O'Carolan Tribute lyrics and chords
The Furey Brothers And Davie Arthur.
Finbar Furey dedicated this song to Sean O'Riada from Co.Cork. The Most influential figure in the renaissance of Irish Traditional music and also responsible for the revival of the music of 18 century composer O'Carolan. The song is to the tune of Planxty Irwin by O'Carolan.
[D]I sat and I [G]thought of a [A]man O'[D]Carolan
Who [G]played for [D]kings and [A]lords and ladies To [D]hear him [G]play, oh [A]must have been [D]wondrous To [G]feel such [D]music played [A]at his com[D]mand And the [D]people [G]spoke of your [A]mighty [D]godly gift Be[G]stowed on [D]you when [A]you were a boy To [D]play the [G]harp with your [A]magical [D]fingers To [G]compose such [D]music that [A]left no de[D]sire [CHORUS] And [D]blind man O'Carolan [A]where is your [A7]monument [D]Build it so [Em]high that the [A]world it can see [D]All the [G]people [A]now have their [D]music Through a [G]blind [D]harpist that [A7]helped them to [D]see O'Carolan's concerto, was your tribute You wrote it so people would remember your name And the big hills the small hills, was your beauty That conversation between two hills And Carolan oh blind man, you wrote such masters You showed the people, you found our hearts And you gave our music a new beginning And from the people it will never part And blind man O'Carolan where is your monument Build it so high that the world it can see All the people now have their music Through a blind harpist that helped them to see Then a mighty man who's name was O'Riada He wakened the people from out of their sleep And O'Carolan's music, it was a part of him A man I remembered a man I admired And he spoke of you with great admiration He played your music with grace and with style And we'll remember you Sean O'Riada We will remember you for a long while And blind man O'Carolan he was your monument He built it so high that the world it can see And through O'Riada we can be thankful He showed us a blind man, that's helped us to see |
Here are the guitar chords in the key of G
[G]I sat and I [C]thought of a [D]man O'[G]Carolan Who [C]played for [G]kings and [D]lords and ladies To [G]hear him [C]play, oh [D]must have been [G]wondrous To [C]feel such [G]music played [D]at his com[G]mand And the [G]people [C]spoke of your [D]mighty [G]godly gift Be[C]stowed on [G]you when [D]you were a boy To [G]play the [C]harp with your [D]magical [G]fingers To [C]compose such [G]music that [D]left no de[G]sire [CHORUS] And [G]blind man O'Carolan [D]where is your [D7]monument [G]Build it so [Am]high that the [D]world it can see [G]All the [C]people [D]now have their [G]music Through a [C]blind [G]harpist that [D7]helped them to [G]see |