Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby

Subject: 'A Garten Mother's Lullaby'
From: cfield0000'aol.com
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 12:30 PM

Does anybody know the words for 'A Garten mother's lullaby'? also who wrote it, or is it "Trad"?

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Subject: RE: 'A Gartan Mother's Lullaby'
From: Philippa
Date: 03 Jun 99 - 01:19 PM

Gartan Mother's Lullaby
[probably Gartan in county Donegal, Ireland; birthplace of Colm Cille, St Columba]
Sleep o babe, while the red bee hums
The distant twilight falls
Aoibheal from the grey rocks comes
To wrap the world in thrall
A leanbhan o, my child, my joy,
My love and heart's desire
The cricket sings his lullaby Beside the dying fire

Dusk is drawn and the green man's thorn
Is wrapped with rings of fog
Sheevra sails his boat till morn upon the fiery[?] bog
A leanbhan o, the paley moon is rimmed with cusps of dew
and weeps to hear the sad sleep song
I sing o babe to you.

Subject: RE: 'A Garten Mother's Lullaby'
From: Philippa
Date: 04 Jun 99 - 04:01 AM

according to this thread , the author is Joseph Campbell. You'll get info. there on the mythological creatures mentioned in the song. I don't know why someone refreshed it yesterday without putting a link in this thread. "Fiery" should be "starry"

Subject: RE: 'A Garten Mother's Lullaby'
From: Alice
Date: 05 Jun 99 - 12:25 PM

Sheet music and lyrics to The Gartan Mother's Lullaby is at this page --->click here

alice in montana

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Subject: Garten Mother's Lullaby 1
From: Rob the Ranter
Date: 22 May 00 - 12:31 AM

My wife and I are Having a baby soon and I am trying to learn all the Lullabys I can. This is one I have on a recording but cannot figure out all the lyrics.

Thanks For your help Rob

I'll Type what I do know and leave a query where I dont know the words so you dont have to type the whole thing.

Garten Mothers Lullaby

Hush oh babe, whilke the red bee hums
The silent twilight's fall
Evil from the grey rock comes
to rob the world in (?1)
(?2)the palie moon
A(?3)cast in June
And weeps to hear the sad sweet tune
I sing o love to you

Dusk is drawn and the green man's thaw
Is wreathed in rings of fog
She Wha' sails his boat till dawn
Among the starry bog
(?4)my child my joy,
My love and heart's desire
The cricket sings its lullaby
Beside the dying fire.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Garten Mother's Lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 22 May 00 - 12:37 AM

Rob, the correct spelling is GARTAN MOTHER'S LULLABY, Gartan with two "a's". The word is not Evil, it's the name of a banshee that sound similar to evil, but rather is a Gaelic name. For music, lyrics, and a description of what the words mean, go to my website here -> Gartan Mother's Lullaby -click here

Alice Flynn

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Garten Mother's Lullaby
From: Rob the Ranter
Date: 23 May 00 - 03:40 AM

Thanks Alice! "Evil" Did seem horriblly inapropriate!

Rob

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Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From:
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 02:31 AM

to the person who wrote the song can you please send me the words to the song garten mothers lullaby please and thank you so much love loucinda pouncil

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Big Tim
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 05:23 AM

To get the words, just click on Alice's link in her post above, dated 22 May 2000. "Gartan" is Irish for (little) garden and refers to Lough (Loch) Gartan in Donegal. The song was ritten in 1904 by Joseph Campbell of Belfast, who died in 1944.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 28 Aug 04 - 09:38 AM

Corrected Link (my web site has moved):

http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/gartan.html

Alice

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: John in Brisbane
Date: 29 Aug 04 - 07:22 AM

Hi Alice, the links to the 4 music pages are dead. I guess that this is not so much of an issue if the tune has been harvested already at Mudcat. Do you know please if this has been done?

Regards, John

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: GUEST,Eric Bram
Date: 23 Feb 06 - 05:01 AM

The Gartan Mother's Lullaby
lyrics by Seosamh MacCathmhaoil (Joseph Campbell)
(lyrics modified slightly below by me - this is the way I sing it.)

Sleep O babe, while the red bee hums the evening twilight's fall,
Aoibheall from the grey rock comes, to wrap the world in thrall.
A leanbhan O, my child, my joy, my love, my heart's desire,
The cricket sings his lullaby, beside the dying fire.

Dusk is drawn and the Green Man's thorn is wreathed in rings of fog,
Siabhra sails his boat till dawn, across the starry bog.
A leanbhan O, the paley moon hath rimmed her cusp in dew,
And weeps to hear the sad, sweet tune, I sing my love, to you.

Faintly sweet doth the chapel bell, ring o'er the valley dim,
Tearmann's peasant voices swell, in fragrant evening hymn.
A leanbhan O, the low bell rings, my little lamb to rest,
And angel-dreams till morning sings, its music in your breast.


Aoibheall - (EE-val) : the name of the queen of the northern fairies
leanbhan - (LYAN-van) : little child, baby
Tearmann - (CHAR-uh-muhn) : sanctuary, refuge; name of village near Lough Gartan
Siabra - (SHEE-vra) : a prankster of the fairies, also spelled Shefro or Siofra.

The lyrics convey a rather "Christian" message. The early verses paint the pagan tradition as dark and foreboding, while the final verse apparently makes everything serene and secure.

I usually use the Corries' melody and omit the final verse -- in fact, I've never heard anyone else sing it. The original words include "sad sleep-tune," "brimmed" instead of "rimmed," "crickets sing you" -- the other changes I've made are inconsequential.

I believe I use only two chords to play this song on the guitar; I'd appreciate it if others could provide their favorite chords for it.

Bramicus @aol.com

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Shaneo
Date: 29 Dec 06 - 04:04 PM

Has anybody got the chords for this , ?

Subject: RE: Chords Req: Gartan mothers lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 30 Dec 06 - 12:23 PM

I had them worked out and I'll see if I can find where they were written down. A bit tricky in places.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 30 Dec 06 - 05:50 PM

Here is page one of the sheet music http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/gartan.jpg

Here is page two http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/gartantwo.jpg

hope that helps.

alice

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Taconicus
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 01:58 AM

As I look at what I wrote above, I realize that I play it somewhat differently now, closer to the original lyrics, but a bit switched around. I've posted the lyrics with the chords, here.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Willa
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 08:24 AM

One of my favourites. Thanks, Alice and Bramicus.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 10:03 AM

Just G and C major chords? That doesn't sound right to me.

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Alice
Date: 18 Feb 07 - 10:26 AM

Sheet music here
http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/gartanone.jpg
http://my.montana.net/aliceflynn/gartantwo.jpg

Subject: RE: Chords Req: garten mothers lullaby
From: Taconicus
Date: 23 Feb 07 - 10:04 PM

@Alice: That's right, just two. It's not exactly the Corries' arrangement, but it's close, and it works for guitar. If I can I'll record it and post it.