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Apr 20, 2015 · The three Marys of the title are Mary Magdalene, Mary of Cleophas, and Mary the mother of Jesus (the three Mary's present at teh crusifiction according to john's gospel) and the song is voiced by Mary the mother when she accompanies the other Marys to the sepulchre and they discover that the body is missing.
This Irish-language hymn is an old lament in the style of a conversation between the three Marys, Jesus Christ and St. Peter during the events of the Crucifixion on Calvary. Many slightly different versions have been noted in use - and scholars do not appear to have identified any of them as the original or definitive version.
In some traditions, as exemplified in the Irish song Caoineadh na dTrí Muire, the Three Marys are the three whom the Gospel of John mentions as present at the crucifixion of Jesus: Mary (mother of Jesus)
The three Marys discover the empty tomb. This song is about keening the death of Christ. Keening was a practice common in Ireland where women would come to the wake and loudly lament the loss of a loved one. There were sometimes professional keeners who did their keening for a fee.
Listen, little mother, do not be sorrowful. Och ne is och ne . Alas and alack. A Leinbh, is m r tualach is l ig cuid de ar do Mh thair. My love, big is your burden, let your mother help you carry it. Och ne is och ne . Alas and alack. Iompru odh gach inne a chrosa, a Mh ithrin.
