I can't explain why this makes me feel emotional but it does and I'm rapidly becoming obsessed with it. It's like someone went back several centuries and brought it forward.
This is simply beautiful. This will catch on. People will sing this song for years to come. They will dance to it, they will hold their babies in their arms and sing it as a lullaby and I can even hear it in movies in time. What an amazing thing you have done. I want to know what your brother says about your strength. What your partner says about your heart. What your future children say about your love.
@@Dino_Mommy You found the words that I couldn't to describe this song, I think we often forget our ancestors cause it's rare to even meet your great grandparents .🥲
"My father says I have English hair / Brown like the bark of an oak somewhere / Like the bed of a lake where the hemlock grows / Like the thorn in the stem of an English rose" THIS is traditional lyric poetry in the grand manner!
I'm an Aussie male with brown hair and blue eyes, but my mother's family come from Laois, my father's Tiperrary and I can feel this song calling to my Heritagege,
Been singing and listening to this for weeks now. I'm a Brit with deep Irish ancestry and am a sucker for a bodhrán, this song and your voice carry it so much further. Blessings x
My mother says I have Irish eyes Irish eyes, Irish eyes My mother says I have Irish eyes They go ever so blue under stormy skies but they never so blue as when I let them cry My father says I have english hair English hair, english hair Brown like the bark of an oak somewhere like the bed of a lake where the hemlock grows like the thorn in the stem of an english rose I'm a map of the world and the ones before One foot in sea and one on shore Every step every hope flung high I'm a map of the world whit my Irish eyes My nana says I have travelling feet Travelling feet, travelling feet Slippers for princesses don't fit me but I dance to my own drum bright and bold and my travelling feet always get me home My sister says I've a restless soul Restless soul, restless soul easy to catch but I'm hard to hold like a song on the wind that you caught one day I get under your skin then I slip away I'm a map of the world and the ones before One foot in sea and one on shore Every step every hope flung high I'm a map of the world whit my Irish eyes
Absolutely stunning. I'm as '"non Irish" as one can be, yet the words and melody melt my heart and fill my eyes with tears of emotion. Sending love from New Zealand. I hope your talent brings you everything you've ever wanted.
Well my father says I have a heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold. You'll find me there will the flowers grow. Under a willows leaves and a stream that flows. Watching my wild friends as they come and go. ❤
Primal, pure and powerful. This is the simple beauty of a song sung from the soul. This is why you are tearing up, as it touches something deep and ancient in all of us.
Just found this song on a spotify mix of celtic music I listen to frequently, immediately saved to my favorite songs. Truly gorgeous and speaks to my old heritage. Thank you.
This is the most delightful song I have ever gotten stuck in my head, and I am in no hurry to get it unstuck. Your voice is magical, and the words of your song it give me goosebumps. ❤
Absolutely beautiful! God-given talent! Something this beautiful had to come straight from heaven. Miss Betts is blessed with such a gorgeous voice and a way with words. And the rest of us are blessed to hear her magical voice. Proof that true talent doesn't need all the electronic mumbo jumbo to enhance a song. This will be a classic, around long after the Beyonces, Arianas, Mileys and Madonnas are completely forgotten.
I love this song so much! I just let the video repeat on instagram for 20 minutes yesterday. This is such a wonderful song, amazing lyrics, rhythm, voice, and message. In this world in which our identities are constantly questioned, it’s comforting to think of our eyes as maps of the ones before. Thank you for sharing your talent. I will definitely purchase this song if possible. Please keep making your beautiful music. It speaks to my soul.
I’ve just found your music recently, and I cannot imagine ever living without it. This is absolutely beautiful-I am certainly on this bandwagon for the long haul!
This really gets me, every piece of us comes from somewhere. Sometimes its in ways we could never know but the hope and dreams of every person who ever came before us led to us being who snd where we are now.
I genuinely cannot express how much I love this song and your voice and the percussion. It's all just absolutely beautiful and honestly it's making me choke up. Thank you so much
Rose, what a beautiful gift you have!!! Obsessed with this song, the voice, the lyrics and the beats!!! The simplicity is mind blowing! Thanks for sharing this with the world! 👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️
I won't be dramatic and say it cured my depression, but all I know is I was having a sad day, feeling glum and kinda over it all and one listen through and I'm singing along and grinning like a mad man. Thanks for the pick me up 😊👍
Excellent. Kinda bewitching in a good way. And then. I'm a map of the world +++ And the ones before +++ Feels like a time portal... Dropped in the middle of a folk song.
I showed this to my dad after I listened to it for a week ok repeat then we listened to it for a week on repeat, this is such a personal song for me. You did a really great job on it and you’re voice is amazing❤
Love and feel this song. I am a map of another sea, but it's the same... we always bring with us the footprint of those who came before us, and every land that they came from or passed through ❤
I absolutely love this song.. It brings back memories of my 7 years living in England raising my children one has Irish eyes and the other one English hair.. Beautiful!!!. Love from my country Guatemala
New favorite song. Absolutely gorgeous, always great to see someone continuing to create in this style❤ Totally in love with this - and not just because my genes are literally all Irish, English, and Scottish 😂
You’re one of the few modern artists that utterly captivates me with your voice and poetry. Inspiring and evocative of the sweetest, whimsical emotions. Sorry to gush but you made this cold heart resonate for a moment 🥲
as a songwriter I find MOST new songs severely lacking in lyric quality. Yeah. I'm a song snob. But Ms. Betts you give me HOPE and I am on the edge of my seat for whatever you release! Thank you! Thank you! thank you!
Well, better to be picky (a snob) about good quality than to have awful taste! 😂 Of course preference is subjective haha 😆. But I agree with that this is a phenomenal song! Has the feel of a centuries old Irish ballad!
Oh, this song is so beautiful! I've been following you since I found Driving myself home, and I can say it's absolutely worth it. Your music is wonderful, Ms. Bett, please keep creating it.
Truly beautiful, like a warm blanket for the (restless) soul. Helps that I've got those same Irish eyes, which are never as blue as when I let them cry. Thank you for this lovely gift.
I am obsessed with this song lately , this is my summer melody and i sing it with you frecuently. I havent travelled to Ireland since the Pandemic and that way I miss less my friends there and the green landscapes , thank you!
I can't explain why this makes me feel emotional but it does and I'm rapidly becoming obsessed with it. It's like someone went back several centuries and brought it forward.
I feel the same way about this song
Here, as well😊
Same, I teared up even though it's a happy song. Something about it speaks to my soul.
Had the same huge, emotional reaction too! Feel like weeping dancing laughing and singing along with just 1 listen...
Think I'm up to 37 by now. 😂
Same!
This is simply beautiful. This will catch on. People will sing this song for years to come. They will dance to it, they will hold their babies in their arms and sing it as a lullaby and I can even hear it in movies in time. What an amazing thing you have done.
I want to know what your brother says about your strength. What your partner says about your heart. What your future children say about your love.
Ian Wileman - yes! An instant classic 💫
what a beautiful comment
I sing this to my son already. 😊 I feel like it's the ancestral energy that gets us. We are all the result of year sof history. We often forget that.
Iv been singing it to my daughter, sometimes changing the lyrics to; my daughter has green eyes, green eyes green eyes... lol
@@Dino_Mommy You found the words that I couldn't to describe this song, I think we often forget our ancestors cause it's rare to even meet your great grandparents .🥲
"My father says I have English hair / Brown like the bark of an oak somewhere / Like the bed of a lake where the hemlock grows / Like the thorn in the stem of an English rose" THIS is traditional lyric poetry in the grand manner!
Irish Eyes is catchy, but the hemlock do it for me
Timeless, people will be singing this for a hundred years and more.
Celtic music has always spoken to my heart even before learning my Irish heritage. This was gorgeous, and my only wish is that it was longer.
My 5 year old son refuses to go to bed without me singing this to him. Thank you for adding such a beautiful song to our routine. ❤
I sing this to my boys too! ❤
Песня, которая западает в душу с первого прослушивания.
Огромная благодарность автору за подаренный этому миру кусочек радости.
How does this not have more views??? This song is enchanting.
because the video is too short. RUclips does not like that, regardless of what is going on in the video :(
I'm an Aussie male with brown hair and blue eyes, but my mother's family come from Laois, my father's Tiperrary and I can feel this song calling to my Heritagege,
Voice from Heaven ❤
Given to the world by God to Bless the world with Joy
Been singing and listening to this for weeks now.
I'm a Brit with deep Irish ancestry and am a sucker for a bodhrán, this song and your voice carry it so much further.
Blessings x
My mother says
I have Irish eyes
Irish eyes, Irish eyes
My mother says
I have Irish eyes
They go ever so blue
under stormy skies
but they never so blue
as when I let them cry
My father says
I have english hair
English hair, english hair
Brown like the bark
of an oak somewhere
like the bed of a lake
where the hemlock grows
like the thorn in the stem
of an english rose
I'm a map of the world
and the ones before
One foot in sea
and one on shore
Every step
every hope flung high
I'm a map of the world
whit my Irish eyes
My nana says
I have travelling feet
Travelling feet, travelling feet
Slippers for princesses
don't fit me
but I dance to my own drum
bright and bold
and my travelling feet
always get me home
My sister says
I've a restless soul
Restless soul, restless soul
easy to catch
but I'm hard to hold
like a song on the wind
that you caught one day
I get under your skin
then I slip away
I'm a map of the world
and the ones before
One foot in sea
and one on shore
Every step
every hope flung high
I'm a map of the world
whit my Irish eyes
Ty
Thank you! Came to the comments hoping to find the lyrics. 😁
Te amo ❤
This is my 6 months old's favorite song, her smile gets so big when I start singing it 🥹❤️
I needed this at 3am, in the middle of nowhere, with a dog and a cat, sitting in a truck and waiting on a storm. Lovely.
Absolutely stunning. I'm as '"non Irish" as one can be, yet the words and melody melt my heart and fill my eyes with tears of emotion. Sending love from New Zealand. I hope your talent brings you everything you've ever wanted.
I was so hoping we'd get a full version of this. Perfection
Well my father says I have a heart of gold. Heart of gold. Heart of gold. You'll find me there will the flowers grow. Under a willows leaves and a stream that flows. Watching my wild friends as they come and go. ❤
When I first started listening, I couldn't wipe the smile off. But the other day I sang with her, and was wiping tears. Touched my heart ❤
What a lovely comment.
Beautiful! I've got Irish hazel eyes that glow green when I cry and Scottish red that goes bright under summer skies.
Primal, pure and powerful. This is the simple beauty of a song sung from the soul. This is why you are tearing up, as it touches something deep and ancient in all of us.
I am so in love with this song… every now and then I feel the urge to listen to it!!
I know me too. I even found this version, sung by 3 sisters! I have it on repeat! ruclips.net/video/RIkNHVQNmkw/видео.html
The song is gorgeous and I could look at her eyes all day long
Get a record deal with this song. Have it done it official because I’d definitely listen this on the radio
I absolutly love this .. I need more traditional irish songs.
Those eyes are beautiful. But that voice and charm is magical! ❤
Beautiful soul searching. Thank you.
Absolutely OBSESSED! On repeat!
This makes me wanna dance and cry simultaneously
Just found this song on a spotify mix of celtic music I listen to frequently, immediately saved to my favorite songs. Truly gorgeous and speaks to my old heritage. Thank you.
This is the most delightful song I have ever gotten stuck in my head, and I am in no hurry to get it unstuck. Your voice is magical, and the words of your song it give me goosebumps. ❤
Absolutely beautiful! God-given talent! Something this beautiful had to come straight from heaven. Miss Betts is blessed with such a gorgeous voice and a way with words. And the rest of us are blessed to hear her magical voice. Proof that true talent doesn't need all the electronic mumbo jumbo to enhance a song. This will be a classic, around long after the Beyonces, Arianas, Mileys and Madonnas are completely forgotten.
I love this song so much! I just let the video repeat on instagram for 20 minutes yesterday. This is such a wonderful song, amazing lyrics, rhythm, voice, and message. In this world in which our identities are constantly questioned, it’s comforting to think of our eyes as maps of the ones before. Thank you for sharing your talent. I will definitely purchase this song if possible. Please keep making your beautiful music. It speaks to my soul.
This song is special. It takes you places. I think it might be the perfect song.
yes!!
I love listening to her singing and looking into those magical eyes.
It's all brilliant but I especially like the part about the thorn in the stem of an English rose. I'm glad to see that talent having a platform.
I’ve just found your music recently, and I cannot imagine ever living without it. This is absolutely beautiful-I am certainly on this bandwagon for the long haul!
I found You 5minutes ago and now Im listening again and again! You are amazing!❤
My daughters and I love this song. It's so fun to sing together. Thank you for sharing your talent with us!
What a lovely way to end the year, to find such a gem❤ And her eyes at the end of the song❤
This really gets me, every piece of us comes from somewhere. Sometimes its in ways we could never know but the hope and dreams of every person who ever came before us led to us being who snd where we are now.
Rose Betts super. благодарю за прекрасное исполнение ирландской песни. всех благ Вам.
I genuinely cannot express how much I love this song and your voice and the percussion. It's all just absolutely beautiful and honestly it's making me choke up. Thank you so much
Hi Rose, thank you for this lovely song.
Lovely! Thank you for sharing!
WOW Lauren, these verses are beautiful! 😯😯🤩 Thanks for sharing!
Nice lady !
Rose, what a beautiful gift you have!!!
Obsessed with this song, the voice, the lyrics and the beats!!! The simplicity is mind blowing!
Thanks for sharing this with the world!
👏👏👏👌👌👌👌👌❤️❤️❤️❤️
I won't be dramatic and say it cured my depression, but all I know is I was having a sad day, feeling glum and kinda over it all and one listen through and I'm singing along and grinning like a mad man. Thanks for the pick me up 😊👍
I learned this song at a vocal workshop and am now obsessed. It's so lovely!
Excellent. Kinda bewitching in a good way. And then.
I'm a map of the world
+++ And the ones before +++
Feels like a time portal...
Dropped in the middle of a folk song.
I showed this to my dad after I listened to it for a week ok repeat then we listened to it for a week on repeat, this is such a personal song for me. You did a really great job on it and you’re voice is amazing❤
Love and feel this song. I am a map of another sea, but it's the same... we always bring with us the footprint of those who came before us, and every land that they came from or passed through ❤
I absolutely love this song.. It brings back memories of my 7 years living in England raising my children one has Irish eyes and the other one English hair.. Beautiful!!!. Love from my country Guatemala
Brings a tear to my eye
Greetings from Brazil and US! I have brown eyes, I’m a map of the world and I have traveling feet that brought me to your beautiful song!
OK.. Not only a beautiful song.. But a beautiful woman.. Cheers to for this
This was so moving I played it on repeat until I knew it by heart. My 4 yr old daughter loves to sing the phrases she remembers with me
Wow. Just. Wow. Beautiful.
Rose, you are an amazing artist and your lyrics are soft and powerful. Thank you ❤
It's so beautiful I even cried a bit
Your songs are empowering:')
*hoping for more releases
This is excessively beautiful.
You just penned a timeless song. Thank you.😊
So glad I found this, wonderfull...
Wonderful song and well sung! I hadn't heard this before!
I’m obsessed with this. It says a lot
You have amazing control of your voice! thanks for sharing it with the world.
This is poetry made to lyrics- Irish pride! 🤩🇮🇪
Fuggin beautiful! Soeaks to my soul, y’all.
❤️ from the Ozarks!
Heard you on NPR and was blown away by this song and your explanation of it. I know I will listen to it often. Thank you for its beauty.
Fucking beautiful. Vibes. Sound, energy. All of it. This is a wild and free kinda power.
Not afraid to admit it. I listen to this multiple times. :D
Beautiful and timeless ❤
This is incredibly beautiful.. don't ever stop singing!!
A Lady of music has to be one of the most ( i can't think of a better word for beautiful.) beautiful tunes I ever hear.
New favorite song. Absolutely gorgeous, always great to see someone continuing to create in this style❤ Totally in love with this - and not just because my genes are literally all Irish, English, and Scottish 😂
You’re one of the few modern artists that utterly captivates me with your voice and poetry. Inspiring and evocative of the sweetest, whimsical emotions.
Sorry to gush but you made this cold heart resonate for a moment 🥲
as a songwriter I find MOST new songs severely lacking in lyric quality. Yeah. I'm a song snob. But Ms. Betts you give me HOPE and I am on the edge of my seat for whatever you release! Thank you! Thank you! thank you!
Well, better to be picky (a snob) about good quality than to have awful taste! 😂 Of course preference is subjective haha 😆. But I agree with that this is a phenomenal song! Has the feel of a centuries old Irish ballad!
@@ProfesoraNut well articulated!!! Quality MATTERS!
@@markshepardsongs Thanks!
You're like a modern joni mitchell
Absolutely beautiful!! Love your voice and this song 🎶 ❤
So beautiful. You have an amazing voice. Never change
This song led me to your channel and I love this one so much! The lyrics is so sweet and wholesome^^
Your voice is amazing. I love the inflections in your voice and how your accent really breaks through in a few of the words and phrases.
This is brilliant. I adore this song. I listened to it over & over. It's perfect & so are you.
This is reminiscent of waulking songs 😍 Please write more of these 🙏🫶
Absolutely stunning.
Perfection ! This song will last forever and will take on a journey of its own . Pure perfection . Thank you for this
What a beautiful song and voice, well done 👏
This is such a lovely song, Rose! It has the warm embrace and comfort of an ancient rime or folk song.
Just absolutely spell bound by your lovely voice.❤. And the song is so beautiful, makes me look at my body differently. We can all us that.
This song is magnificent!
I can't stop listening to it, wow!
So beautiful, emotional and poetic. You are very talented. A true artist.
I have been listening to this song non stop for about a week now!! I LOVE LOVE LOVE this song!
Absolutely beautiful and lively! ♫♪♪♫♪
Oh, this song is so beautiful! I've been following you since I found Driving myself home, and I can say it's absolutely worth it. Your music is wonderful, Ms. Bett, please keep creating it.
Beautiful wonderful thank you. My lady
Truly beautiful, like a warm blanket for the (restless) soul. Helps that I've got those same Irish eyes, which are never as blue as when I let them cry. Thank you for this lovely gift.
Love this song ❤❤❤❤
Thank you for this song. Me and my mom relate to this so well. Enlish,celtic, norse, and German and proud of all of it
I am obsessed with this song lately , this is my summer melody and i sing it with you frecuently. I havent travelled to Ireland since the Pandemic and that way I miss less my friends there and the green landscapes , thank you!
Congratulations! This song will be timeless I have no doubt. Enjoy the journey!
You have such a beautiful voice. I've enjoyed listening to your other songs, too. ❤
Please release as single 🙂
I can’t stop listening to that voice and beat and the feeling is just perfect