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"Four Green Fields" is an Irish rebel song about the fate of Ireland's four provinces: Leinster, Munster, Connaught and Ulster. The 'proud old woman' mention...
Four Green Fields is a 1967 folk song by Irish musician Tommy Makem, described in The New York Times as a "hallowed Irish leave-us-alone-with-our-beauty ballad." [1] Of Makem's many compositions, it has become the most familiar, and is part of the common repertoire of Irish folk musicians. [2]
9 kwi 2008 · Regarded by many to be the best version of the late great Tommy Makem's signature song. This recording was played at the Tommy Makem memorial concerts at the Irish festivals summer...
27 paź 2009 · Green Fields - Brothers Four (CD Quality) Once there were green fields kissed by the sun Once there were valleys where rivers used to run Once there were blue skies with white clouds high...
1 sty 1992 · Written by Tommy Makem in 1967, Four Green Fields was described in The New York Times as a “hallowed Irish leave-us-alone-with-our-beauty ballad.”
“Four Green Fields” is a patriotic Irish song. The title comes from William Butler Yeats' play “Cathleen ni Houlihan”. The old woman, Cathleen ni Houlihan, is the embodiment of Ireland.
Four Green Fields Lyrics: 'What did I have' / Said the fine old woman / 'What did I have' / This proud old woman did say / 'i had four green fields / Each one was a jewel / But strangers...
