Our first day in Dublin was very exciting, both for the organizers, and the participants, like me. We took the early morning train to Zaventem and then the plane to Dublin. Once we arrived we soon started the city walk. We visited several amazing landmarks. The nicest one for me personally was the statue of ‘Molly Malone’. Since I am a musician myself and know a lot of songs, I was very curious about this statue. For those who don’t know what I’m talking about: ‘Molly Malone’ is a character from a song with the same name (the song is also called ‘cockles and mussels’, or ‘in Dublin’s fair city’) who sells fish, more specifically ‘cockles and mussels’. What is particular about this statue is that Molly’s bosom is much paler than the rest of the statue. This is because it is said that touching her bosom brings good luck. Who knows, maybe it helps?
If you want to hear the song you can do so on this link: https://youtu.be/ruNdU6bGE5E and if you want to sing along with this classic you can find the lyrics below. Enjoy! 😉
In Dublin’s fair city,
Where the girls are so pretty,
I first set my eyes on sweet Molly Malone,
As she wheeled her wheel-barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!”
“Alive, alive, oh.
Alive, alive, oh,”
Crying “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh”.
She was a fishmonger
But sure ‘twas no wonder
For so were her father and mother before
And they each wheel’d their barrow
Through streets broad and narrow
Crying “Cockles and mussels alive, alive oh!”
(chorus)
She died of a fever,
And no one could save her,
And that was the end of sweet Molly Malone.
But her ghost wheels her barrow,
Through streets broad and narrow,
Crying, “Cockles and mussels, alive, alive, oh!”
(chorus) ×2
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