Believe Me if All Those Endearing Young Charms sung/arr. by Michael McGlynn

Michael, who is director of Anuna, sings his own arrangement of Thomas Moore's "Believe me if All Those Endearing Young Charms". From an Irish TV programme dating from 2004-2005.

[@emeschmidt5370]

Beutiful rendition of this song. Very talented singer. Bravo!

[@ddempsey9642]

Perfect. Diction. Phrasing. Control. Colour of notes. All Perfect. Thank you for best version of this song when I went searching today. 3 Dec 22.

[@ddempsey9642]

JPB ☘️

[@AmosPressley]

A song well over 200 years old... such a lovely and singable melody. And the words so well expressing a powerful love. Not does it make one weep for these beautiful reasons, but I weep because society is such today that such a song does not resonate with us. It has no strong beat. It has no hyper-repetition. It has words that require thought. And we think we are evolving.

[@mozehey]

Don't cry. Many people, including me, have always found it beautiful.

[@vintagebrew1057]

Never fear, this song is eternally enchanted. My 15 year old niece loves it.

[@seliphgranvale1286]

Wholly agreed. Most people today who are familiar with the song know it from the bomb gag in Warner Bros cartoons, myself included. I sought out the original out of sheer curiosity and I was not disappointed.

[@MrJimmymac48]

This is an outstanding reading of an exquisite Thomas Moore classic, with a wonderful amount of control, clarity, and emotion in it's execution! Bravo!!!

[@finnmccool684]

My third stanza to this magnificent song: And when you and I have departed this place Of sorrow and sickness and pain, I'll hold thee forever and gaze on thy face, And I’ll dance in thine eyes once again. ‘Tis earthly eyes look through the mirror of years At the passing of beauty and youth, Yet heaven’s eye sees in a world beyond tears -- Truth is beauty, and beauty is truth.

[@kfirlevy7635]

Is that yours? It's beautiful

[@nakima61]

Just excellent Finn. Your verses add extra beauty to a beautiful song.

[@finnmccool684]

@@kfirlevy7635 Yes, that's mine.

[@finnmccool684]

@@nakima61 Thank you!

[@Limeysack]

That's beautiful:)

[@PANSEGRO]

This poem & tune were on my mind yesterday for some reason, so I went in search of a good rendition. Almost everything out there disappointed, until I found this one. I am so grateful! It is so beautiful I could cry! I spent most of yesterday playing it and singing it and wishing I had someone with whom to share it. The icing on the cake: I "discovered" Anuna, and have been enjoying all the treasures that someone was kind enough to upload. Thank you!

[@donnachitwood-king8601]

Alfalfa our gang, original, does such a sweet rendition of it.

[@nakima61]

I keep returning to this marvellous song. Thank you Michael for your superb rendition.

[@orboakin8074]

I was a kid growing up in Nigeria in the 2000s and I watched the old school Looney Tunes (yes, the uncensored and funny ones) on cable and frequently saw the piano bomb joke and that was where I first saw this song referenced and only today did I finally find the original song and it is truly beautiful.

[@merri-toddwebster2473]

I was just wondering how this gorgeous, emotional tune found its way into a joke and is now, I think, mostly remembered for that. So glad to have Michael's performance.

[@wickedcabinboy]

@@merri-toddwebster2473 - I watched many original Loony Tunes cartoons in my youth and when I grew up and became acquainted with classic music I was surprised at how those old cartoons were using such music. Perhaps because the copyrights had expired?

[@peterv7258]

Lovely. It was cartoons which made me interested in this song, and it was how beautiful a song it really is that made me love it.

[@LRS905]

"Uhhhhhh noooooo you stupid rabbit!! It goes like this, ta taran tan tan tan tan tan tBOOOOOOMMMM!"

[@syourke3]

Beautiful! Nicely done.

[@gtop2979]

Recently a friend of mine who is trained in opera mentioned this song and I said I recalled it from my days in primary school in the early 60s. i often hum it and sang it to my children at bedtime among the bedtime stories and "singalongs" many years ago when they were just tiny things. She humourously "dared" me to sing it, so I did. Seems I sing it with an Irish accent and I've had the words fairly right from way back then. I'm sure I was taught "fade" instead of "change" though.

[@nancymaguire1697]

Beautiful

[@pipingdogtooth]

This guy is extremely cool!!! What a talent.

[@winglow7615]

I heard this song sung in the background of a Japanese video. I remembered this song from a long time ago, but not sure of the name. I searched and found it on KZbin and the sheet music as well. So happy.

[@scotcannon3533]

I believe that we can be reunited with all that we loved when we are with Jesus in heaven

[@mauricewascom658]

@scotcannon AMEN SCOT❗✝️🛐🙏🏼

[@terrencegurnee3166]

and just turned 80 years old

[@GILLnBARRY]

Beautiful and lyrically deep!

[@PianoGesang]

Extremely deep!!!

[@GILLnBARRY]

Agreed!

[@nanbovingdon583]

beautiful...thank you.......

[@suatwahtan8658]

Beautiful but such sad song(tune)🥲🥲

[@phoenixkiwi1]

I love you Michael ,this song is wonderful

[@unclestubie]

Very nice Michael, very nice.

[@frankeffenberger9698]

Here is a triple coincidence (very rare). Two days ago I awoke from my bed with a song in my mind that I hadn’t heard in years: “Believe Me If All Those Endearing Young Charms”. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqGbaKGZprRppqc In case you don’t know, this is one of the poems of Irish poet Thomas Moore (along with The Last Rose of Summer) set to music. A few hours later while listening to FM radio I heard Victor Herbert’s Irish Fantasy that incorporates that very same tune. Last night while watching The Treasure of The Sierra Madre, the old prospector, played by Walter Houston, played the same tune twice during the course of the movie on a harmonica.

[@roypeaslee1305]

Pleased to know that I'm not the only one who awakens with a beautiful song in my consciousness. Usually they are songs that I learned in my childhood, songs that I learned from a book of songs that was always present in our house. I still have a copy of that book and sing from it occasionally along with accompaniment from the internet videos.

[@kennewicksheri]

exquisite ... thank you ... Thank you

[@Jazztomorrow]

BEAUTIFUL!

[@GAR23LOVMUZ]

Beautiful 🎵

[@thecountofneuchatel4717]

This made my evening! Thank you!

[@gg-wr4wv]

Outstanding control

[@gabrieleholler7271]

Awesome... Stunning!

[@113yumedama]

I really love this movie…thank you！！

[@applemask]

He made it through without exploding

[@lynngleason7536]

: ) Love it!

[@butchwelling2269]

Perfect🐺🦅

[@trueknowledgeispower]

0:28,....KA-BOOM!!

[@envisagebgt8078]

Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and fleet in my arms, Like fairy-gifts fading away,- Thou wouldst still be ador'd as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will; And, around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still! II. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, And thy cheeks unprofan'd by a tear, That the fervour and faith of a soul can be known, To which time will but make thee more dear! Oh! the heart, that has truly lov'd, never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close; As the sunflower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turn'd when he rose.

[@cynthiawadeson8843]

So very lovely and well-done! Thank you for showing the words clearly- I copied them down and would like to memorize them.

[@midobinet2239]

Merci infiniment !

[@kim1210AAA]

한국에서는 예전에 중학교 음악책에'종달새'라고 번안 되어 나왔답니다. 너무 좋으네요. Good~~~ Very nice~~~ Wonderful~~~

[@terrencegurnee3166]

I was born in Belfast 1944

[@fionatsangarides6201]

I had no idea it had lyrics !!!

[@kingGreen1235]

Where is the explosion?

[@DarthAzrel]

Hard to put TNT in a human's vocal chords, LOL. :P

[@Eddie42023]

Not that the looney tunes gag isn't funny, but with the song's back story and hearing these lyrics, it seems... insulting that it's used so irreverently.

[@caligal1090]

lollll

[@RickOnTheDrums]

0:27 - KABOOM!

[@caligal1090]

where is the cut to "come on eileen"

[@user-no4nw1xf3i]

Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms(믿어주오, 모든 아름다움이 스러질지라도) Believe me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly today, Were to change by tomorrow and fleet in my arms, Like fairy gifts fading away, Thou wouldst still be adored, as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will; And around the dear ruin each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still. 믿어주오, 오늘 바라보고 있는 그대의 젊고 사랑스러운 매력이 내일 덧없는 요정의 선물처럼 내 품에서 스러져버린다 해도 나는 지금처럼 그대를 흠모할 것이오. 세월이 흐르며 풋풋한 그대의 매력이 다 바래져버려도 그대 사랑하는 마음은 흐려지지 않을 것이오. 빛바랜 그대 젊음의 흔적 위를 내 사랑의 넝쿨이 푸르게 휘감고 있을 테니까요. It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, And thy cheeks unprofaned by a tear, That the fervor and faith of a soul may be known, To which time will but make thee more dear! No, the heart that has truly loved never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close, As the sunflower turns on her god when he sets The same look which she turned when he rose! 그대 아름다운 모습이 덧없이 사라지고 고운 두 볼이 눈물로 흐려지더라도 그대를 향한 내 영혼의 정열과 믿음은 변함없이, 그대에 대한 그리움으로 넘치리라! 그리고 영원토록 그대를 향하리다. 태양이 떠오를 때나 질 때나 한결같이 한 곳을 바라보는 해바라기처럼!

[@swagkirby3449]

0:27 Ka-BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM

[@defblinders9585]

Hannah Strickland a running gag in Looney Tunes that goes back 80 years. Someone (usually Bugs Bunny or the Road Runner) is always tricked into playing this song on a piano or xylophone that's rigged to explode, however they play it off key. When the one who rigged it(Daffy Duck, Yosemite Sam or Wile E. Coyote) gets frustrated after repeat attempts, they push them aside, play it correctly and blow themselves up instead.

[@silviafernandes6919]

lindisssima

[@sarysa]

Warner Bros basically ruined two generations to this song, but it is pretty beautiful. It's also just really hard to act like something isn't going to happen at the word "charms".

[@sangen48]

Nothing explodes ?

[@Paddymysterio1]

Where is the Kaboom? there was supposed to be an earth shattering kaboom

[@andrewpianojunkie]

Lovely. Can anyone show me the lyrics? Thanks.

[@Brillister]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Believe_Me,_if_All_Those_Endearing_Young_Charms

[@Trainboy452]

BELIEVE me, if all those endearing young charms, Which I gaze on so fondly to-day, Were to change by to-morrow, and flee from my arms Like fairy-gifts, fading away! Thou wouldst still be ador'd as this moment thou art, Let thy loveliness fade as it will; And, around the dear ruin, each wish of my heart Would entwine itself verdantly still! It is not while beauty and youth are thine own, And thy cheeks unprofan'd by a tear, That the fervour and faith of a love can be known, To which time will but make thee more dear! No! the heart that has truly lov'd, never forgets, But as truly loves on to the close; As the sun-flower turns on her god, when he sets, The same look which she turn'd when he rose!

[@DarthAzrel]

0:28 Where's the BOOM??!!?... There was supposed to be an Earth-shattering Boom!!!...

[@Hippie_Chick_11]

Such an awful thing for this song to be remembered by 😬

[@Trainboy452]

I call it awesome.

[@rolandoabelriva8965]

Vine a buscar y dar like a este tipo de comentarios. Los del BOOOM!

[@Alexander-gb6oz]

0:09 Максим Галкин ещё молодой...

[@oblicorn]

Nice mullet

[@johnwallman6647]

Beautiful song. Wonderful voice. Dissonant background. Not for me. Sorry. JW-RM6 Miller SD 57362 USA

[@kevinhickey3515]

He really is super. Nobody like him..

[@JamesPigBandit]

A gift in itself. But who really likes anyone.

[@kevinhickey3515]

Yes a gift in itself..... There is nobody like him........ think you misunderstood.

[@JamesPigBandit]

He isn't liked very much at home in Ireland within his field I believe, but possibly because there is nobody like him :-)

[@JamesPigBandit]

You probably know that he announced before Christmas that Anúna wouldn't be working in Ireland anymore. I assume that was an explicit comment about his work. I didn't hear any more about it though. Either way he isn't present in any of the music circles I know of here.

[@kevinhickey3515]

@@JamesPigBandit If you're not valued, you're in the wrong place. (Niklas Goke)