"Bean Pháidín" ('Páidin's Wife') is an Irish folk song, in the Irish language. 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 sean-nós genre. Joe Heaney was known to have sung the song in a medley.[1] Celtic Woman's version contains partial English lyrics.[2]
Notable recordings
edit- Planxty – The Well Below the Valley (1973)
- Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola – An Raicín Álainn (2002)
- Celtic Woman – Destiny (2016)
- Orla Fallon – Lore (2020)
- John Spillane – Irish Songs We Learned at School (2008)
References
edit- ^ "Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín". Genius.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
External links
edit- 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/