Lorde Royals as Gaeilge

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Coláiste Lurgan have followed up their cover of Garth Brooks ‘Callin Baton Rouge’ with a less-controversial artist. Beautiful harmonies constructed in the form of an Irish language orchestral choir – what’s not to love? One of the biggest smash hits of the year is a big ask but Coláiste Lurgan pull it off, yet again.

Lorde is a New Zealand singer-songwriter. Born in Takapuna and raised in Devonport, Auckland, she became interested in performing as a child. At age 13 she signed with Universal Music Group and was later paired with songwriter and record producer Joel Little. Her debut work The Love Club EP was commercially released in March 2013 and included the song “Royals”, which became an international crossover hit and won two Grammy Awards. Her first studio album, Pure Heroine, was released in September 2013 to generally positive reviews and commercial success.

“Royals” is a song recorded by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde for her extended play debut, The Love Club EP, and also included on her September 2013 debut studio album, Pure Heroine. It was released as her first single on 2 August 2013. The song was drafted by Lorde in half an hour then refined with Joel Little, the single’s producer. An art pop and minimal pop song, “Royals” was intended as a “response to everything that’s on pop radio”, with lyrics that revolve around aspirationalism, counterpointing popular artists’ luxurious lifestyles.
The track and lyrics largely received critical acclaim from international media, with widespread praise of both production and message. The eventual commercial success of “Royals” exceeded most expectations: occupying the United States Billboard Hot 100 chart’s top-spot for nine consecutive weeks, with Lorde the first New Zealander solo act to top that chart. In the US, the single has been certified six-times platinum by RIAA and has topped mainstream charts in New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and the United Kingdom – plus reaching the top five in Australia and Switzerland.
To promote the song, Lorde performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, The Ellen DeGeneres Show and the 2013 New Zealand Music Awards. Two music videos for “Royals” were directed by Joel Kefali; an international version and a US version. They featured lives of Lorde’s schoolmates in slow motion. By the end of 2013, the track was listed as one of the year’s best songs by media outlets including Rolling Stone, Time and Spin. The song won an APRA Silver Scroll Award, and then Best Pop Solo Performance and Song of the Year at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. A live mashup with Disclosure and AlunaGeorge’s song “White Noise” at the 2014 BRIT Awards was released as a charity single in 2014.

Cór chúrsa A faoi stiúir Jenny Ní Ruiséil lena leagan de “Royals” le Lorde.

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Irish

English

I've never seen a diamond in the flesh
I cut my teeth on wedding rings in the movies
And I'm not proud of my address,
In a torn-up town, no postcode envy

But every song's like gold teeth,
grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns,
trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach,
diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care,
we aren't caught up in your love affair.

And we'll never be royals (royals).
It don't run in our blood,
That kind of luxe just ain't for us.
We crave a different kind of buzz.
Let me be your ruler (ruler),
You can call me queen Bee
And baby I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule, I'll rule.
Let me live that fantasy.

My friends and I—we've cracked the code.
We count our dollars on the train to the party.
And everyone who knows us
knows that we're fine with this,
We didn't come from money.

But every song's like gold teeth,
grey goose, trippin' in the bathroom
Blood stains, ball gowns,
trashin' the hotel room,
We don't care, we're driving Cadillacs in our dreams.
But everybody's like Cristal, Maybach,
diamonds on your timepiece.
Jet planes, islands, tigers on a gold leash.
We don't care,
we aren't caught up in your love affair.

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