- published: 17 Feb 2015
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In Irish mythology, Bres (aka Eochaid Bres or Eochu Bres; modern spelling: Breas or Eochaidh Breas) was a king of the Tuatha Dé Danann. His parents were Prince Elatha of the Fomorians and Eri, daughter of Delbaith. He was an unpopular king, and favoured his Fomorian kin. He grew so quickly that by the age of seven he was the size of a 14-year-old.
In the First Battle of Magh Tuiredh, King Nuada of the Tuatha Dé Danann lost his hand; because he was imperfect, he could not be king. Hoping to reconcile relations between the Fomorians and the Tuatha Dé Danann, Bres was named king and Brigid of the Tuatha de Danann married him.
Bres made the Tuatha Dé Danann pay tribute to the Fomorians and work as slaves: Ogma was forced to carry firewood, and the Dagda had to dig trenches around forts. He neglected his duties of hospitality: the Tuatha Dé complained that after visiting his house their knives were never greased and their breaths did not smell of ale. Cairbre, poet of the Tuatha Dé, composed a scathing poem against him, which was the first satire in Ireland, and everything went wrong for Bres after that.
You’re so, so full of it, girl
It’s so much you can’t deal with it
Ya’ keep spinning around
And spinning around
And spinning around
And listen, yeah
And yeah, you’re loving it
And baby shake your thang with it
Ya’ keep turning around
And turning around
And turning around
And listen
It’s happening,
Ya’ bubblin’
Ya’ jigglin’
Yes I’m getting in
Just ease your mind and keep it coming
I’m stuttering, damn,
You’re wigglin’, girl
I’m suffering, yeah,
I’m staying in
I stay behind you while we’re battling
Some peeps fakin’ it
Yes some peeps still hating it
But I can’t live without it
Can’t live without it
Can be about it, can be
And now you’re diggin’ it
And papa told you so, you didn’t even know
And you know what to do,
And you know what to do
Now baby let’s do it, Let’s go
It’s happening,
Ya’ bubblin’
Ya’ jigglin’
Yes I’m getting in
Just ease your mind and keep it coming
I’m stuttering,
You’re wigglin’, girl
I’m suffering, yeah,
I’m staying in
I stay behind you while we’re battling
I’d like to dance with ya’
Stay right here don’t go,
‘cause we’re gonna rise together, yeah
I can feel it baby,
Something lifting me up and
I said
I feel like God has praised me
To put a little funk in his cup
And he said
It’s alright, just take a ride
To paradise
Just enjoy yourself
That’s the meaning of life
It’s happening,
Ya’ bubblin’
Ya’ jigglin’
Yes I’m getting in
Just ease your mind and keep it coming
I’m stuttering,
You’re wigglin’, girl
I’m suffering,
I’m staying in
I stay behind you while we’re battling