"" ('Páidin's Wife') is an
Irish folk song, in the
Irish language
Irish (Standard Irish: ), also known as Irish Gaelic or simply Gaelic ( ), is a Celtic language of the Indo-European language family. It is a member of the Goidelic languages of the Insular Celtic sub branch of the family and is indigenous ...
. The song takes the point of view of a jealous and angry woman who yearns to be married to Páidin (Paddy), who already has a wife. The song is known for containing some rather harsh lyrical content as it portrays the hatred that the narrator has toward the other woman. The song started in the genre.
Joe Heaney
Joe Heaney (AKA Joe Éinniú; Irish: Seosamh Ó hÉanaí) (1 October 1919 – 1 May 1984) was an Irish traditional ( sean nós) singer from Connemara, County Galway, Ireland. He spent most of his adult life abroad, living in England, Scotland an ...
was known to have sung the song in a medley.
Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble, formed in 2004 for a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland. They started touring internationally as a group after multiple airings on PBS helped to boost the group's popularity.
Celtic W ...
's version contains partial
English lyrics.
Notable recordings
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Planxty
Planxty were an Irish folk music band formed in January 1972, consisting initially of Christy Moore (vocals, acoustic guitar, bodhrán), Andy Irvine (vocals, mandolin, mandola, bouzouki, hurdy-gurdy, harmonica), Dónal Lunny (bouzouki, gu ...
– ''
The Well Below the Valley'' (1973)
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Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola – (2002)
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Celtic Woman
Celtic Woman is an all-female Irish musical ensemble, formed in 2004 for a one-time event held in Dublin, Ireland. They started touring internationally as a group after multiple airings on PBS helped to boost the group's popularity.
Celtic W ...
– ''Destiny'' (2016)
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Orla Fallon – ''Lore'' (2020)
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John Spillane
John Spillane (born 1961) is a singer-songwriter from Cork, Ireland.
Musical collaborations and beginnings
In Spillane's early career he was involved with several bands but most notably were Nomos and The Stargazers. Playing with whistle p ...
– ''Irish Songs We Learned at School'' (2008)
References
External links
*https://www.omniglot.com/songs/irish/beanphaidin.php
*https://songsinirish.com/bean-phaidin-lyrics/
*https://genius.com/Planxty-bean-phaidin-lyrics
*https://www.bitesize.irish/gachla/sing/paidin/
*https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/ireland-1951-and-1953/oughterard-151/bean-phaidin-pats-wife
*https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/03/17/celtic-woman-stories-behind-songs/81879448/
*https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/bean-phaidin-paddys-wife-or-i-wanna-be-paddys-girl-226344931-238256661
*https://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/secondary-students/music/popular-songs-and-recordings/bean-phaidin/
*http://www.rosenlake.net/er/irish/bean-phaidin.html
*http://www.tablyricfm.com/artist-Orla-Fallon-tab-Lyric-fm
*https://www.amazon.com/Lore-%C3%93rla-Fallon/dp/B08D7ZS6ZY
*https://johnspillane.ie/shop/irish-songs-we-learned-at-school-ar-ais-aris/
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Irish folk songs