"" ('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 genre. Joe Heaney was known to have sung the song in a medley. Celtic Woman's version contains partial English lyrics.
Notable recordings
Planxty – The Well Below the Valley (1973) Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola – (2002) Celtic Woman – Destiny (2016) Orla Fallon – Lore (2020) Jiggy – Translate (2017) John Spillane – Irish Songs We Learned at School (2008)
References
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/