Can anyone out there give me the phonetic pronunciation of An Bhean Udai Thall, for us non- native-Irish singers? I love the sound of it and would love to sing it. It is such a marvelous song. Thanks!
Sherry

Hi Sherry - just discovered this song and the thread. No that is not really possible in my view. You need to learn Ulster Irish for a considerable amount of time , then you can just sing it straight from the lyrics but repeatedly until perfect. There is no other way. Im sorry. As Altan are from Gaoth Dobhair, it is the ulster dialect of that particular area.

As Im 2 years into learning Ulster Irish Ive just played the song while reading through the lyrics.

As I have learnt quite a few sean-nós songs I can say they were all extremely difficult to get the hang of until I'd learnt some basic Irish and also could understand or find out what the lyrics meant.

However, good luck and you may have mastered it since 2014. Its a great but sinister song !