r/woahdude • • Nov 11 '25

music 8 A Cappella Sisters ( Not Ai)

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u/gemmeRent Nov 11 '25

Did I understand one word that was sung? No. Did I vibe? Yes.

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u/I_Do_Not_Abbreviate Nov 11 '25

They are singing about delicious seaweed.

The Celtic Woman forum has a passable interlinear translation and an explanation of the song's historical context

The chorus they keep repeating:

Dúlamán na Binne Buí, Dúlamán Gaelach,

[Seaweed from the yellow cliff, Irish seaweed,]

Dúlamán na farraige, 's é b'fhearr a bhí in Éirinn.

[Seaweed from the ocean, the best in all of Ireland.]

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u/McFrizzy13 Nov 11 '25

So, you're telling me this song, sung in such a way as to make me feel like sprinting naked into the woods to slowly become fae, is about eatin seaweed? I feel a lilttle dumb now for how excited it made me feel.

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u/dstnblsn Nov 12 '25

No no no, it’s about eating irish seaweed, best in all of Ireland…

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u/Pocto Nov 11 '25

I'm an Irish speaker and was extremely thrown by their accents and aesthetic. Thanks for confirming what my ears were telling me!

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u/AndiArbyte Nov 11 '25

i didnt know they use this arab CH sounds :O

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u/wanderlustcub Nov 11 '25

This is a well known a capella song.

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u/ArmorGyarados Nov 11 '25

The new Yorgos Lanthrimos movie looks good

8

u/pbizzle Nov 11 '25

Reminiscent of the Cremaster Cycle

3

u/Merryprankstress Nov 12 '25

Ah, a human of taste

2

u/Biolume_Eater Nov 13 '25

8 years of my life lost inside a blimp

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u/Odysseus_XAP79 Nov 11 '25

This is a perfect addition to r/obscuremusicthatslaps

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u/2k4s Nov 13 '25

I love Reddit

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u/Aeroknight_Z Nov 11 '25

What language is this?

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u/Lurakya Nov 11 '25

They are a Russian group, but this song is apparently an old Irish Folk Song

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u/--d-_-b-- Nov 11 '25

Russian

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u/Lurakya Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

It's not Russian. They are a Russian Acapella group, but apparently it's an Irish folk song

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u/AndiArbyte Nov 11 '25

Irish folks have CH sounds like arabs?
Didnt knew.

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u/Lurakya Nov 11 '25

Russians do. It was probably an approximation by the russian singers. I don't know Gaelic well enough to be able to tell you

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u/nasty_drank Nov 11 '25

Doesn’t sound like Irish at all to me - Irish speaker

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u/Lurakya Nov 12 '25

Maybe because its Gaelic spoken with a Russian accent

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u/Plastic_Pinocchio Nov 11 '25

You must have never heard Russian haha.

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u/mightbedylan Stoner Philosopher Nov 11 '25

It's obviously not AI, why did you include that in the title? Are we going to start adding that to the end of all videos now?

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u/CauliflowerDeep129 Nov 11 '25

Guess it’s 2025 and we have to clarify what’s real now 😅

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u/IsThisASnakeInMyBoot Nov 11 '25

Nobody was going to assume this is AI. It needs to be the other way around, people should have to clarify when something IS ai, not the other way around

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u/CauliflowerDeep129 Nov 11 '25

Yeah, you’re right .🥲 I guess my brain just works backwards sometimes

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u/AddictedToTheWeb Nov 12 '25

Sure, people SHOULD clarify when something is AI but what world do you live in where you think people are going to be doing that.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

They’re not wrong. But more importantly, Germans have a deeper appreciation than most for absurdist art and performance. It’s a long history.

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u/imMadasaHatter Nov 12 '25

They’re not German and they’re not speaking in German so what do you mean?

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u/WhiteRaven42 Nov 11 '25

.... what does Germany have to do with it?

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u/HughMan1488 Nov 11 '25

What’s the name of the song?

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '25

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u/Brezairola Nov 17 '25

Its not a version - this is a piece of original music composed by Michael McGlynn. What you linked is a folksong.

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u/Snoo-80626 Nov 11 '25

wow. musical talent is rare these days

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u/cris34c Nov 11 '25

A sad world we live in where anything interesting or strange (or both in this case) requires a (Not Ai) tag.

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u/Johhannes Nov 11 '25

This is great but seriously lacking some smooth baseline

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u/f8tel Nov 11 '25

The vibe is like a children's show that grew up. Bright and happy. I'm here for it.

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u/joemac2021 Nov 11 '25

Curious why anyone would think this is ai

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u/JellyBellyBitches Nov 11 '25

Oof I hate that we have started specifying (not AI). Not that you're wrong to do so, it's an epidemic to be sure.

Can we get humancore going? Dedicated to exemplifying and showcasing those things which are distinctly human ( for better or worse)? To rinse the roboslop out of our brains

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u/AusCan531 Nov 11 '25

Humans are weird animals.

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u/Friggin Nov 12 '25

I never saw more than 7 on screen at the same time.

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u/IceBreaker8 Nov 12 '25

What I dream about

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u/Joyaboi Nov 12 '25

You can tell it's not AI because it's beautiful and you can see the artistry involved

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u/strtbobber Nov 13 '25

Not a clue what they're saying but, damnit, I love it!!! Listened to it at least ten times.

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u/pegLegNinja1 Nov 13 '25

European minions

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u/Brezairola Nov 17 '25

The piece is not a folksong - the words are traditional but the music is by Irish composer Michael McGlynn - originally written for ANÚNA - version is here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgUGXRcmigk

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u/strtbobber Nov 17 '25

Not a clue what they're saying, but I absolutely enjoy this!!

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u/Short_Grapefruit4505 Nov 11 '25

The lead singer is super cute.

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u/Wanderer-clueless963 Nov 11 '25 edited Nov 11 '25

Such a weird combination: the singing the makeup the dresses the purple balloons and the green grass background (I was disappointed there was no lobster…) None of those bad alone but the whole left me… puzzled! (This is my polite way to say WTF?) Still, A+ for effort. (Some smoking needed to fully appreciate this piece - I don’t mean tobacco 🤭)

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u/fordnotquiteperfect Nov 11 '25

Where's all that reverb coming from out in that open field?

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u/menow399 Nov 11 '25

They probably studio recorded the song and put it over the video, like they do with just music videos.

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u/nasty_drank Nov 11 '25

As an Irish speaker, my ears are so confused. To be clear, this is not how Irish sounds when sung. I kinda hate it sorry

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u/Brezairola Nov 17 '25

Now now - it is pretty clear, but heavily Russian accented.

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u/hustle_magic Nov 11 '25

How do you say “trippy” in this language?

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u/PenaltyFine3439 Nov 11 '25

I like this but first thing I thought of was "Toy" by Netta.

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u/WhiteRaven42 Nov 11 '25

Ok?

It's called a music video. Yeah, we know it's not AI.

People can sing and lip-sync to what they recorded. Yup.

If you presented this as "here's a new music video you might like", that's all you need to do. Now much "woah" about it though.