Mother Tongue from The Burren by Tess Callaghan

Tracklist

1.	Mother Tongue	4:06

Lyrics

Mother Tongue

Oh my, my mother tongue
The mother I have never known  Oh my, my mother tongue
Gone before I was born 
Got to tune out of the mainstream
To hear you speak Gotta find the old place names Where you have been 
Oh my, my mother tongue
I’m finally coming home  Mathair theanga, d’yug-tuh
You’ve been silent far too long

The songs and the wisdom that you reveal Nourish me The values the stories, the history A part of me Gotta get yourself some new blood, mother
Before you’re weak
In the circle you need life now, mother
To flow downstream
 Oh my, my mother mother tongue  This is no fait accompli We can walk both worlds together
Hand in hand diversity

Oh my, oh my mother tongue
I can hear you now
Ancient words still loud and clear
Saying you've got to persevere
Persevere, persevere

You gotta know where you come from To know where you’re going You gotta cherish your culture Cherish your mother tongue
Her hair rolled up at the back Cherish your mother tongue

Credits

from The Burren, track released September 25, 2021
Tess completed the songs (lyrics, music, arrangement) by mid 2020, then went in the studio (Perryvale, run by Pat Collier, sound engineer on The Burren) September 2020, where the tracks were recorded over two days, with one, maybe two takes per song.

Musicians include Barrie Cadogan of Little Barrie and Dav Ital on electronic guitars, Simon Little of Divine Comedy bass, John Blease drums, Christian Marsac acoustic guitar, Ross Stanley on keys. Tess on guide vocals, final vocals/ BVs done in various front rooms in Florence and Venice, Italy.

Mixed by Luke Oldfield, Tilehouse Studios. Mastered by Alex Wharton, Abbey Road Studios. Produced by Tess.

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