanx for uploading it!!!!!
You don’t know your mother’s before but now you did what I capable of no one could stopped me to after the love’s one as my dearest daughter’s as you.
Beautiful angelic voice. This is one of my favorite songs. She reminds me a bit of the lead singer of Anuna.
I wonder whats with the ten folks that didnt like it..such a beautiful song sung beautiiully by a beautiful singer with an awesome voice
This is Awesome!!Especially the chant!!! and I wont forget Meav!!
meav has the best voice. its unexplainable. sure they all can sing, but there's something about her voice! listening to 2.44 onwards, gives me shivers! Orlagh has a unique, traditional voice which makes her stand out too.
What an amazing voice and moves so gracefully through the stage. Just wonderful.
I got to see Celtic Woman in person, and this song was even more amazing done live!
The greatest song ever :))) Thanks for this great voice!!!
this song comes to life through meavs voice which is what makes it special
i makes me cry every time i hear it
Simply beautiful..such an amazing voice such an amazing group of artists
My God! If the beauty on earth is so great, what awesome beauty awaits us in Heaven when we meet You face to face!
i love this song, i especially love the beginning. overall, a beautiful song. i think their music is simply breathtaking. i love celtic music, but Celtic Woman are my favorite singing group. my second favorites are Celtic Ladies. i love their Christmas cd. well, just wanted to say i love this song and this music. i'll always be your fan Celtic Woman, keep up the amazing work!
Well, excellent version. For what concerns a version with few musicians listen to Judy Collins. I love both ways of interpreting this beautiful song.
Great thanks !
... traumhaft ...
The girls do a really great job with this song and I love them but the conductor/arranger David Downs deserves much of the credit for this master work.
I absolutely LOVE how it all comes together at 2:34! Meav is beauty in every sense of the word.
@sefrims1 agreed. the whole orchestra, choir, and of course the main ladies, are all A1 musicians!
Sad to hear about Méav.All the girls are wonderfull but Méav's allways been my favourite.I hope she keeps touring the U.S.
beautiful ...
oh my goodness, you're so right! what a beautiful baby she will have!
just amazing! theres nothing else to describe it!
Meav is a Goddess
OH MY GOD I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR THIS SONG FOR NEARLY A YEAR I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!! sorry i'm just really excited :)
I also left out Deirdre Shannon, who isn't on any of the DVDs. Since my original comment, I've acquired the "A New Journey" DVD, so I'll never forget Hayley again. I've also been lucky enough to see CW live in its current configuration with Susan McFadden replacing Lisa Kelly.
Sweet lord Jesus, this is so beautiful!
her voice is perfect! i love it! this is not an easy song but it really shows off her pure tone
great song
amazing!!!!!
This is absolutely gorgeous music. I just happened to bump into this singing group thanks the a music video of HTTYD. This really gives me inspiration for a story I am writing. Someone should use this as movie music.
I miss all of them, but if Meav and Orla hadn't left, we never would have heard Alex and Lynn, and if they hadn't left, we wouldn't have hot little Lisa Lambe. David Downes just keeps finding them. I seem to have left out one or two. My DVD collection is still incomplete.
she sounds like a pure angel.
How can it be? she's amazing!!!
awesome!
And she made her way onward
With one star awake
As the swan in the evening
Moves over the lake.
Last night she came to me
She came softly in
So softly she came
Her feet made no din.
And she laid her hand on me
And this she did say
"It will not be long love
'Til our wedding day".
Mah heart beatin' cause her voice touchin' mah heart so purely
I love this song so much!
thanks
this gave me goosebumps everywhere.
i lov her :)
I first heard it on Mike Oldfield's album 'Voyager.' Try and listen to that album, it's beautiful.
LOVE THIS SONG, or at least, love the way she sings it :)
:O
oh my goodness! this is so amazing! and beautiful! and WOW! I can't describe how great this song is!
I guess I get a different impression about the song itself.. My understanding is that the writer of the song had a night "vision - or visitation" . it is like catching a glimpse of ones parents before you were born. I believe it is the future father reassuring the future mother that all systems are go for the marriage to take place. This is happy , positive news- not dark or negative. As for "sexification" - gorgeous Meav can't help but be anything but.. She looks as good as she sounds.
I actually never knew what it was called i've been clicking around random videos until i recognized the tune. I can't believe it took this long!
this is wow
makes me damn proud to be Irish....
Elles sont la voix des anges!!