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"I'll Tell Me Ma" (also called "The Wind") is a well known children's song. It was collected in various parts of England in the 19th century and again appears in collections from shortly after the turn of the 20th century.[1] In Ireland the chorus usually refers to Belfast city and is known colloquially as "The Belle of Belfast City", although it is also adapted to other Irish cities, such as Dublin.[2] English versions refer to the "Golden City" or "London City". This song is Roud Folk Song Index number 2649.
The song accompanies a children's game. A ring is formed by the children joining hands, one player standing in the centre. When asked, "Please tell me who they be," the girl in the middle gives the name or initials of a boy in the ring (or vice versa). The ring then sings the rest of the words, and the boy who was named goes into the centre.[1]
Recordings
- The Rankin Family on their 2nd album Fare Thee Well Love, 1990
- Lick the Tins, on Blind Man on a Flying Horse, 1986
- The Chieftains and Van Morrison, on their collaboration record Irish Heartbeat
- The Chieftains, on Live From Dublin: A Tribute To Derek Bell, sung by Ronnie Drew
- The Chieftains and Brak (character) on the latter's variety show, "Brak Presents the Brak Show Starring Brak", and in the subsequent album, "Brak Presents the Brak Album Starring Brak"
- The Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem, on The Boys Won't Leave The Girls Alone
- The Dubliners
- Four to the Bar, on their live album Craic on the Road
- The Irish Tenors
- Christy Moore
- Gaelic Storm
- The Corries, on The Corrie Folk Trio and Paddie Bell
- Sinéad O'Connor, on Sean-Nós Nua
- The Tossers, on Communication & Conviction: Last Seven Years
- Orthodox Celts, on The Celts Strike Again (the line 'She's the belle of Belfast City' replaced with 'She's the belle of Belgrade City')
- Sham Rock
- Slainte
- The Young Dubliners, on With All Due Respect - The Irish Sessions
- Marc Gunn, on Irish Drinking Songs: The Cat Lover's Companion and was parodied on Irish Drinking Songs for Cat Lovers
- Amadan on Hell-Bent 4 Victory
- The Poxy Boggards, on Whiskey Business
- Belfast Food
- The Wiggles adapted this song as "Nya, Nya, Nya" in December 1996. In 2014, they later sang this actual one on "Apples and Bananas".
References
- ^ a b Gomme, Alice Bertha (1894, 1898). The traditional games of England, Scotland and Ireland: with tunes, singing rhymes and methods of playing according to the variants extant and recorded in different parts of the kingdom. London: Nutt. p. 387. ISBN 978-0-500-27316-6.
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