Seán Dagher, cittern, ‘ud, voice
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Seán Dagher, cittern, ‘ud, voice
Seán Dagher is an active performer, arranger, and composer of music from various folk and classical music traditions: Celtic, Baroque, Medieval, Arabic, French-Canadian, and Maritime. He is artistic director of Skye Consort and its principal arranger. He often provides arrangements for other ensembles and artists, including La Mandragore, Pierre Lapointe, Shannon Mercer, I Furiosi, Les Voix Baroques, Les Voix Humaines and La Nef. His music has been performed across Canada and the United States. Seán Dagher has worked with the Festival du Monde Arabe creating shows of Middle Eastern and North African music. He has arranged and composed music for audio books, with story-teller and musician Suzanne De Serres Youth Program Director for La Nef, and for American author Sandra Gulland. He has been a composer and sound designer for theatre productions. He has been nominated for numerous Adisq awards and participated in the Adisq-winning CD, La Traverse Miraculeuse with La Nef and Les Charbonniers de l’enfer. Despite all that, Seán Dagher can most frequently be found singing and playing in Irish pubs.
Running Down to Cuba
Sean Dagher Lyrics
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Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Make her run you, lime juice squeezes,
Running down to Cuba.
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Running down to Cuba
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall,
Running down to Cuba.
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Running down to Cuba
The captain he will trim the sails,
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Winging the water over the rails,
Running down to Cuba.
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Running down to Cuba
Give me a gal can dance Fandango,
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Round as a melon and sweet as a mango,
Running down to Cuba.
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Running down to Cuba
Load this sugar and home-ward go,
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Mister mate, he told me so,
Running down to Cuba.
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Running down to Cuba
The song "Running Down to Cuba" by Sean Dagher is a traditional sea shanty that describes the experience of sailors loading sugar onto a ship in Cuba and the excitement of returning home. The repeated call to "weigh" the boys to Cuba emphasizes the urgency and importance of the task. The lime juice mentioned in the second line is likely a reference to a remedy for scurvy, which was common among sailors due to the lack of fresh fruits and vegetables on long voyages.
The lyrics also include some playful and humorous lines, such as the description of the singer's nine-foot-tall sister who sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall. The line about trimming the sails and winging water over the rails conjures up images of a ship gracefully racing through the waves.
The reference to a gal who can dance the Fandango suggests that the sailors are anticipating a lively celebration upon their return home. The final line of the song, "Mister mate, he told me so," implies that the sailors have received word from a superior that it is time to set sail, adding to the sense of urgency in the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Running down to Cuba with a load of sugar,
Traveling to Cuba with a shipment of sugar
Weigh, me boys, to Cuba!
Calling out for the sailors to adjust the cargo and head towards Cuba
Make her run you, lime juice squeezes,
Using lime juice as a remedy to prevent scurvy while sailing
O, I got a sister, she′s nine feet tall,
Talking about a fictional character or exaggerating to convey a humorous tone
Sleeps in the kitchen with her feet in the hall,
Continuing the humorous theme with a nonsensical statement
The captain he will trim the sails,
The captain will adjust and position the sails for optimal wind flow
Winging the water over the rails,
The ship is encountering rough waves and spraying water over the deck
Give me a gal can dance Fandango,
Expressing a desire for a partner who can dance a lively Spanish dance
Round as a melon and sweet as a mango,
Idealizing the desired partner's physical attributes and personality
Load this sugar and home-ward go,
Loading the sugar cargo and preparing to return home
Mister mate, he told me so,
Acknowledging that someone else ordered the crew to return home
Running down to Cuba.
Hastening towards Cuba to complete the delivery and return home
Contributed by Layla W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@ob1.shinobi7
Soviet nuclear-submarine sailors in 1960s be like:
@harleyfagan9637
Excellent, I love historical jokes
@Alex_Translator
Especially if the sisters are 32 feet tall and have 10 kilotons of power.
@mere_object
Ah yes
Jokes about war what just destroyed Russia economic(or ussr мне похуй)
@hukollla4181
@@mere_object Да им похуй, это как для нас шутить про ихнюю гражданскую войну например.
@DAEDRICDUKE1
@@mere_object good
@blindoutlaw
“Men only want one thing”
Yes. To be part of a crew with a bunch of loyal lads, singing a hearty sea shanty while running down to Cuba with a load of sugar.
@juniversum4735
Running down to Cuba!
@Gio-mv6mg
As a Cuban I approve of this
@juniversum4735
@@Gio-mv6mg do u got lot of sugar?