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Thread #149982 Message #3741714
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
04-Oct-15 - 08:48 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Mouth Music (Alastair McDonald)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Mouth Music (Alastair McDonald)
And a copy/paste job:Far am bi mi fhìn (Where I will be:
Learned from Christine Primrose in the Gaelic Song class at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig on the Isle of Skye in 2008. It is also known as the Drunken Piper.
Far Am Bi Mi Fhìn
Sèist
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn is ann a bhios mo dhòchas
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Théid mi fhìn is Sìne null gu taigh a' phìobair
Théid mi fhìn is Sìne null gu taigh a' phìobair
Théid mi fhìn is Sìne null gu taigh a' phìobair
'S nì sinn brod an ruidhle leinn fhìn air an làr
Sèist
'S mur toir am pìobair port dhuinn airson ruidhle
'S mur toir am pìobair port dhuinn airson ruidhle
'S mur toir am pìobair port dhuinn airson ruidhle
'S ann a bheir sinn sgrìob chun an fhìdhlear bhàn
Sèist
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Siubhal air na cladaichean 's a' coiseachd air a' ghainmhich
Far am bi mi fhìn bidh mo dhòchas ann
Sèist
Where I will be
Chorus
Where I will be is where my hope lies
Where I will be is where my hope lies
Where I will be is where my hope lies
Where I will be my hope lies
Sheena and I will go to the piper's house
Sheena and I will go to the piper's house
Sheena and I will go to the piper's house
and we will dance a choice reel by ourselves on the floor
Chorus
And if the piper doesn't play us a tune for the reel
And if the piper doesn't play us a tune for the reel
And if the piper doesn't play us a tune for the reel
we'll head off to see the fair fiddler
Chorus
Travelling the shores and walking on the sand
Travelling the shores and walking on the sand
Travelling the shores and walking on the sand
where I will be my hope lies
Chorus
Followed by (hope the formatting works!):
SANN AN ILE
Sèist: Chorus:
'Sann an Ile, Ile, Ile It's in Islay, Islay, Islay
'Sann an Ile rugadh mi It's in Islay that I was born
'Sann an Ile, Ile, Ile It's in Islay, Islay, Islay
'Sann an Ile, bhòidheach It's in beautiful Islay
'Sann an Ile, Ile, Ile It's in Islay, Islay, Islay
'Sann an Ile rugadh mi It's in Islay that I was born
'Sann an Ile, Ile, Ile It's in Islay, Islay, Islay
'Sann an Ile, bhòidheach It's in beautiful Islay
'Sann an Ile ghorm an fheòir It's in green Islay of the grass
A rugadh mi's a thogadh mi That I was born and raised
'Sann an Ile ghorm an fheòir It's in green Islay of the grass
A rugadh mi 'sa bha mi That I was born, that I was
'Sann an Ile ghorm an fheòir It's in green Islay of the grass
A rugadh mi's a thogadh mi That I was born and raised
'Sann an Ile ghorm an fheòir It's in green Islay of the grass
A rugadh mi 'sa bha mi That I was born, that I was
Nuair a bha mi ann an Ile When I was in Islay
Bha Catriona cuide rium Catriona was with me
Nuair a bha mi ann an Ile When I was in Islay
Bha Catriona lamh rium Catriona was by my side
Nuair a bha mi ann an Ile When I was in Islay
Bha Catriona cuide rium Catriona was with me
Nuair a bha mi ann an Ile When I was in Islay
Bha Catriona lamh rium Catriona was by my side