Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh, X2

’Sé do bheatha, a bhean ba léanmhar
do bé ár gcreach tú bheith i ngéibhinn
do dhúiche bhreá i seilbh méirleach
's tú díolta leis na Gallaibh.

Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh,

Tá Gráinne Mhaol ag teacht thar sáile
óglaigh armtha léi mar gharda,
Gaeil iad féin is ní Francaigh ná Spáinnigh
's cuirfidh siad ruaig ar Ghallaibh

Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh,

A bhuí le Rí na bhFeart go bhfeiceam
muna mbeam beo ina dhiaidh ach seachtain
Gráinne Mhaol agus míle gaiscíoch
ag fógairt fáin ar Ghallaibh.

Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Óró sé do bheatha 'bhaile,
Anois ar theacht an tsamhraidh. X2

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Shall We???

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I wrote this based on a story I heard recently and it really moved me.  This one will make you cry - for the joy of a happy ending.  A quiet Christmas can feel heavier than grief, especially when you’ve spent a lifetime holding a family together. “Where I’m Meant to Be” is an ethereal Irish Christmas ballad told through the eyes of an older parent who feels gently moved to the margins: loved, but not fully included.

The song begins in a soft winter minor key and then turns toward warmth and joy as a simple, honest message changes everything: “Come for breakfast. Stay all day.”

If this story resonates, consider sharing it with someone you love, especially someone who might be spending the holidays quietly.

📌 Listen with headphones for the full harmony layering and choir texture.
🎄 Nollaig Shona - Merry Christmas.

I didn’t crack when doctors spoke,
when silence filled the empty chair.
I didn’t crack when I let go
the house we made, the life we shared.

No, my heart slipped on Tuesday’s hush,
a simple line on my phone:
“Dessert at four, if you want…
we’re keeping Christmas morning home.”

No anger there, no thrown-off blame,
just tired words, polite and plain,
but “if you want” can sound like “extra”
when you’ve been “needed” all your days.

Don’t hand me Christmas like a spare,
a small slice saved from your full day there.
I don’t need perfect, I don’t need prime,
I just need in, not “sometime.”
Let me see the morning mess,
paper storms and happiness.
’Cause the best gift under the tree
is being where I’m meant to be.

Back then our place was loud and bright,
cinnamon and kids in flight.
My love would carve that turkey dry,
we’d laugh till late, we’d laugh till light.

I ran the wheels that kept it rolling,
the lists, the lights, the little things.
Now every surface shines too clean,
and silence hums on silver strings.

I woke up early out of habit,
made one coffee, watched the parade.
I saw “Hi Grandma” signs in windows,
and felt my own rooms start to fade.

So I took a drive for human voices,
for any kindness, soft and near.
A cashier smiled, “Merry Christmas,”
and I near broke down right there.

Don’t hand me Christmas like a spare,
a small slice saved from your full day there.
I don’t need perfect, I don’t need prime,
I just need in, not “sometime.”
Let me see the morning mess,
paper storms and happiness.
’Cause the best gift under the tree
is being where I’m meant to be.

At four I stepped into their doorway,
warm air, football, oven heat.
“Grandma!” - eyes up for a heartbeat,
then back to glowing screens and tweets.

A quick hug, kind, but half in motion:
“Leftovers there - help out, okay?”
I smiled and ate the coldest turkey,
like I’d arrived mid-scene, mid-play.

That night I sent one honest sentence,
not a guilt-trip, not a fight:
“I miss the messy morning moments.
I want to feel like I belong.”

And love can shift when truth is gentle,
when you name the quiet ache.
Next year a text came bright and early:
“Come for breakfast. Stay all day.”

I walked in to slippers, bedhead laughter,
pajamas, cocoa, toast on plates.
The kids forgot to be “too cool”
and pulled me in to share their takes.

I tied a bow, I snapped a photo,
I burned the rolls - then we all cheered.
And in that sweet, unplanned commotion,
I felt my purpose reappear.

No more “later,” no more “if,”
we make you part of all of this.
We don’t need perfect, we don’t need prime,
we want you here when it begins.
Let me share the morning mess,
paper storms and happiness.
’Cause the best gift under the tree
is being where I’m meant to be.

Pull up a chair, let old loves stay,
Nollaig Shona, light the day.

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