The Tale Of Cú Chulainn by Miracle Of Sound (IRISH/CELTIC FOLK METAL))
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Published 2020-10-23
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Composed, produced & performed by Gavin Dunne (Miracle Of Sound)
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Uileann Pipes by Eoin O Riabhaigh
Bodhrán by Colm Murphy
Violins, Flutes & Whistle by Johnny McCarthy
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LYRICS:
The Tale Of Cú Chulainn
In the sodden snow of the Irish hills
Was born a Tuatha's child
With a fighting heart and immortal skill
And a spirit fiery and wild
Through a prophecy he was bound and doomed
To a short and a glorious life
And he bore the name Setanta till
A famous fateful night
With his hurley in his hands
His name would cross the land
Well his Uncle Connor who wore the crown
Of Ulster on his head
In the home of Culainn the smith sat down
For mead and mutton and bread
At the door lay the Cú, the faithful hound
A huge and and terrible beast
When a thief or enemy trod his ground
Their bones became his feast
Well Setanta joined them late at night
And the hound it leapt to shred
But he raised his hurley, pucked the ball
Right through the poor beast's head
He spoke remorse as the smith he cried
For his lost and murdered hound
'I will be your Cú now from this night
Till another you have found'
So he lay outside the door
One eye watching on the moors
And the name Cú Chulainn
Was sung out loud that night
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
And the name Cú Chulainn
So furious and wild
To remain in myth and memory
A legend of the isle
Cosantóir tragóideach
(Tragic guardian)
Fuil dhiaga Lú
(Divine blood of Lugh)
Finscéal an Chú
(Legend of the hound)
Cosantóir tragóideach
(Tragic guardian)
Fuil dhiaga Lú
(Divine blood of Lugh)
Currach lán le fiúnach
(Boat filled with fury)
Finscéal an Chú
(Legend of the hound)
Cosantóir tragóideach
(Tragic guardian)
Fuil dhiaga Lú
(Divine blood of Lugh)
Finscéal an Chú
(Legend of the hound)
Cosantóir tragóideach
(Tragic guardian)
Fuil dhiaga Lú
(Divine blood of Lugh)
Curadh lán le fiúnach
(Warrior filled with fury)
Finscéal an Chú
(Legend of the hound)
He trained on the Isle of Sky and Shadow
Bore an abandoned son
And met his battle brother Ferdiad
Many a tale they spun
Well he fought with the strength of many men
A beast who bloodied the fields
In a bloodlust battle frenzy
His skin would shift and peel
His son would find him as man
But would not tell his name
So he took a spear to his own child
And doomed himself to shame
When the canny Queen Méabh attacked his land
To steal the bull of brown
She sent out Ferdiad to fight
Cú Chualainn struck him down
Blood of son and brother fell
He wailed and cried farewell
And the name Cú Chulainn
Was sung out loud that night
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
And the name Cú Chulainn
So furious and wild
To remain in myth and memory
A legend of the isle
Cosantóir tragóideach
Fuil dhiaga Lú
Finscéal an Chú
Cosantóir tragóideach
Fuil dhiaga Lú
Curadh lán le fiúnach
Finscéal an Chú
When the father of fair Emer
Refused to give her to wed
Cú Chulainn tore his castle down
And left the whole place dead
They loved eachother, man and wife
Despite his many affairs
Then he met the Morrigan, turned her down
And earned her vengeful glare
She weakened him and broke his strength
With trickery and lies
By feeding him the flesh of dogs
Three crones were her disguise
The Queen and Lugaid saw their chance
To fight the Cú and win
When he battled next 3 spears were thrown
And one tore through his skin
So he tied himself to a mighty stone
By his guts and belt he hung
And so he still stood on his feet
Till the last breath it left his lungs
And a light shone out so grand
Till the raven came to land
And the name Cú Chulainn
Was sung out loud that night
In a tale of rage and ruin and of might
And the name Cú Chulainn
So furious and wild
To remain in myth and memory
A legend of the isle
Scaoil amach on ceol!
(Let loose the music!)
All Comments (21)
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Enjoy my tribute to Ireland's most famous mythological figure! I hired some genuine Irish traditional musicians to help me out for this one, big thanks to Johnny, Colm & Eoin for their fantastic playing. Don't forget you can support my work on Patreon: www.patreon.com/miracleofsound Hope you're all safe & doing alright in this fucked up year of 2020. Big luv! Gav
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Sabaton: historical wars Powerwolf: christian and satanic history Miracleofsound: IRISH HISTORY
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GAVIN AGAIN PROOVES THAT HE IS WORTHY OF THE TITLE OF BARD
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He's basically Irish Hercules, Rin.
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This lad was so mad that when he died, one guy went to go see if he was dead, and his body spasmed and lopped off his hand. Everyone was too scared to go near him until a raven landed on his shoulder
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Hands up everyone who would happily have an entire MoS album devoted to Irish history & mythology. puts both their hands up
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Cu Chulainn, a man so badass, he avenged his own death.
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Gotta respect a guy who was so badass he turned a really awkward meeting (showed up in the middle of the night, killed a dude's dog under a misunderstanding, and offered to be the dog's replacement until he found another) into a badass cornerstone of his myth and the source of his name.
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"He's pretty much Irish Hercules, Rin!"
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Best scene in the story is as follows. Cu Chulainn: goes to the King, "I must take up arms today!" King Conchobar: "you're like 12?! Why!?" Cu Chulainn: "The druid gave a prophesy about me. Druid: "I said whoever took up arms would have glory but die young" Cu Chulainn: "see it's about me"
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“If a scratch like this put me down, I wouldn’t be much of a Heroic Spirit.” -An Irish badass explaining why he didn’t die when he was killed.
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Cú: Give me your daughter Emer's father: No way! I reject you Cú: No problem, I reject your rejection. You've chosen death.
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"And then he hulks out and kills these three guys but is brought down by the power of boobs."
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"He’s pretty much Irish Heracles Rin!" ~ Actually Satan
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Fun fact: Cu Chulainn's berserk rage/demon mode/riastrad as it's correctly called is by no means a "power out of nowhere". You see, Cu Chulainn is son of deity Lugh. Who in turn was a grandson of Balore. Yes, you heard it right, Cu Chulainn is grand-grandson of a towering demon lord who destroyed whole armies with his gaze alone. EDIT: over 1800 warriors heed my words. Thank you all!
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We have to stop and appreciate that this legend started basically with our protagonist murdering a dog with what's basically an elaborate golf club, lol.
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A dude tying himself to rock with his own guts to stand and fight is such a brutal image waiting to be an album cover
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and now he fights king arthur, gilgamesh and japanese school children.
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Literally this morning I thought to myself “huh, it’s been a while since a miracleofsound song”
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I absolutely love how Japan loves Cu with how badass he's depicted in Series like Fate and Persona
