Of Ronan the Hedgehog
Channel: M o' A
Date: 18/04/2024

It started as a joke for St. Patrick's day. At the same time we were working on a more serious piece of the Legend of Deirdre (bloody Irish version of Helen of Troy), so we subconsciously blended the two together, and got a highly repetitive song for kids.

It's marked as "Made for Kids", hence comments are disabled, sorry! Likes aren't disabled, though :)

It's a story of a hedgehog named Ronan (it's an Irish name, meaning "little seal"), who saved Ireland from nasty creatures, such as snakes and dragons, and who is the reason why you can't find one (either snake or a dragon) in Ireland these days.

P.S. For the record: snakes are cute.
P.P.S. And so are dragons.
P.P.P.S. But hedgehogs are the cutest!

Lyrics:

In the height of Wicklow mountains, in the mystic forest's glen,
Lies a tale of prickly warriors, far beyond the ken of men.
Ronan, first of hedgehog heroes, brought by Patrick from the sea,
With his wife, the fair as day Deirdre, set the Emerald Isle free.

From the shores of distant France, through the mists and over wave,
Came the hedgehogs, bold and bristly, noble, fearless, strong, and brave.
Deirdre's beauty, legend tells us, shone like stars in Ireland's skies,
Critters far, they came a-runnin', just to gaze into her eyes.

But then came a nasty dragon, big and mean, with fire for breath.
Scaring folks and even Patrick, with the tales of scary death.
Ronan, with his spikes a-shining, in the moonlight's gentle glance,
Fought the beast, his courage blinding, till it fled, no more to prance.

Now the tale is told in whispers, by the fireside, late at night.
Of the hedgehog's epic battle, of the dragon's final flight.
Thanks to Ronan and his Deirdre, Ireland's land is safe from fear,
And no scary little monster even dares to venture near.