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"Bean Pháidín" ('Páidin's Wife') is an Irish folk song, in the Irish language. The song takes the point of view of a jealous and angry woman who yearns to be married to Páidin (Paddy), who already has a wife. The song is known for containing some rather harsh lyrical content as it portrays the hatred that the narrator has toward the other woman. The song started in the sean-nós genre. Joe Heaney was known to have sung the song in a medley.^[1] Celtic Woman's version contains partial English lyrics.^[2]

Notable recordings

Planxty – The Well Below the Valley (1973)
Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola – An Raicín Álainn (2002)
Celtic Woman – Destiny (2016)
Orla Fallon – Lore (2020)
John Spillane – Irish Songs We Learned at School (2008)

References

^ "Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí". Retrieved 24 September 2022.
^ "Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín". Genius.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

External links

[1] "Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí". Retrieved 24 September 2022.

[2] "Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín". Genius.com. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

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 {{Short description|Irish folk song}}
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-"'''Bean Pháidin'''" (Paidin's wife) is an [[Irish language|Irish]] folk song. The song takes the point of view from a jealous and angry woman who yearns to be married to "Paidin" who already has a wife. The song is known for containing some rather harsh lyrical content given how this woman sees his wife. The song started in the [[Sean nós]] genre. [[Joe Heaney]] was known to have sung the song in a medley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí |url=https://www.joeheaney.org/en/bean-phaidin/ |access-date=2022-09-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref> [[Celtic Woman]]'s version contains partial [[English language|English]] lyrics.<ref>{{Citation |title=Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín |url=https://genius.com/Celtic-woman-bean-phaidin-lyrics |access-date=2022-09-24}}</ref>
+"'''{{lang|ga|Bean Pháidín}}'''" ('Páidin's Wife') is an [[Irish traditional music|Irish folk song]], in the [[Irish language]]. The song takes the point of view of a jealous and angry woman who yearns to be married to Páidin (Paddy), who already has a wife. The song is known for containing some rather harsh lyrical content as it portrays the hatred that the narrator has toward the other woman. The song started in the {{lang|ga|[[Sean-nós singing|sean-nós]]}} genre. [[Joe Heaney]] was known to have sung the song in a medley.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí |url=https://www.joeheaney.org/en/bean-phaidin/ |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref> [[Celtic Woman]]'s version contains partial [[English language|English]] lyrics.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín |url=https://genius.com/Celtic-woman-bean-phaidin-lyrics |work=Genius.com |access-date=24 September 2022}}</ref>
 ==Notable recordings==
+*[[Planxty]] – ''[[The Well Below the Valley (album)|The Well Below the Valley]]'' (1973)
+*[[Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola]] – {{lang|ga|An Raicín Álainn}} (2002)
-*[[Planxty]] - [[The Well Below the Valley (album)|''The Well Below the Valley'']] (1973)
+*[[Celtic Woman]] – ''Destiny'' (2016)
+*[[Orla Fallon]] – ''Lore'' (2020)
-*[[Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola]]- An Raicín Álainn (2002)
+*[[John Spillane]] – ''Irish Songs We Learned at School'' (2008)
-*[[Celtic Woman]]- Destiny (2016)
 ==References==
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 *https://www.bitesize.irish/gachla/sing/paidin/
 *https://archive.culturalequity.org/field-work/ireland-1951-and-1953/oughterard-151/bean-phaidin-pats-wife
+*https://www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/music/2016/03/17/celtic-woman-stories-behind-songs/81879448/
+*https://www.irishcentral.com/opinion/others/bean-phaidin-paddys-wife-or-i-wanna-be-paddys-girl-226344931-238256661
+*https://www.askaboutireland.ie/learning-zone/secondary-students/music/popular-songs-and-recordings/bean-phaidin/
+*http://www.rosenlake.net/er/irish/bean-phaidin.html
+*http://www.tablyricfm.com/artist-Orla-Fallon-tab-Lyric-fm
+*https://www.amazon.com/Lore-%C3%93rla-Fallon/dp/B08D7ZS6ZY
+*https://johnspillane.ie/shop/irish-songs-we-learned-at-school-ar-ais-aris/
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 [[Category:Irish folk songs]]