Her voice is beautiful, and so is the Irish language. Unfortunately she does not speak it, and the pronunciation here is way off. Check out Clannad's version for the correct pronunciation (though the music is as good here :) )
@@jonasholmqvist5231 She does speak irish. Not as a native speaker though. She's singing in the Connamara dialect of irish, the dialect that's taught in schools since the 1960s. Clannad are native speakers and sing in their native Donegal dialect.
@@jonasholmqvist5231From yesterday. A little explanation of irish ( gaeilge ) dialects. There are basically 3 dialects of irish based on the 3 gaeltacht areas. A gaeltacht is a part of the country where irish is the main spoken language ( you probably know that ;-) ) Ulster irish based in the Donegal Gaeltacht including Gweedore where Clannad is from. It is distinguished by having very soft consonants. Munster irish based in the Kerry/Cork Gaeltacht distinguished by very hard consonants. Connacht irish based in Galway/Connamara somewhere between the two. There are also some other differences between the three as with dialects of any language. So to take a simple example the irish word for god is Dé. In Donegal irish it would be pronounced "J'ay" and in Kerry irish "D'ay". Although there is no symbol J in irish. Irish only has 18 symbols, so no J K Q V W X Y Z but that's another story. In the late 1950s early 1960s the Dept. of Education decided to standardise irish for teaching purposes in schools. So they choose the Connacht dialect as the one to be taught in schools. They also got rid of the old irish alphabet and replaced it with an angelized one. This made it easier for business, typing etc. So anybody who learned irish at school essentially speaks/sings with the Connemara dialect. But people who are native speakers speak with their own dialect. Now that's my good deed for the day ;-)
@@amydyer9764 actually, it pre dates the troubles (between the Govt of the UK , Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland - for those who may not know what "The Troubles" were). It's sung in the old Irish language, sometimes known as Gaelic, and sort of adopted by Northern Ireland, groups such as the IRA, and the version by Clannad made into a music video. The piece was also the theme to "Harry's Game" a UK TV series based on the book by the same name, i believe, about "the troubles".
wow, mystical celtic magic,an instrument embodied in a voice, a gift, pure as water, enigmatic in it's source, draws you into a lull, a grace, a place where strife and troubles disappear, this is a glimpse of the divine......
I found this beautiful music in 2005. For two combat deployments, this was one album that helped drift off to sleep. It was special each time to leave the barren desert and land in Shannon, Ireland. Love this album and this lineup.
When I hear this, I am literally transported back in time 500, 600, 800 years to Ireland and I can feel what it must have been like for my ancestors living, loving, fighting and trying to exist there. I know it sounds weird, but it makes me feel this.
Orla has the most mystic voice out of all the Celtic Woman. I was SO sad when she came to my town and I couldn't see her.... =( She's my favorite former member!
can't decide whether i prefer the orig Clannad version of this song or Orla's. She has SUCH a lovely voice, and although the current lineup of CW is just fantastic, with some wonderfully talented ladies, the absence of her haunting vocals is greatly missed. Have checked out some of her solo work since leaving CW and she has a great album out so there are still more wonderful videos out from her :-)
this song is epic!! i caught a lot of flak and friends laughed at me for having this CD in my car but its well worth after your ears yield a few voices and a violin from heaven!!! its in my blood
Anyone else here from all these youtubers putting adult swim bumps set to a lo fi version of this song in their videos? Currently FUNKe, mandalore gaming, noodle and Leon Massey, but I feel like more people are going to start doing it.
Orla's voice is just enchanting,it makes you want to just stop whatever you're doing & just listen & serenade in her song. You just don't want the song to ever stop playing. However sadly,all good things must come to an end.
@Bruce99100 "Harry's Game" is a hit song by the Irish group Clannad. It was released in 1982 and served as the main track from their album Magical Ring. However, the song was initially written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry's Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
i share your sentiments..haunting..beautiful..moving..and dare i say..very celtic-esque..indeed..i feel orla is perhaps the most celtic sounding of all the celtic women performers..cheers
There is nothing comparable to a woman voice singing in Gaelic (think about Enya, Maire Brennan, Loreena McKennitt, just to quote some of the greatest ones)!
@Ummdor Thank you, I so love to know what these amazing songs are about, and you are so lucky to understand. I'd trade my German lessons for Gaelige (or whatever language this is) in a trice!
@Karen21242 Sorry I took so long to reply; I've been in Mexico on vacation. The movie 'Harry's game' was taken from Gerald Seymour's book about the troubles in Ireland. A Brit officer infiltrates the I.R.A. GREAT film.
I remember watching my DVD of "Patriot Games" one night not long after I had discovered Celtic Woman, and sure enough, "Harry's Game" came on in the soundtrack as I watched the movie. All I could think of was, "Hey, I have heard this before!". Clannad may have done it for the move, but the "credit" to bringing it to my attention first belongs entirely to Celtic Woman.
Orla is, without a doubt, one of the best vocalists ever to sing as Celtic Woman!
i concur..hauntingly beautiful and very celtic-esque..she has a beautiful voice
the Gaelic language is beautiful. Her voice is haunting.
Her voice is beautiful, and so is the Irish language. Unfortunately she does not speak it, and the pronunciation here is way off. Check out Clannad's version for the correct pronunciation (though the music is as good here :) )
@@jonasholmqvist5231 She does speak irish. Not as a native speaker though.
She's singing in the Connamara dialect of irish, the dialect that's taught in schools since the 1960s. Clannad are native speakers and sing in their native Donegal dialect.
@@jonasholmqvist5231From yesterday. A little explanation of irish ( gaeilge ) dialects.
There are basically 3 dialects of irish based on the 3 gaeltacht areas. A gaeltacht is a part of the country where irish is the main spoken language ( you probably know that ;-) )
Ulster irish based in the Donegal Gaeltacht including Gweedore where Clannad is from. It is distinguished by having very soft consonants.
Munster irish based in the Kerry/Cork Gaeltacht distinguished by very hard consonants.
Connacht irish based in Galway/Connamara somewhere between the two.
There are also some other differences between the three as with dialects of any language.
So to take a simple example the irish word for god is Dé. In Donegal irish it would be pronounced "J'ay" and in Kerry irish "D'ay". Although there is no symbol J in irish. Irish only has 18 symbols, so no J K Q V W X Y Z but that's another story.
In the late 1950s early 1960s the Dept. of Education decided to standardise irish for teaching purposes in schools. So they choose the Connacht dialect as the one to be taught in schools. They also got rid of the old irish alphabet and replaced it with an angelized one. This made it easier for business, typing etc.
So anybody who learned irish at school essentially speaks/sings with the Connemara dialect. But people who are native speakers speak with their own dialect.
Now that's my good deed for the day ;-)
The most beautiful song I've ever heard of which I don't understand one word.
+Joe I You don't need to.
+Joe I It's haunting isn;t it? Interestingly - the chorus - there's not direct translation into English. It's about The Troubles basically.
The original song was made by CLANNAD !
@@amydyer9764 actually, it pre dates the troubles (between the Govt of the UK , Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland - for those who may not know what "The Troubles" were). It's sung in the old Irish language, sometimes known as Gaelic, and sort of adopted by Northern Ireland, groups such as the IRA, and the version by Clannad made into a music video. The piece was also the theme to "Harry's Game" a UK TV series based on the book by the same name, i believe, about "the troubles".
wow, mystical celtic magic,an instrument embodied in a voice, a gift, pure as water, enigmatic in it's source, draws you into a lull, a grace, a place where strife and troubles disappear, this is a glimpse of the divine......
A bit ironic in that this was the theme of the movie "Harry's Game" which was about strife and "the Troubles" as they were called, in Northern Ireland
I found this beautiful music in 2005. For two combat deployments, this was one album that helped drift off to sleep. It was special each time to leave the barren desert and land in Shannon, Ireland. Love this album and this lineup.
When I hear this, I am literally transported back in time 500, 600, 800 years to Ireland and I can feel what it must have been like for my ancestors living, loving, fighting and trying to exist there. I know it sounds weird, but it makes me feel this.
I can't believe that I finally found this after all these years. Beautiful!!!
One of the most beautiful piece of music ever written...!! ❤❤
I may not have understood most of what she said.. but her voice was absolutely fantastic!!!
Well that’s about as perfect as it ever gets 👍
Gives me goosebumps!
They did that perfectly!!! I dig this song so much. I could listen to it over and over.
Written to reflect the loss of so many in Northern Ireland and those left behind
OMG!
WHAT IS THAT?!
Just divine!!!!! i cant stop watching!
Orla has the most mystic voice out of all the Celtic Woman. I was SO sad when she came to my town and I couldn't see her.... =( She's my favorite former member!
Haunting and beautiful 😍
Órla is the one that can afford to touch the Divine Moya Brennan!! Amazing! 😍😍😍❤️
Same!! I have lots of Clannad & Enya but this is just as nice. I got goosebumps as soon as she started singing!!!WOW
Such an angelic voice. Beautiful!
Excellent!😇🙏❤️
can't decide whether i prefer the orig Clannad version of this song or Orla's. She has SUCH a lovely voice, and although the current lineup of CW is just fantastic, with some wonderfully talented ladies, the absence of her haunting vocals is greatly missed. Have checked out some of her solo work since leaving CW and she has a great album out so there are still more wonderful videos out from her :-)
I just love listening to Irish music..especially when its performed like this!
GOD ... Her voice makes me wanna cry every time ... if there is a word more than beautiful ... she deservs it .... especially in this song ...
wow!!!!!! to be irish is what this is all about! makes me cry, but with a feeling of magic!!
That whole first album they did was a true masterpiece...and it was just the beginning.
What a Sweet Irish Lady!! on my wife's email on her computer!! Such a Pretty face and Great Voice!!
I think this is the most hauntingly beautiful song I've ever heard
Then you also still should check out the original by 'Clannad'!
i really like this version of Harrys Game beautifully sung.
This is the Best version of this Ballad i have ever heard , perfect.
This womans rendition of this song sends chills up my spine. Amazing!
How could anyone not love this!! Absolutely beautiful..
Beautiful song, beautiful lady and a beautiful voice.
Sad song ,but don't we do sad majestically!
I'm actually shivering from listening to this, it's so beautiful and so haunting.
Now there's a lovely voice! Perfect for the material. Thank you!
Orla you're an angel...
An amazingly beautiful song. Maybe my favorite performance, partially because the background vocals are exquisite.
thank you orla, when i listen your music i'm really crying !! your voice sound like angel !!
I love this!! Her voice is beyond beautiful!
Simply beautiful! Haunting yet perfection.
The best cover version of 'Harry's Game' I've heard.
It was listening to the Clannad original that got me into listening to more Celtic style music.
one of the most hauntingly beautiful songs ever
Absolutely beautiful..!!
Orla's voice resonance in that room is just magnificent!
It's never easy to beat an original recording, but I feel like Orla Fallon and Celtic Woman aced it completely.
her voice..... incredibly .....
this song is epic!! i caught a lot of flak and friends laughed at me for having this CD in my car but its well worth after your ears yield a few voices and a violin from heaven!!! its in my blood
"Harry's Game" ..... been there ... done that ... wear the scars .... wonderful tune ... horrible days
Brave taking on Moya song. Moya is fluent and has soul in her voice.
This song takes me to other realms.
Finally found this... :'(
This is beautiful...
she just reaches into my Celtic soul like no other.
Most beautiful song I've ever heard.
Wow, the beginning is insane. I might replay that first note again and again.
perfect in every way.
As an American of Scottish/Irish stock, this song feels like "home."
There aren't enough superlatives on the planet to describe how great the the former and current members of Celtic Woman are!
Great Voice and Celtic Charme !
Haunting, Moving, tearful and beautiful!!
Orla is just so hauntingly beautiful..
Another song that calms me down :)
Anyone else here from all these youtubers putting adult swim bumps set to a lo fi version of this song in their videos?
Currently FUNKe, mandalore gaming, noodle and Leon Massey, but I feel like more people are going to start doing it.
A perfect song.For a perfect voice.....
Orla's voice is just enchanting,it makes you want to just stop whatever you're doing & just listen & serenade in her song. You just don't want the song to ever stop playing. However sadly,all good things must come to an end.
Wow one of my favorite song now !!! ^^
Top ,Danke ...
beautiful !!!!!
For me, the most amazing member!
Thank you! For some reason when I watched the first Celtic Woman event, I thought they said Orlagh was her sister...I am getting old!!
Orla Fallon You are BEAUTY
i love this atmospheric song
Wouldn't it be great if all life were like this song........
wowwwww! - *goosebumps* Wonderful!!!
love this
Amazing voice❤️
@Bruce99100
"Harry's Game" is a hit song by the Irish group Clannad. It was released in 1982 and served as the main track from their album Magical Ring. However, the song was initially written for a Yorkshire Television production called Harry's Game, which depicted The Troubles in Northern Ireland.
Tis song is sssssssssssooooooooooooo beautiful!!! The song "Harry's Game" is original from Clannad "Celtic Ring"
i only ever saw the very last scene of this! that's all i needed to see...
Anyone else get teary eyed when she sings? Or am I just a sap lol
i share your sentiments..haunting..beautiful..moving..and dare i say..very celtic-esque..indeed..i feel orla is perhaps the most celtic sounding of all the celtic women performers..cheers
i agree
shes so good
Beautiful song
So...speechless right now
Orla gets the most beautiful songs! Her voice is unreal.
wow orla definetely has the best voice :)
I first heard this song done by Clannad...but I LOVE Orla's version. Her voice is lovely :)
'Clannad' also were the creators of that song
Whoa! Scary! Goosebumps! Even better than the original!
This probably the most powerful song on the album...
I love this song, both the original clannad version and this of course
i like ! j'adore
I love you Orla!! ;0;
There is nothing comparable to a woman voice singing in Gaelic (think about Enya, Maire Brennan, Loreena McKennitt, just to quote some of the greatest ones)!
@Ummdor Thank you, I so love to know what these amazing songs are about, and you are so lucky to understand. I'd trade my German lessons for Gaelige (or whatever language this is) in a trice!
Don't know why but this is my favorite song of their's.
what a song
Wonderful rendition of the Clannad song...and if you haven't seen the movie 'Harry's game'? Get it if you can.
i love her amazing
@Karen21242 Sorry I took so long to reply; I've been in Mexico on vacation.
The movie 'Harry's game' was taken from Gerald Seymour's book about the troubles in Ireland. A Brit officer infiltrates the I.R.A.
GREAT film.
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I remember watching my DVD of "Patriot Games" one night not long after I had discovered Celtic Woman, and sure enough, "Harry's Game" came on in the soundtrack as I watched the movie. All I could think of was, "Hey, I have heard this before!". Clannad may have done it for the move, but the "credit" to bringing it to my attention first belongs entirely to Celtic Woman.