Bean Pháidin Explained

"Irish: 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 Irish: [[Sean-nós singing|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 – Irish: An Raicín Álainn (2002)
• Celtic Woman – Destiny (2016)
• Orla Fallon – Lore (2020)
• John Spillane – Irish Songs We Learned at School (2008)

External links

• https://www.omniglot.com/songs/irish/beanphaidin.php
• https://songsinirish.com/bean-phaidin-lyrics/
• https://genius.com/Planxty-bean-phaidin-lyrics
• 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/

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bean Pháidín – Cartlanna Sheosaimh Uí Éanaí . 24 September 2022.
2. Web site: Celtic Woman – Bean Pháidín . Genius.com . 24 September 2022.