The title means "Paidi´s (Paddy´s) wife" (or woman). I´ll never forget how I got to understand the title. One time in the 70´s down in Tralee I was in Paidi Murphy´s house, and I had bought a Planxty record and played it to them. When this tune came on, Paidi´s wife said: "Oh, that´s me, Bean Phaidin!" So I learned a bit of Irish then.

This is one of the greatest songs I've ever heard!

What a wonderful performance, I don't understand a word, but I am still blown away.

Donal does truly feel the music in the depths o' his bones. Great performance. And thanks yet again to Bilko, who doth rock.

Astonishing effect on me, too, here - that opening with Donal blew me away - first time I've ever seen Donal so clearly - what an impact - then there's the music, oh the music! Thank you, bilko!

At 0:40, that look you give when you know you've nailed something

I Play this Often...The Singer the Band the Language and the Song are all Brilliant!

After about 5 seconds i was already adding it to my collection, amazing energy to the beat

The lyrics of this version are a bit different to any you'll find online. Here's my best attempt at transcribing them 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'Sé 'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige a bheith caillte Chuaigh mise siar chun na chlocháin 'Tá timpeall de Béal Áth' na Báighe 'Gus bhreathnaigh mé isteach tríd na fuinneoige A féachaint a feicfinn bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'Sé 'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige a bheith caillte 'Gus chuaigh mise siar Túin an Rúisín Is tháinig mé aniar Bóthair an tSaithnín Isteach Tí Mhaitais Uí Chaithaisaigh Féachaint go bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'Sé 'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige a bheith caillte Rachainn go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh Is rachainn go Gaillimh le Pháidín Ó rachainn go Gaillimh, go Gaillimh Is tiocfaidh abhaile san mbád leis 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'Sé 'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige a bheith caillte 'S go mbristear do chosa, do chosa Go mbristear do chosa bean Pháidín Go mbristear do chosa, do chosa Go mbristear do chosa 's do chnámha 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'Sé 'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'Sé 'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige a bheith caillte Grammar is not perfect but that is how this version is sung

Can't bate the uileann pipes and the bodhran. Top drawer.

The song is from Connemara, Co Galway. The woman wishes she was 'the woman of Páidín' and she curses the woman who has taken his fancy, while saying how much she'd go through to have him herself: the curse is interesting, involving the breaking of the rival's bones!

He visto cantar a Donal esta cancion en Lorient hace ni 10 dias....fue increíble

It is so cool to get to see Donal singing. So rare.

Absolutely love this song!

Wonderful

They beat the bodhran with their hands and it sounds great. Wish I saw more people doing this.

This is the REAL Stuff!!!!🥰

Just brilliant

Beautiful..

Beautiful man ❤

what a brilliant song..Lunny at his best!!

The look on his face a second before the video ends is just priceless

Is maith liom Planxty. :) go raibh míle maith agat!

This is my Irish teacher

i wish donal lunny sang more in planxty

I never realized that it was Donal Lunny singing the Irish parts in the planxty records.

Jayney, Donal L in full voice! Rare. A man of several talents.

A rare glimpse is right, I've never seen Donal sing before now; maybe I had a sheltered upbringing?

Amazing!

Brilliant

Thanks! You rock!

!Ok, at the beginning it sounds like sardinian to my (italian) ears! Astonishing effect!

@kevingames08 Your LEARNING irish,Donal Lunny was brought up a fluent irish speaker.Case closed your honour.

I do not speak it, but I think the language sounds awesome. :)

That's talent

"Dá bhris is do chosa, 's do chnámha" / "May your legs and your bones be broken" :O

The reel that follows Bean Phaidin is Rakish Paddy.

thats unreal

Wow

mighty

god damn this is beautyfull

@kevingames08 anyone who learns Irish will get this song at some point and it's a lovely song and it's all perfect the way Donal sings it!

A song about Pháidín's true wife/woman (bean) - from Connemara "'S é'n trua ghéar nach mise bean Pháidín" >>" It's a pity I am not Paddy's wife" sings the jealous woman in the first verse, and "Go mbristear do chosa 'bean Pháidín" >> "may your legs get broken wife of Paddy!" in the last...

Can anyone point me to the lyrics of this version. I had a look at an Irish singers version and Celtic woman's version but they seem to be missing verses. Thanks

Why does the video end before the song?

Where is that? Looks like The Embankment outside Tallaght, but could be anywhere

I've been watching this video since it's been published and ther has always been something in Dónal's look that puzzled me... Today I saw a poster of Trainspotting and there you go... Dónal Lunny was in it.

Thanks for posting this. Great song and performer. Does anyone know what area this comes from and how old the song is?

Christy looks as if he's attending his first Rang Gaeilge..... lol

I thought that was pretty good. Why didn't/doesn't Donal sing more songs?

@jorgenpfhartogs Still worth listening to John Beag .

Curfá: 'S é'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S é'n trua nach mise bean Pháidín 'S é'n trua nach mise, nach mise 'S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte Rachainn go Gallaí go Gallaí Is rachainn go Gallaí le Pháidín Rachainn go Gallaí go Gallaí Is thiocfainn abhaile sa mbád leis

Hello all.. I'm looking for the second verse that Donal sings here. In other printed lyrics I've found, I can identify the first, third, and fourth verses, but not the second. It doesn't sound like the verse about her shoes, but I can't be sure. I'm working on the language, but am in infancy in that effort. Does anyone know the words and translation for the second verse Donal sings? thanks!

Ooh, hand drumming. noice!

Tá sé go hiontacht!

Bones

Is aoibhin liom an amhran

This is the second verse: Is chuaigh mise siar Tóin an Róisín Is tháinig mé aniar Barr an tSáilín Isteach i dtigh Mhaitéis Uí Chathasaigh A féachaint an bhfeicfinn bean Pháidín. And in English: And I went down Tóin a' Róisín and back up by Barr a' tSáilín, And called in to Matthew O'Casey's, to search out the woman of Phaidin.

Whats the name of the instrumental song that they are about to break into there at the end? I can't find it anywhere. It includes them playing the uilean pipes

why tf did bones just show this in an instagram live stream?

@carollizc Actually, looking at another vid from the same performance, it's got buttons. Definitely not a leotard.

Is that traditional/ ancient/ folk Celtic song ?

This is the real deal, not book irish as they say in the west!

Amhrain hionteach

Is it because of the Leinster dialect that this sounds so different? Specifically this line "S an bhean atá aige bheith caillte."

@yahoochiewatchie No, I think it's just a long sleeved t-shirt, maybe with the ribbing around the neck removed.

0:50 he wants beer i think)

Rest in peace Donal lad