“Kiss me I’m Irish” is the catchphrase of St. Patrick’s Day, written on shirts and billboards or as a frequent call!
The custom probably stems from a popular legend, about the Judgment Stone in Blarney Castle.
Blarney is an Irish town in County Cork, famous for its castle or rather for a magical stone in the castle walls that gives the eloquence to those who kiss it, so the equation Irish (stone) kiss = blessing not it changes even if the term “stone” is omitted.
ROMANTIC IRISH
The auspicious silly ditty has become a song signed by Gaelic Storm (authors: Twigger, Murphy, Wehmeyer, Reid), the Santa Monica Irish folk rock band, which has become the staple (after the Titanic film) of the US Irish folk scene.
| I Old song and old stories They keep us alive Without our past We would never survive I am my island My island is me So you know what you can do if you dont like what you see CHORUS Kiss me, I’m Irish I am the wild rover (6) My eyes they are smiling And I’m seldom sober (1) I like my whiskey And I love to dance So if you’re feeling as lucky as me, take a chance And kiss me I’m Irish II My heart beats a jig And me blood, it flows green I’ve been a rogue and a rambler (6) From ocean to sea (2) And I like a Bevy (3) Now and then (7) this I’ll never deny But I only drink on the days of the week that end with a ‘y’ (4) I’m no saint I’m no sinner Of that theres no doubt I’ll tell you the truth I am the one that your grandmother warned you about III Dublin, Milwaukee, Cleavlend and Cork, Kerry, Chicago and my New York Belfast and Boston, Donegal and DC (5) Raise you glasses and sing, sing, sing, sing with me: |
NOTE 1) quotes from lines taken from popular Irish folk songs: I am the wild rover, My eyes they are smiling, I’m seldom sober 2) America-Ireland 3) bevy =lager 4) that is, all seven daysi 5) DC is the district of Colombia, but “the District”, or “D.C.”, means the capital of the USA 6) the rover is an adventurer looking for emotions; I’m a rambler, I’m a gambler is a phrase of the song The Moonshiner, more generally to indicate a free spirit 7) the ladder of priorities of a typical Irishman is First: drink, Second: drink in company, Third: drink in the company of a girl |
PUNK IRISH
I I play in a band, we’re the best in the land We’re big in both Chelsea and France I play one mean guitar and then score at the bar There’s a line of chicks waiting for their chance So come on now honey, I’ll make you feel pretty These other gals (1) mean nothing to me Let’s finish these drinks and be gone for the night ‘Cause I’m more than a handful, you’ll see [Chorus:] So kiss me, I’m shitfaced I’m soaked, I’m soiled and brown (2) in the trousers, she kissed me And I only bought her one round II I can bench press a car, I’m an ex football star with degrees from both Harvard and Yale Girls just can’t keep up, I’m a real love machine I’ve had far better sex while in jail I’ve designed the Sears Tower (3), I make two grand an hour I cook the world’s best duck flambe I’ll take the pick of the litter, girls jockey for me I don’t need these lines to get laid III I’m a man of the night, a real ladies delight See my figure was chiseled from stone One more for the gal then I’ll escort her home Come last call, I’m never alone I’ve a house on the hill with a red water bed That puts Hugh Heffnor’s mansion (4) to shame With girls by the pool and Italian sports cars I’m just here in this dump for the game IV Ahh, fuck it. Who am I shitting? I’m a pitiful sight, and I ain’t all that bright I’m definitely not chiseled from stone I’m a cheat and a liar, no woman’s desire I’ll probably die cold and alone But just give me a chance, ‘cause deep down inside I swear I got a big heart of gold I’m a monogamous man, no more one night stands Come on, honey, let me take you home |
NOTE 1) gal is an Irish colloquial term for girl and has no negative connotations, a term often used in sea (or shanty) songs 2) he prides himself on being a type who does little washing, because his mutant / pants bear traces of shit, a very punk-fashion situation 3) Willis Tower, at the time when they wrote the lyrics again “Sears Tower” the skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois probably mentioned because it was the tallest building in the world from 1973 to 1998. 4) Hugh Marston “Hef” Hefner is an American publisher, founder of the famous erotic magazine Playboy and head of the Playboy Empire |
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http://ontanomagico.altervista.org/cristianesimo-celtico.html
