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The text of the song gives an account of how Bonnie Prince Charlie, disguised as a serving maid, escaped in a small boat after the defeat of his Jacobite rising of 1745, with the aid of Flora MacDonald. The song draws on the motifs of Jacobitism although it was composed nearly a century and a half after the episode it describes.
Written. Late 18th century. Lyricist (s) Caroline Nairne. " Wha'll be King but Charlie? " also known as The News from Moidart, is a song about Bonnie Prince Charlie, sung to the tune of 'Tidy Woman', a traditional Irish jig the date of which is unclear but the tune was well known by 1745. [1] The lyrics were written by Caroline Nairne (1766 ...
The "Bonnie Charlie" of the song is "Bonnie Prince Charlie" or the Young Pretender, the last serious Stuart claimant to the British throne. After Culloden, he escaped to the continent with the help of Flora MacDonald, and other loyal followers. The song expresses joy in Bonnie Charlie's escape from capture and possible execution, and celebrates ...
History. Although the song's origin is uncertain, its original subject could be Charles Edward Stuart ('Bonnie Prince Charlie'): after the defeat of the Prince at the Battle of Culloden in 1746 and his subsequent exile, his Jacobite supporters could have sung this song or one like it in his honour; and thanks to the ambiguity of the term "Bonnie", which can refer to a woman as well as to a man ...
Jacobite rising of 1745. " Charlie Is My Darling " is the title of a number of traditional Scots songs. [1] The first is attributed variously to James Hogg or Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne). A second later song of the same name is attributed to Charles Gray. All known versions of the song refer to the figure of Bonnie Prince Charlie of ...
Traditional Irish music. Form. Ballad. Language. Irish. Óró, sé do bheatha abhaile or Óró, sé do bheatha 'bhaile ( [ˈoːɾˠoː ʃeː d̪ˠə ˈvʲahə ˈwalʲə]) is a traditional Irish song that came to be known as a rebel song in the early twentieth century. Óró is a cheer, whilst sé do bheatha 'bhaile means "you are welcome home".
Mo Ghile Mear. "Mo Ghile Mear" (translated "My Gallant Darling", "My Spirited Lad" and variants) is an Irish song. The modern form of the song was composed in the early 1970s by Dónal Ó Liatháin (1934–2008), using a traditional air collected in Cúil Aodha, County Cork, and lyrics selected from Irish-language poems by Seán "Clárach" Mac ...
Charles Edward Louis John Sylvester Maria Casimir Stuart [1] (31 December 1720 [b] – 30 January 1788) was the elder son of James Francis Edward Stuart making him the grandson of James VII and II, and the Stuart claimant to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1766 as Charles III. [c] During his lifetime, he was also known as ...