Listen to this when
Belfast Child
For mourning a place you love ☘️
Who it's for
Simple Minds wrote this in response to violence in Northern Ireland during the Troubles.
Mournful→Somber peace
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Belfast Child" is a 1989 song by the Scottish band Simple Minds, first released as the lead track of the Ballad of the Streets EP and then included on the album Street Fighting Years. It sets new lyrics to the melody of the Irish folk song "She Moved Through the Fair.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Heads up: References to bombing and violence.
Age: All ages
My friend, you would not tell with such high zest To children ardent for some desperate glory, The old Lie: Dulce et decorum est Pro patria mori.Wilfred Owen, Poems, “Dulce et Decorum Est”
