Lyr Req: On St.Ronan

Subject: On St.Ronan
From: Kerstin
Date: 01 Dec 01 - 03:54 AM

Good morning! I am not sure what this song is called. I hope that somebody has a better memory than I have Love and take care of this day Kerstin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Amergin
Date: 01 Dec 01 - 11:57 PM

do you have anymore information?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Sorcha
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 12:02 AM

I found reference to one called On!St. Ronan recorded, note exclamation point) but no lyrics.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Kerstin
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 02:48 AM

A new morning. Hallo Amergin and Sorcha I have an old and scratched casette, and my old Swedish ears are trying to hear the words, but I can hear fragments

On St. Ronans on
Join the chorus
think of brave men
gone before us
while the banners
waving over us

The group is North Sea Gas and name of the casette
is From Fields Afar Take care Kerstin

Subject: Lyr Add: ON, ST. RONAN'S!
From: GUEST,Calach
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 05:19 AM

OK Kerstin, here's one I CAN help with....
Here's what I got from the North Sea Gas record, years ago. (Iknow that some lyrics are wrong, but here's what they sound like...)

On St Ronans On

Proud ye men of old St Ronans,
Gather in from hills and commons.
Ready aye to hear the summons,
"On St Ronans on"
Though we see no warlike foeman
Nodding plume or flashing spear
Call ye forth ye border yoeman
Fame awaits us here

Chorus On St Ronans, Join the chorus,
Think of brave men gone before us.
While the banner's waving o'er us
"On St Ronans on."

From the ages dim and holy
Come the tales of battle gory
Famed with border song and story
On St Ronans on
Echoes wake in Neepin' Valley
Borrus shade and broad minch Yawl
Stalwart lads will gladly rally
From the Vale of Ware

Chorus

Sons from far with joy we meet you
Old time friends will kindly treat you
Border maidens fair will greet you
"On St Ronans on"
Shades of great ones hover near us
Will St Hogg and Lasper Bell
Scott the minstrel's songs will cheer us
By St Ronan's well

Chorus

For the freedom bought so dearly
For the land we love sincerely
At the games we'll gather yearly
"On St Ronans on"
We have rights and we'll preserve them
Honest men have not to fear
Customs oh, and we'll observe them
Each returning year

Chorus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: GUEST,Calach
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 05:21 AM

There is a St Ronan's Well in Innerleithen, in the borders of Scotland..... this is undoubtedly a Scottish border battle ballad.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Gareth
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 07:02 AM

It looks horribly like a "Men of Harlech" varient
CLICK HERE
The question in my mind is which came first ?

NB Another Varient Here

And the Mudcat Version here

Gareth

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Kerstin
Date: 02 Dec 01 - 09:51 AM

Thank you, Calach for the lyrics and the wee geografic lesson! And thank you Gareth too for your good will A big hug Kerstin

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: GUEST,Josh
Date: 20 Oct 05 - 12:08 PM

I heard this "St. Ronans" song once many years ago on a radio station in Philadelphia, PA, USA. The melody of the chorus stuck with me, but not the rest. If somebody has this record, I would love to call that person up, listen to him/her play the song, and live the rest of my life contented. My e-mail is [e-mail].

Subject: Lyr Add: ON, ST. RONAN'S! (W. M. Sanderson)
From: GUEST
Date: 20 Oct 05 - 03:18 PM

Disregard that last posting. These are the actual words to the song. I got these from the chairman of a brass band in St. Ronan, Scotland. He mentioned that they were sung by the group North Sea Gas in the 70s:

ON, ST. RONAN'S!

Words and music by WM SANDERSON (Tweedside Laddie)

Rouse ye men of old St. Ronan's
Gather in from hills and commons,
Ready aye to hear the summons,
On, St. Ronan's, on!

Though we see no warlike foemen,
Nodding plume or flashing spear,
Call we forth the Border yeomen,
Fame awaits them here

Chrorus
On St. Ronan's, join the chorus
Think of brave men gone before us
While the banner's waving o're us
On, St. Ronan's, On!

From the ages dim and hoary,
Come the tales of battles glory,
Linked with Border song and story,
On, St. Ronan's, On!

Echoes wake in Leithen valley,
Plora's shade and broad Minch Muir;
Stalwart lads will gladly rally
From the Vale of Quair

Chorus

Sons from far, with joy we meet you,
Old time friends will kindly treat you,
Border maidens fair will greet you,
On St. Ronan's, On!

Shades of great ones hover near us,
Wilson, Hogg and Glassford Bell,
Scott the minstrel's song will cheer us,
By St. Ronan's well

Chorus

For the freedom bought so dearly
For the land we love sincerely
At the Games we'll gather yearly
On, St. Ronan's, On!

We have rights and we'll preserve them
Honest men have naught to fear
Customs old and we'll observe them
Each returning year

Chorus

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: On St.Ronan
From: Fiolar
Date: 21 Oct 05 - 09:16 AM

Nothing to do with the song but growing up in County Cork, I attended a school called St Ronan's. Also there was a townland near to our home called "Kilronan" (Irish "Cill Ronan")translates as "St Ronan's Church".