Oh Danny boy The pipes the pipes are calling From glen to glenn And down the mountain side The summer's gone And all the flowers are dying 'Tis you, 'tis you must go And I must bide
But come ye back When summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed And white with snow I'll be there in Sunshine or in shadow Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy I love you so
And if you come when all the flowers are dying If I am dead as dead I may be You'll come and find the place where I'm lying And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me And I shall hear, though soft , your thread above me And all my grave shall warmer, and sweeter be For you will bend and tell me that you love me And I shall sleep in peace until you come to me
演唱这首歌曲的Declan Galbraith是一个男孩,才15岁。His birthday is December 19, 1991 (1991-12-19).He is a a boy
with an extraordinary voice
Declan Galbraith and his family live in England, in the small town of Hoo, near Rochester, Kent. His father, Alec, is of Scottish descent, while his mother Siobhan comes from a large Irish family. Declan’s grandfather whom he affectionately called ‚Poppy Ben’ sang in a band and played several instruments and often took Declan along to the ‘Fleadhs’ (concerts) he was playing in.
“I would sit there for hours watching Poppy Ben and the musicians, and listening to their music“, says Declan. The explosive mix of Scottish and Irish musical traditions inspired Declan and became his early musical influence. He remembers himself already singing at the age of two. He adds, “These are some of my very first memories in life – always singing.“
His talent was publicly acknowledged for the first time when at just 7 years old he insisted on performing spontaneously at the annual Rochester Dickens Festival, a two-day extravaganza where people were invited to dress up in Victorian costumes to celebrate the life and times of the famous author Charles Dickens and his links with their town. Little Declan, dressed up as a chimney sweep, started singing and the crowd went wild.
Now, some five years later, Declan has made music and singing his full-time career. Siobhan Galbraith: ”As parents, it has always been the biggest concern to ensure that irrespective of his talent and success, Declan would not lose touch with the real world, and to remain a normal young man. We know he has an extraordinary talent and he has set himself a very high goal.”
His first recording was ‘Walking in the Air’.Declan loves to sing to live audiences. Declan is determined to keep his feet firmly on the ground and knows that it is important to keep up with all of his schoolwork and education. He finds time to practice his music every day.
His first album with Irish traditional songs and some specially written material became a big success and charted in the U.K. and Ireland. Of his new album Declan says: “I like to record songs that are meaningful to me and the audience. I have recorded many different types of songs, such as “Tears in Heaven”, “Love of my Life”, “Nights In White Satin” and “An Angel”, songs that demand vocal performance and interpretation. My greatest wish is simply to make music that people enjoy.”
Oh Danny boy The pipes the pipes are calling
From glen to glenn And down the mountain side
The summer's gon e And all the lives are falling
It's you it's you must go and I must bide
But come ye back When summer's in the meadow
Or when the valley's hushed And white with snow
I'll be there in Sunshine or in shadow
Oh Danny boy oh Danny boy I love you so
But when you'll be back and all the flowers are dying
And i am dead as dead i well may be
You'll come and find the place where I'm lying
And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me
And I shall hear, though soft , your thread above me
And all my grave shall warmer, and sweeter be
For you will bend and tell me that you love me ...