Dubliners, The - The Lifeboat Mona Lyrics
[Chorus:]
Remember December fifty-nine
The howling wind and the driving rain
Remember the gallant men who drowned
On the lifeboat, Mona was her name
The wind it blows and the sea roars up
Beats the land with mighty waves
At St.Andrew's Bay the lightship fought
The sea until her moorings gave
[Chorus]
The captain signalled to the shore
'We must have help or we'll go down'
From Broughty Ferry at two a.m.
[Chorus]
Eight men formed that gallant crew
They set their boat against the main
The wind's so hard and the sea's so rough
We'll never see land or home again
[Chorus]
Three hours went by and the Mona called
The winds blow hard and the seas run high
In the morning on Carnusty Beach
The Mona and her crew did lie
[Chorus]
Five lay drowned in the kelp there
Two were washed up on the shore
Eight men died when the boat capsized
And the eighth is lost forever more
[Chorus]
Remember December fifty-nine
The howling wind and the driving rain
The men who leave the land behind
And the men who never see land again
Remember December fifty-nine
The howling wind and the driving rain
The men who leave the land behind
And the men who never see land again
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Dubliners, The The Lifeboat Mona Comments
Remember the Isle of Anglesey, the Isle of Mona.
Remember the Isle of Anglesey, the Isle of Mona.
Brought me to tears. Brave men who died so that others may live. No greater sacrifice.
Brought me to tears. Brave men who died so that others may live. No greater sacrifice.
I remember it so well lived about two miles from the lifeboat station.
60 years ago this month. Such a tragedy.
I remember it so well lived about two miles from the lifeboat station.
60 years ago this month. Such a tragedy.
The eight was lost and gone forever more
The eight was lost and gone forever more
Someone needs to write a song for the 9/11 firemen
Someone needs to write a song for the 9/11 firemen
Just learned this on the guitar as I have only start listening to it recently. Love finding folks songs that can be sung with such passion. Great song and story. A sad story that will on forever now. RIP the gallant men of the Lifeboat Mona.
Just learned this on the guitar as I have only start listening to it recently. Love finding folks songs that can be sung with such passion. Great song and story. A sad story that will on forever now. RIP the gallant men of the Lifeboat Mona.
2:19 Carnoustie Beach is in Tayside, on the eastern side of Scotland, nowhere near Ireland. That must mean that this is not an Irish song, right?
It wasn't written by an Irishman. Peggy Seeger wrote the song and gave it to the Dubliners. She was married to Ewan MacColl who also wrote some songs for the Dubliners.
@Bad Dub Great answer, thanks.
2:19 Carnoustie Beach is in Tayside, on the eastern side of Scotland, nowhere near Ireland. That must mean that this is not an Irish song, right?
It wasn't written by an Irishman. Peggy Seeger wrote the song and gave it to the Dubliners. She was married to Ewan MacColl who also wrote some songs for the Dubliners.
@Bad Dub Great answer, thanks.
One love
One love
The way the songs of rhythm is makes me feel like I'm on a boat, love it
The way the songs of rhythm is makes me feel like I'm on a boat, love it
I was a sailor for 2 years and a 1st man for 2 more. Always loved sitting at the front deck smoking while listening to the songs of the dubliners and watching everything around me float by :)
I was a sailor for 2 years and a 1st man for 2 more. Always loved sitting at the front deck smoking while listening to the songs of the dubliners and watching everything around me float by :)
It was 1959
I remember this December day
When 8 men were taken by the storm
To the ocean's eternal shadow
Respect for this Crew .................RIP !
It was 1959
I remember this December day
When 8 men were taken by the storm
To the ocean's eternal shadow
Respect for this Crew .................RIP !
french seafisherman i 'm, and this song enjoy me To make peace with you britanniq fishermen ..we re equal in front of the see god and luke...
french seafisherman i 'm, and this song enjoy me To make peace with you britanniq fishermen ..we re equal in front of the see god and luke...
great music
great music
Gems keep getting unearthed from the man with the golden voice...
Gems keep getting unearthed from the man with the golden voice...
Luke Kelly, what a voice. The Songs sung by him tend to hijack me to another time... May You Rest in Peace . Erin Go Bragh :)
Luke Kelly, what a voice. The Songs sung by him tend to hijack me to another time... May You Rest in Peace . Erin Go Bragh :)
Polish rendition with magnificent translation /watch?v=qVUeEH3pZt4
Polish rendition with magnificent translation /watch?v=qVUeEH3pZt4
he was 59, remember this December day, when eight men took a storm, somewhere in the ocean, an eternal shadow...
he was 59, remember this December day, when eight men took a storm, somewhere in the ocean, an eternal shadow...
This song, along with the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot) and the Springhill Mining Disaster tear at my heart
Also the PenLee disaster of 1981 where 8 brave souls from RNIB also lost their lives when helping others
This song, along with the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (Gordon Lightfoot) and the Springhill Mining Disaster tear at my heart
Also the PenLee disaster of 1981 where 8 brave souls from RNIB also lost their lives when helping others
Luke .....never another, his voice is the song!
Luke .....never another, his voice is the song!
This is a masterpiece.
This is a masterpiece.
Greatest folk singer in recent memory. Sorely missed
Greatest folk singer in recent memory. Sorely missed
Chylę czoła.
Ja też
Chylę czoła.
Ja też
i got this on record, MP4 does not do it justice
i got this on record, MP4 does not do it justice
When the call comes, you have to go out! You don't have to come back, but you have to go out...
Pray for the 343. When the brave are lost, all of humanity should grieve. Will
When the call comes, you have to go out! You don't have to come back, but you have to go out...
Pray for the 343. When the brave are lost, all of humanity should grieve. Will
Remember - the Lifeboat Service is a volunteer organisation.
Mike Weber always had a lot of respect for the RNLI as an ex-AB myself those waters are dangerous
Remember - the Lifeboat Service is a volunteer organisation.
Mike Weber always had a lot of respect for the RNLI as an ex-AB myself those waters are dangerous
Written by Peggy Seeger. There's a memorial stone in the wall of the boathouse. You can visit it on Street View:
https://www.google.nl/maps/@56.4650848,-2.8772226,3a,75y,206.92h,79.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_LeE5C9332Xi7K13zUP6Pg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
Written by Peggy Seeger. There's a memorial stone in the wall of the boathouse. You can visit it on Street View:
https://www.google.nl/maps/@56.4650848,-2.8772226,3a,75y,206.92h,79.52t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s_LeE5C9332Xi7K13zUP6Pg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en
is it true that after the catastrophe this lifeboat "Mona" was suspected to be possessed?
+Archaniol Gabriel yes they cleansed her with a Viking Ritual.
is it true that after the catastrophe this lifeboat "Mona" was suspected to be possessed?
+Archaniol Gabriel yes they cleansed her with a Viking Ritual.
"as I am sure the original version of this so moving tune was in Irish" What makes someone think the original version of a song was sure to be in Irish just because its being sung by an Irishman??? Luke picked up various songs whilst in Britain during the folk revival. For instance "Dirty Old Town" and "Shoals of Herring" were both Ewan Maccoll songs. This song was picked up from Ewan's American wife who wrote it. Peggy Seeger the sister of American folk legend Pete Seeger.
allan connochie the fact that its mentions St Andrews and Broughty Ferry is a giveaway that its not an Irish song. Its about a Fife lifeboat that sank in the Firth of Tay. Its a Scottish song
The songs where given to Luke because he could deliver. British Scottish Irish , Luke had it all and could make the song a story that you would belive
Shoals of herring the poem was written by Ewan Maccoll , but if I'm not mistaken i think it was Louis Killen who first put it to music.
Edit:after some research this is somewhat debated and the consensus seems to be that ewan wrote the song
One love
Ewan Mccoll what a man. Wasn't the best singer but sure could write a song
"as I am sure the original version of this so moving tune was in Irish" What makes someone think the original version of a song was sure to be in Irish just because its being sung by an Irishman??? Luke picked up various songs whilst in Britain during the folk revival. For instance "Dirty Old Town" and "Shoals of Herring" were both Ewan Maccoll songs. This song was picked up from Ewan's American wife who wrote it. Peggy Seeger the sister of American folk legend Pete Seeger.
allan connochie the fact that its mentions St Andrews and Broughty Ferry is a giveaway that its not an Irish song. Its about a Fife lifeboat that sank in the Firth of Tay. Its a Scottish song
The songs where given to Luke because he could deliver. British Scottish Irish , Luke had it all and could make the song a story that you would belive
Shoals of herring the poem was written by Ewan Maccoll , but if I'm not mistaken i think it was Louis Killen who first put it to music.
Edit:after some research this is somewhat debated and the consensus seems to be that ewan wrote the song
One love
Ewan Mccoll what a man. Wasn't the best singer but sure could write a song
A very moving song based on a real life disaster, brave men indeed.
A very moving song based on a real life disaster, brave men indeed.
Ar dhéis Dé go raibh an ochtar mairnéalai colgai a rinne iarracht bad an solais a tharrthàil, fad na oiche uafasach sin...
I Think just the same, nae laetha moigle
Sorry i want to learn gaelic, i`m from Galicia, and just for empathy, for same i have to learnd the deaf sings
Ar dhéis Dé go raibh an ochtar mairnéalai colgai a rinne iarracht bad an solais a tharrthàil, fad na oiche uafasach sin...
I Think just the same, nae laetha moigle
Sorry i want to learn gaelic, i`m from Galicia, and just for empathy, for same i have to learnd the deaf sings
nobody but luke could sing this
nobody but luke could sing this
I remember thiswell. I was eight when the Mona was lost and was at the Eastern school in Broughty Ferry when the news came.
I remember thiswell. I was eight when the Mona was lost and was at the Eastern school in Broughty Ferry when the news came.
It's great to hear such a moving tribute from a Irish singer to a Scottish lifeboat crew (Broughty Ferry, St Andrew's bay and Carnusty beach being Scottish place-names, near to Dundee). It show again the close links between the two peoples. EIRINN GO BRACH agus ALBA GU BRATH !!!!
It's great to hear such a moving tribute from a Irish singer to a Scottish lifeboat crew (Broughty Ferry, St Andrew's bay and Carnusty beach being Scottish place-names, near to Dundee). It show again the close links between the two peoples. EIRINN GO BRACH agus ALBA GU BRATH !!!!
Its written by an American folk singer Peggy Seeger so the the original is in english but hey there is nothing stopping you translating it into Irish.
Its written by an American folk singer Peggy Seeger so the the original is in english but hey there is nothing stopping you translating it into Irish.
one of the best songs of the dubliners, RIP Luke,Ronnie,Barney and Ciaran
one of the best songs of the dubliners, RIP Luke,Ronnie,Barney and Ciaran
How can a band have so much talent. Luke Kelly one of the best vocalists ever, ronnie drew has a voice that sends shivers down your spine, barney McKenna probably the best banjo player ever to grace the earth, John Sheehan an unbelievable fiddle player and the list goes on and on
How can a band have so much talent. Luke Kelly one of the best vocalists ever, ronnie drew has a voice that sends shivers down your spine, barney McKenna probably the best banjo player ever to grace the earth, John Sheehan an unbelievable fiddle player and the list goes on and on
You're right guy ! This song is effectively perfect ! Best Regards, Bob
You're right guy ! This song is effectively perfect ! Best Regards, Bob
a true legend....RIP
a true legend....RIP
What a voice...RIP, Luke.
I will soon translate the song into Irish, so as to sing it by ceilis and traditional sessions in Gaoth Dobhair next year.
It's only justice, as I am sure the original version of this so moving tune was in Irish..like all the most beautiful Irish melodies and songs.
EIRE ABU !!!
I simply love it so powerfull message memories rising from the ashes
What a voice...RIP, Luke.
I will soon translate the song into Irish, so as to sing it by ceilis and traditional sessions in Gaoth Dobhair next year.
It's only justice, as I am sure the original version of this so moving tune was in Irish..like all the most beautiful Irish melodies and songs.
EIRE ABU !!!
I simply love it so powerfull message memories rising from the ashes
So nice and strong song ! May I send you a version I've re-written with new lyrics ? Thanks, and Best Regards, Bob
So nice and strong song ! May I send you a version I've re-written with new lyrics ? Thanks, and Best Regards, Bob
this way, it will never be forgotten
this way, it will never be forgotten
love it, irish tones best ever
love it, irish tones best ever