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Thread #1005   Message #2378646
Posted By: GUEST
01-Jul-08 - 06:33 PM
Thread Name: Origins: An Cóineachan / The Fairy Lullaby
Subject: RE: Gaelic Lullaby
Hello there, I know the song as "An Coineachan" or can simply be known as "Hobhan Hobhan". This is the version i know.

O dh'fhag mi'n so 'na shineadh e,
na shineadh e, na shineadh e,
gun dh'fag mi'n so 'na shineadh e nuair dh'fhalbh mi bhuain nam braoileagan.

Chorus: Hobhan, hobhan, Goiridh og o, Goiridh og o, Goiridh og o. Hobhan, hobhan, Goiridh og o. Gu'n d'fhalbh mo ghaol 's gun d'fhag e mi.

2. Gun d'fhuair mi lorg an dobhrainn duinn an dobhrainn duinn,
an dobhrainn duinn,
gun d'fhuair mi lorg an dobhrainn duinn 's cha d'fhuair mi lorg mo choineachain.

3. Ged d'fhuair mi lorg a' cheo 'sa bheinn, na lorg sa bheinn