I've never been so proud to be Irish. I've also never been Irish.

The Irish.... please don't lose your language...it would be the great loss for the rest of the world...request from Poland. The song is amazing...

This was a poem written by Seán Clárach Mac Domhnaill in the aftermath of the disastrous Battle of Culloden. It's sung by a woman who longs for her loved one. The woman in question is a representation of the island of Ireland herself, and her longing for Bonnie Prince Charlie. Many of Séan's poems talked about Ireland's longing for a fair and just Catholic ruler that would reestablish the old order destroyed by the Revolution. As a result of the Hanoverian victory, Ireland (as well as Scotland and the other places of the Kingdom to some extent) experienced the replacement of local nobility by English nobles, faithful to the Protestant crown. This eventually helped greatly the downfall of native languages like Irish, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh and Scots all throughout the United Kingdom. The meaning of this song is often forgotten and it's famously sung as a simple love ballad.

The voices of Ireland bring tears to my eyes, courage to my heart and strength to my spirit. Long live sacred Ireland 🇮🇪

“The great Gaels of Ireland are the men that God made mad, For all their wars are merry, and all their songs are sad.” - G.K. Chesterton

I' m Italian and I don' t understand a word, but I think as Europeans we need to preserve our languages and dialects. The only way to save ourselves and future generations is knowing where we come from and who we are. I love the song :)

Irish people please don't forget your mother tongue, I'm a Balinese and many of us almost forgot how to speak or write in our language, i would love to visit your beautiful lands one day.

Irish girl far from home. Crying like a damn baby. Lovely work, folks.

Korean here: the pain of a small yet courageous nation that resisted for thousands of years makes for lovely music. It thrills and awakens the soul!

Mo Ghille Mear translates to "My quick boy." but words in the Irish language sometimes don't translate perfectly. The idiom is more like "Lively young man". The opening line "Sé mo laoch, mo Ghile Mear" is therefore something like "He is my hero, my lively young man". Outwardly the song appears to be a lovers lament, but the female narrator is none other than Ireland herself and the "lively young man" is Bonnie Prince Charlie who went to France to try to raise aid for the Jacobite rebellion. The song reflects Ireland's hope that he would succeed. *Spoiler* He didn't.

Irish: please do not lose your language. I'm Mexican and my grandmother's indigenous language has all but been lost and we cannot recover it anymore. It is lost to the world. Please do not allow Gaelic to suffer the same fate.

I love so much Irish people. They remind me on us Serbs. I am listening to Irish music every day. Love from Serbia.

This is the kind of thing that should make us proud to be humans. I don't understand a word of it but I am choking and overcome with emotions.

I'm an Englishman who has spent half a 78 year lifetime in the US - mainly Texas. I discovered this video only a couple of days ago, quite by accident; I have listened to it perhaps a hundred times since. A beautiful song, so very well sung by a young group of passionate and talented singers. God bless 'em and God bless the Irish.

I don't know why but my daughter died a couple of months ago and I stumbled across this video it just brought tears to my eyes. Even though we didn't know this song it feels like this has always been a part of me. It's like the song of the life that wasn't meant to be. The powerful person she could've become. The love she could've received and given. The unwalked path. Even when I write this I can't help but feel connected on a very deep level to my fellow humans. For all the bad things we do to each other and to our environment, we are one damn of romantic, stoic and fantastic species.

Unending love and respect to our Irish brothers from Armenia. I feel the pain and the passion in every lyric and it moves my soul as much as the sweet songs of my own people.

Yup love the Irish. Proud stubborn beaten up, people. Yet refuse to bow or give up. Full of pride laughter, fight, and mischief. As a Norwegian. I feel a kindred fondness for my Irish neighbors. Cheers mates and missus.

The culture dies when the language dies--the people die when their culture dies. God Bless the Irish.

Played at my son Séanna's funeral. Passed when he was, 19, killed by a lorry

I am an American of Irish background. My grandfather spent his toddlerhood in Claremorris, County Mayo. He landed in Brooklyn in 1933 at the age of 6. He went back to Ireland every summer until his final years. In 2018, at the age of 91 years young, he went over there as per usual and in June, I met him there in a town in the north called Banbridge and had a quick lunch with him before going back to Dublin. That was the last time I ever saw him. He died in April 2020 and I fell on poor health myself. It's unlikely I'll ever be back to Ireland. That trip means everything to me now. My Dad, his son, never made it to Ireland but was very proud of being Irish. Green and fighting Irish everywhere, bouncing his knee to Irish jigs day and night (he liked his American beer though, sorry fellas). I lost him in 2014. It was his dream to get to Ireland and I think he would've been proud that his father and son were there together in his absence. I also made the uncomfortable and rocky bus trip to the Cliffs of Moher. Nearly 8 hours round trip on an uncomfortable, crowded bus with no bathroom through the countryside. But it was a familial rite of passage for me. Something I had to do by myself to see where they saw when they looked out at America. It is still the most beautiful piece of nature I've ever seen and all I could think of is if I swim long enough I'll be back home in New York. I only had 5 days in Ireland but will cherish it for the rest of my life. I know there's a lot of ribbing about us Yanks, but I love to my Irish brothers and sisters all the way from Florida where I now reside. Ireland has carved out a large piece of my heart.

I'm not Irish, but this has to be one of the most remarkable songs in one of the most beautiful languages on Earth.

I'm a black man in America learning Irish. Please don't let your beautiful language go. 😢😭

This is still one of the most beautiful pieces of music I have heard in my life. I get shivers down my spine and tears in my eyes. This is just so absolutely, stunningly, incredibly beautiful.

Please, please don't let your language and culture die..... it's so beautiful 😍

Couldn't understand a word but touched my soul. Love from India 🇮🇳

As a German woman who spent 3 months in Irland I want to learn this language. Ireland is the most beautiful country in the world with the kindest people and such a beautiful landscape.

I find the Bodhran player drives a strong and steady beat. Such a beautiful sound coming from a ‘simple’ drum.

His voice is haunting, this is amazing

An Indonesian here. We are a country with thousands upon thousands of ethnicity; mine is Tonsea that originated around North Minahasa region from North Sulawesi province. It is truly a sad reality that there so little people left that can spoke my forefathers dialect; my father is one of them. There's so little effort from either provincial government and my generation to preserve what is essentially our pride and identity. I had started to learn, understand and speak Tonsea's dialect from my father and his colleague and will try to use it when having a conversation with elderly and those at my father's birthplace. Hope the best for every single culture preservation out there. Don't let global advancements made us forget who we really were and where we belong. Cheers

More people want Ireland to preserve their language than there are those willing to preserve it. Play a part, folks.

Simply AMAZING!! The acoustics and harmony of this ballad brought tears to my eyes. I'm a retired American Soldier searching for some new music, as I am longing for positive change in my life. A person who very rarely shows emotion and is suffering depression and anxiety, this music is pure therapy. Thanks so, so much for your talents, and may God Bless the Irish.

Irlandeses seguir conservando vuestras costumbres, idioma y cultura, Irlanda es uno de los paises con el folcrore mas bonito que existe - Un Español 🇪🇦

Its okay to love your land. And to love your heritage. And to love your nationality. And to love your people. No matter where you are from.

As a Corsican, I feel a very deep sympathy for the Irish people.

This song and music stirs the soul with pride in our culture and who we are as a country and people who want to preserve that culture!!!

6 years later and the drumming still gives me frissons 🥰

Our language is ours and we will never lose it. It’s our us, our essence, love and clan. Gra!

I'm Jamaican and this is lit. I'd pay for this music.

Languages and dialects are our collective memory, it carries the memories of our history, who we were before, how we became who we are now, how we migrated, with whom we befriended and who conquered us....its living history....too important to forget

To all Irish, our brothers in soul, I am Mexican, from the great Aztec people, and my home is your home... whenever you are hungry, cold or homeless come to Mexico for my home is your home. We love you all so much. Mexico is grateful for your help, the help the San Patricio battallion gave Mexico against the US invasion in 1847. Ireland and Mexico.... brothers in soul.... 🇮🇪😊🇲🇽 I am Mexican too and I share 100% this sentiment so I thought it was fit to translate it so all Irish can share it too. I translated faithfully, except for the 1847 correct year of the American invasion. Love and light from Mexico

I'm Japanese. I'm crying because this song so beautiful and I love love, love this...

This video has more hits than the population of Ireland.

Hats off! I've been to Ireland once! Loved the country very much! Miss u so much! With love from Russia

I'm so proud to be Irish....from Limerick,living in Colorado.... beautiful singing....Lively to see the youth singing in our native language....thank you so much☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️☘️

"I had no idea what those Irish people were singing about. The truth is, I don't wanna know. Some things are best left unsaid. I like to think they were singing about something so beautiful it can't be expressed in words, and makes your heart ache because of it." Love from a fellow Irishman who now wants to learn Gaelic properly.

I read the translation of this and started crying. My late husband (who gave me this name) was the gallant hero who did battle with cancer for six months, fought to live long enough to see his grandson be born, and he did it. Thank you for this.

Greatest thing about this video is all the smiles. You guys are obviously very happy to keep the Irish language alive, and that´s wonderful. Greetings from Iceland.

The main fella has an incredibly clear voice beautiful

From Mexico, this was beautiful lots of love, specially to your forefathers that fought in our land against invasion, our gallant heroes the saint patrick's battalion. Ering Go Bragh! Viva Irlanda!

From France, please, never lost your heritage, proud irish folk... you'll be forever welcome in france

Hearing both Erin and Scottish Gaelic sung is wonderful, and I’m of Welsh heritage. ❤

I hope Ireland can keep Ireland. May God be with you......

What a beautiful song, what a glorious old tradition. I'm German, but Europe wouldn't be Europe for me without the enriching culture and beautiful songs of Ireland. Even my son wrote his final examination in highshool about Michael Collins, we both love Ireland.

If you have one drop of Irish blood, this song calls to it.

My great grandfather is Irish. I hope one day I'll get to learn more about him and my Irish heritage.

i got goosebumps from the first moment, the vocal skills in this are insane.

I'm an Irish Māori born in New Zealand - when I listen to this it almost feels like I'm touching a part of my ancestry even though I've never been to Ireland. So beautiful.

NEVER lose your roots and traditions...this is beautiful.

Love and praise to Ireland and its people. Guard and protect your precious language. Love from Denmark

I'm sure Gaelic is language of Angels , The An-Gaelic Language :) . Regeards from Poland! Ireland never forget your heritage , never forget who you are and what language you speak ! Always Be proud who you are!

God bless the Irish and your continued struggle for freedom thank you for helping out the Native Americans in the US who have also struggle for freedom love you

Im Japanese, went to junior high school and high school in Germany, and had a teacher from Ireland. He was so nice to me, and told me how difficult it is to live in a different place, and also how meaningful it is. Someday I really want to see the land where such a wonderful person was born in. And thank you KZfaq for bringing me here.

There is no instrument as beautiful as the human voice!

…music like this makes me very proud of my Welsh, Manx, Irish and Scot ancestry - a true celebration of Celtic culture. Thanks.

Full Lyrics For This Version Curfá ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. x2 Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló, Ag caoi go crua is ag tuar na ndeor Mar scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo Is ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón. ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. Ní haoibhinn cuach ba suairc ar neoin, Táid fíorchoin uaisle ar uatha spóirt, Táid saoithe 's suadha i mbuairt 's i mbrón Ó scaoileadh uainn an buachaill beo ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. Is cosúil é le hAonghus Óg, Le Lughaidh Mac Chéin na mbéimeann mór, Le Cú Raoi, ardmhac Dáire an óir, Taoiseach Éireann tréan ar tóir. ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. Le Conall Cearnach bhearnadh poirt, Le Fearghas fiúntach fionn Mac Róigh Le Conchubhar cáidhmhac Náis na nós, Taoiseach aoibhinn Chraoibhe an cheoil. ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. X2 Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo Ghile Mear.

When I listen to this I think of a group of people that's went through many hardships but are still happy and get on with it. I love this music.

how we love everything Irish in Italy !! Especially typical Irish music makes us dream! thanks thanks thanks, from Italy!

In memory of our Irish families and those we have loved and lost. God bless and keep you till we meet again dear ones...

I don't understand A WORD of what they're singing - but my HEART is swelling to breaking and tears are filling my eyes.

Wunderbar! Ein Fest für die Ohren und die Seele ...

Such beautiful voices, sung in the Celtic languages so inspring 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇮🇪

beautiful singing, beautiful language, beautiful people. greetings from Sweden

In singing, drinking and war you want an irish by your side. Let's pray for better times to come and best wishes to those great singers. Thanks for this video.

Respect to all The Irish people.. Amazing people and country.. Greetings from Denmark.

This performance is more proof that you don't have to understand a language sung to understand the musical brilliance of a performance and the fantastically deep emotion behind it. I love just about everything this group makes! What a gorgeous and captivating rendition. Slainte!

Listen to this almost everyday for the last years, pure Irish fire! 🔥

MO GHILLE MEAR Written by the eighteenth-century poet Seán Clárach Mac Dómhnaill, Mo Ghille Mear is a traditional allegorical song - similar to the Gaelic poetic form of the Aisling - in which the poet laments the departure of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie). As is customary, the poetic text portrays the land in decline in his absence. The drum used in this recording is the Irish single-headed frame drum, the bodhrán. TEXT and TRANSLATION IRISH Curfá ’Sé mo laoch mo ghille mear ’Sé mo Shaesar, ghille mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghille mear. Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló, Ag caoi go crua is ag tuar na ndeor Mar scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo Is ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh, mo bhrón. Curfá Ní haoibhinn cuach ba suairc ar neoin Táid fíorchoin uasal ar uaithne sport Táid saoite suaite i mbuairt ’s i mbrón Ó scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo Curfá Is cosúil é le hAonghus Óg, Le Lughaidh Mac Chéin na mbéimeann mór, Le Cú Raoi, ardmhac Dáire an óir, Taoiseach Éireann tréan ar tóir. Curfá Le Conall Cearnach bhearnadh poirt, Le Fearghas fiúntach fionn Mac Róigh Le Conchubhar cáidhmhac Náis na nós, Taoiseach aoibhinn Chraoibhe an cheoil. Curfá ENGLISH Chorus My dashing darling is my hero My dashing darling is my Caesar I have had neither sleep nor good fortune Since my dashing darling went far away I am perpetually worried every day Wailing heavily and shedding tears Since my lively boy was released from me And there is no word of him, alas Chorus The pleasure of the cheerful cuckoo at noon is gone The affable nobility are not bothered with sport The learned and the cultured are worried and sad Since the lively lad was taken from me Chorus He is like Young Aonghus Like Lughaidh Mac Chéin of the great blows Like Cú Raoi, great son of Dáire of the gold Leader of Éire strong in pursuit Chorus Like Conall Cearnach who breached defences Like worthy fair haired Feargas Mac Róigh Like Conchubhar venerable son of Nás of the tradition The pleasant chieftain of the musical [Fenian] Branch Chorus

No song has EVER stirred my emotions such as this. Every single time I listen to this, it brings tears of joy and pride to my eyes. I am very proud to be Irish. Never been to Ireland but this song literally makes me swell with Irish pride.

Whenever i hear irish sung or spoken, i think of my ma, who was forced to live outside of her country because of civil war. God be with her

May the Beloved Country of my ancestors live forever. Long live our beloved Ireland!

*Full Lyrics:* Sé mo laoch mo Ghile mear, Sé mo Shaesar, ghile mear, Ní fhuaras féin aon tsuan ná séan, Ó chuaigh i gcéin mo ghile mear. Bímse buan ar buairt gach ló, Ag caoi go crua is’ tuar na ndeor, Mar scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo, Is ná ríomhtar tuairisc uaidh mo bhrón. Ní haoibhinn cuach ba suairc ar neoin, Táid fíorchoin uasal ar uatha sport, Táid saoite suaite i mbuairt i s’ mbrón, Ó scaoileadh uaim an buachaill beo. Is cosúil é le hAonghus Óg, Le Lughaidh Mac Chéin na mbéimeann mór, Le Cú Raoi, ardmhac Dáire an óir, Taoiseach Éireann tréan ar tóir. Le Conall Cearnach bhearnadh poirt, Le Fearghas fiúntach fionn Mac Róigh, Le Conchubar cáidhmhac Náis na nós, Taoiseach aoibhinn Chraoibhe an cheoil.

Thank You for this jewl! Irish, please keep Your language living and prospering! Request from Eastern Europe, from Slavia!

I lived in Ireland for 18 months. Cork, Waterford, Tralee, Mullingar, Galway, Dublin, Belfast, Omagh. I came to fall in love with this Beautiful Country, it’s Culture, the kind people and it’s majestic breathtaking country side stretching in all directions. As an American 🇺🇸 I got to experience something most of my countrymen never will… the majesty, magic and beauty that is Ireland and it’s people 🇮🇪 I don’t speak or understand but a few simple greetings in Irish. This song appropriately sums up how I feel. I may be unable to find the words to express how I feel… but you can feel it! My home away from home! 🥰🇺🇸🥰🇮🇪🥰🇺🇸🥰 God Bless you All!

I like how people of all languages are coming here together united under this Irish song. It shows that, even if we're from different countries, continents, cultures, and languages, we are still human 🥰🥰🥰

So proud to have Irish roots, greetings from Newfoundland! (Ireland #2)

Respect to Ireland from Bulgaria

I was absolutely mesmerised by this song...and couldn't help but fell in love with that blue-eyed creature on the left...you are a diamond!

Please never let this beautiful language die!!!

One of the reasons why I love Celtic culture.

I am an African American learning Irish Gaelic, I have to say that I love it. It’s a really beautiful language, Scottish as well. Beautiful and also rhythmic.

Don't know why but the instant I hear music like this I immediately burst into tears, it's to beautiful

I'm not Irish, but Celtic and choral music has always been part of my life. Amazing rendition, my favorite recorded performance of Mo Ghille Mear. Incredible blend and tone your group has, and in all your music.

This is not a song; this is a calling. I feel like I have been waiting all my life to listen to it. I am reborn.

Guys! You are Freakin Awesome! From Russia with love and respect!

The man on the drum is tearing it up. Excellent work...

as a Germanic language speaker this is absolutely beautiful ! Don't give up on the Gaelic language!

Hi. I am from Belarus and i am here to say just how much i love irish (and celtic at all) culture. My country lives through the same thing with our language. Not so many people really know there is a belarussian language. Most of our people speak russian. That's the language we grow up with. And most of us start learning belarussian only in school. My first language is russian. I speak it, when i think it's the language i hear in my head. But even though belarussian is like second language for the most of us, belarussians, there are so many people who really want to bring it back to live again! I even feel a little ashamed, 'cause i know i speak english better, than my own language. And i know there is something happening with irish too. It's sad, 'cause i think this language worth speaking. It's beautiful, it's ancient, it's unique. I'm in love with every sound this tounge makes. And i started to learn it myself a couple month ago. Love from Belarus. Keep your language save, 'cause it's the most beautiful i've ever heard.

Not so often have I experienced such a warm felling in my heart, seeing so many people loving their country and their culture At this point I'm even ashamed to write in English... Big respect from Poland, Catholic brothers!

Stunning, thank you for the inspiration for my children's choir in Australia. I heard your beautiful performance on classic FM this morning on my drive to work-such a beautiful start to my day.

That was beautiful! Wow.