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Thread #59163   Message #2680524
Posted By: GUEST,Volodymyr Chernyshenko
15-Jul-09 - 03:31 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Highland Fairy Lullaby
Subject: RE: Folklore: The Highland Fairy Lullaby
Good day, friends!
I am Ukarainian translator. My name is Volodymyr. Now I'm translating into Ukrainian Paul Gallico's charming novel "Tomasina". There is such lullaby in the text, sang by Scottish witch Lori. Here it is.

Hübhan, hübhan, gory üg ü
Gorry üg, gorry ü;
Hübhan, hübhan, gory üg ü
I left my darling lying here.

I left my darling lying here,
Lying here,lying –

You know, it is a big proplem with translating it. I have three ways - use for it an ukrainian lullaby of try to create my own lullaby on the base of this, or use this sounds through transliteration.
Is this lullaby common for Scotland.
Thank you!