{"id":529,"date":"2015-10-06T14:06:16","date_gmt":"2015-10-06T13:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/leprachaun-song-the\/"},"modified":"2021-03-30T12:11:53","modified_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:11:53","slug":"leprachaun-song-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/leprachaun-song-the\/","title":{"rendered":"Leprachaun Song, The"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 id=\"t:seinnteoirin1\">Play recording: Leprachaun Song, The<\/h2>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-529-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/leprachaun-song-the.mp3?_=1\" \/><source type=\"audio\/ogg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/leprachaun-song-the.ogg?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/leprachaun-song-the.mp3\">https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/00-micil\/me\u00e1in\/leprachaun-song-the.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<div class=\"dmeite\">\n<p><span id=\"neasc-nocht-ceilth\" class=\"nmeite\">view \/ hide recording details [+\/-]<\/span><\/p>\n<ul id=\"clarMeiteashonrai\" class=\"meiteashonrai\">\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Teideal <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Title)<\/span>:<\/span> Leprachaun Song, The.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Chatal\u00f3ige Ollscoil Washington <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(University of Washington Catalogue Number)<\/span>:<\/span> 843901.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Chnuasach Bh\u00e9aloideas \u00c9ireann <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(National Folklore of Ireland Number)<\/span>:<\/span> none.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Roud <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Roud Number)<\/span>:<\/span> 5274.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Laws <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Laws Number)<\/span>:<\/span> none.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Uimhir Child <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Child Number)<\/span>:<\/span> none.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Cnuasach <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Collection)<\/span>:<\/span> Joe Heaney Collection, University of Washington, Seattle.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Teanga na Cro\u00edmh\u00edre <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Core-Item Language)<\/span>:<\/span> Irish and English.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Catag\u00f3ir <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Category)<\/span>:<\/span> song.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Ainm an t\u00e9 a thug <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Name of Informant)<\/span>:<\/span> Joe Heaney.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Ainm an t\u00e9 a th\u00f3g <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Name of Collector)<\/span>:<\/span> Jill Linzee.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">D\u00e1ta an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Date)<\/span>:<\/span> between 1982 and 1984.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Su\u00edomh an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Location)<\/span>:<\/span> University of Washington, United States of America.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Oc\u00e1id an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording Occasion)<\/span>:<\/span> private.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">Daoine eile a bh\u00ed i l\u00e1thair <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Others present)<\/span>:<\/span> unavailable.<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai\">St\u00e1das ch\u00f3ipcheart an taifeadta <span class=\"lipead-meiteashonrai-bearla\">(Recording copyright status)<\/span>:<\/span> unavailable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Amhr\u00e1n an Leipreach\u00e1in<\/h2>\n<p>The leprachaun is a fairy shoemaker. And he gets two years younger every birthday. And he always works under a waterfall &#8211; if there&#8217;s no waterfall, he&#8217;ll invent one. And he always has a <i class=\"cor-cainte-teangan-eile\">cr\u00faisc\u00edn,<\/i> or a jar, by his side &#8211; and it&#8217;s not water that&#8217;s in the jar but a drop of old &#8216;mountain dew&#8217; they call it. And every time he hits\u2026 the nail with the hammer, he takes a drop of the poit\u00edn and it helps him a lot, you know. And this is what happened to somebody who thought you could catch a leprachaun. See, the minute you look at a leprachaun, you&#8217;ve got to keep your eyes on him. If you take your eyes off him, he&#8217;s gone &#8211; no matter how much of a grip you have on him. But if you throw a spit out on your hand when you catch him, he can&#8217;t leave you until you tell him to go; but you won&#8217;t be able to see him. Right. Anyway:<\/p>\n<p>In a shady nook, one moonlit night, a leprechaun I spied<br \/>\nWith a scarlet cap and a coat of green, and a cr\u00faisc\u00edn by his side<br \/>\n&#8216;Twas &#8216;tic, tac tic&#8217; his hammer went upon a tiny shoe<br \/>\nAnd I laughed to think he was caught at last &#8211; but the fairy was laughing too.<\/p>\n<p>With tiptoe step and beating heart, quite softly I drew nigh<br \/>\nThere was mischief in his merry face, a twinkle in his eye<br \/>\nHe hammered and sang with a tiny voice, and drank his mountain dew<br \/>\nOh, I laughed to think he was caught at last &#8211; but the fairy was laughing too.<\/p>\n<p>As quick as thought, I seized the elf. &#8216;Your fairy purse!&#8217; I cried<br \/>\n&#8216;The purse, I see, is in the hand of that lady by your side.&#8217;<br \/>\nI turned to look- The elf was gone! Then what was I to do?<br \/>\nOh, I laughed to think what a fool I&#8217;d been &#8211; but the fairy was laughing too.<\/p>\n<h2>Irish version<\/h2>\n<p>Ar mo thaisteal dom aon o\u00edche amh\u00e1in is m\u00e9 ag dul s\u00edos an gleann<br \/>\nA chonaic m\u00e9 an leipreach\u00e1n is \u00e9 faoi scath na gcrann<br \/>\nBh\u00ed tic-tac-tic ar a bhr\u00f3ig aige &#8216;s an bhr\u00f3ig\u00edn ar a ghl\u00fain<br \/>\n\u00d3, thosaigh m\u00e9 ag magadh faoi &#8211; ach bh\u00ed seisean ag magadh f\u00fam.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Dia dhuit, a fh\u00edr\u00edn bhig,&#8217; ars m\u00e9, &#8216;s\u00edn chugam do phr\u00f3ca \u00f3ir&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;T\u00e1 an t-\u00f3r,&#8217; ar s\u00e9, &#8216;ag an ts\u00ed-bhean \u00fad ina seasamh ar an r\u00f3d.&#8217;<br \/>\nGo h\u00e9adtrom ci\u00fain do dhruideas leis &#8211; \u00f3, bh\u00ed s\u00e9 agam dar liom!<br \/>\n\u00d3, thosaigh m\u00e9 ag magadh faoi &#8211; ach bh\u00ed seisean ag magadh f\u00fam.<br \/>\n\u00d3, thosaigh m\u00e9 ag magadh faoi &#8211; ach bh\u00ed seisean ag magadh f\u00fam.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"t:aistriuchan\">Translation<\/h2>\n<p>One night, as I was travelling down through the glen,<br \/>\nI saw a leprachaun under the shade of a tree.<br \/>\nHe was hammering &#8216;tic-tac-tic&#8217; on the shoe upon his knee.<br \/>\nThen I started making fun of him &#8211; as he made a fool of me.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;God bless you, wee man,&#8217; says I, &#8216;hand over your crock of gold!&#8217;<br \/>\n&#8216;The gold,&#8217; says he, &#8216;is with the fairy woman who&#8217;s standing there in the road.&#8217;<br \/>\nI crept up on him quietly &#8211; &#8216;Oh, I&#8217;m having you!&#8217; thought I.<br \/>\nThen I started making fun of him &#8211; but he made a fool of me.<br \/>\nThen I started making fun of him &#8211; but he made a fool of me.<\/p>\n<div class=\"n\u00f3ta\u00ed-bun-leathanaigh\">\n<h2 id=\"t:notai\">Notes<\/h2>\n<p class=\"n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">This song &#8211; the English version &#8211; has been attributed to Robert Dwyer Joyce (1830-82), Co. Limerick, brother of song-collector Patrick Weston Joyce. It is a certainty that Joe learned it in school.<\/p>\n<p class=\"n\u00f3ta-bun-leathanaigh\">It&#8217;s curious that Joe&#8217;s presentations to American audiences appear to have been largely shaped by how he perceived their expectations. Having lived in the States for a number of years before he began teaching, he knew, for instance, how St Patrick&#8217;s Day was celebrated in New York. He must have thought, as March 17 approached in the academic calendar, that something involving leprachauns and fairies and strong drink would be called for. Thus it is that the Joe Heaney Collection at the University of Washington collection contains several performances of this song, both in Irish and in English, plus any number of stories and anecdotes relating to the supernatural.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"templates\/template-full-width.php","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amhrain","category-amhrain-i-mbearla","category-amhrain-i-ngaeilge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3614,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529\/revisions\/3614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.joeheaney.org\/ga\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}