Scullion - I Am Stretched On Your Grave (1980)

Philip King, singer and harmonica player with the Irish folk-rock band Scullion introduces the song ‘I Am Stretched On Your Grave’ to the audience at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin.
The lyric is a translation of an anonymous 18th-century Irish poem called ‘Táim sínte ar do thuama’ which literally translated means I am stretched on your grave.
It tells of a man who will not leave the grave of his dead lover.
And with you in your cold grave, I cannot sleep warm.
The translation by the Irish poet and writer Frank O’Connor is published in his 1963 book ‘The Little Monasteries: Translations From Irish Poetry Mainly Of The Seventh To The Twelfth Centuries’.
Philip King set Frank O’Connor’s translation to music and ‘I Am Stretched on Your Grave’ features on Scullion’s 1979 debut studio album ‘Scullion’.
Appearing on stage alongside Phillip King are Scullion band members Sonny Condell, Greg Boland, and Jimmy O’Brien-Moran.
‘Pavilion Folk’ is a series of folk concerts recorded at the Pavilion Theatre in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin. Scullion featured on the shows broadcast on 24 October 1980 and 21 November 1980.

[@mcduh]

My heart out to everyone who’s ever sung this. But today, out to Sinéad.

[@marcuskelley5559]

This song calls to my celtic blood. I imagined this version before I found it. First heard Sinead O'Connor's version in the '90's, then found it was also in Peaky Blinders, then found this version. Perfect IMHO.

[@seimiquinn]

Haven't heard this in thirty years or more.. Thanks for posting.
All the other pieces on your channel are really interesting too. Well done. Keep it up Sir.

[@sunnysyl7]

💚☘️

[@patriciad.b.1735]

The first version of this song I ever heard, and always my favorite.

[@hjalmarschacht2559]

Absolutely brilliant performance.

[@Irishmartin1971]

This is magic

[@LittleLulubee]

Wow, I’ve never heard another version besides Sinead’s. Beautiful song 💙🩵💙

[@Lovecraft530]

best version of this song.

[@zerpblerd5966]

not acompetition, it is absolutely breathtaking and brings tears
check out Dead Can Dance version too

[@patrickhicks9880]

this is beautiful i've been trying to watch the brits and losing the will to live

[@glamourdazeshorts]

Thanks for posting this

[@DaddyLaser]

good upload.. thanks.. i'm having a scullion day today..

[@NikoHL]

OMG.. This is brilliant. Where did you find this footage. TYSM for uploading. Would love to see the rest of this set.

[@tridnt_wrad]

"Táim sínte ar do thuama"

[@fakeologist1]

Sinead brought me here

[@jakenconor]

My god. 😯♥️

[@bradwiggins5866]

Wonderful wonderful

[@johnwilliamscoffin]

Thank you, brilliant ♥🫶

[@nedwalker6]

Translated from the original Irish by Frank O'Connor. Haunting to the end

[@lynsargschlafer2202]

Wonderfull! Dead Can Dance Version is nice

[@CONSOMI33]

pure beauty.

[@conlaiarla]

Outstanding !

[@notmanagingmymischief]

everybody say thank you Hozier for introducing me to this omg

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

Maybe thank Scullion for introducing both _Hozier_ and Sinéad to this song? 😉

[@Callin-Out-the-Noise]

As of March 30th 2023 this video has 7.3k views and only 209 likes. I cast shame on all those who witness the power of this performance and can't be bothered with a simple "Like." This is an amazing rare capture. Please do the least &like it.

[@yekimsrennihs-yhprum2074]

👌

[@gerardbreen8534]

I was at this show ,is there anyway to access the full 🌝 show ?

[@LeeMcDaidDonegal]

You could try contacting RTÉ archives, Gerard? I know that any show they have in the faults is usually available on DVD for a reasonable enough price.

[@potokster]

Ireland's secret tressure

[@bradyrivera1267]

Esta hermosa pero me quedo con la de Sinead O’connor

[@gerardbreen8534]

James Joyce wrote this I 🤔 think

[@deehoulihan]

It is actually an old Irish song/poem from a few hundred yrs ago, it is not know who wrote it, but there is a few translations into English, maybe Joyce did one.

[@finnandcork]

😢