Lyr Req: Thug Iad A Thung Thu

23 Feb 09 - 05:04 PM (#2574125)
Subject: Lyr Req: Thug Iad A Thung Thu
From: allybuckoch

I have this song on a CD called Dhachaigh by various artists. It is by Melbost Bard and concerns his nephew moving from Melbost to Tong, further round Broad Bay. It really is a beautiful song but my Gaelic is not yet capable of deciphering the words and translating. Can anyone help?

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25 Feb 09 - 12:52 AM (#2575312)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Thug Iad A Thung Thu
From: Jim Dixon

From Wikipedia:

"Murdo Macfarlane (15 Feb 1901 - 1982) (Gaelic: Murchadh MacPhàrlain) known as 'Bàrd Mhealboist' (the Melbost Bard) was a published poet and campaigner for Scottish Gaelic."

WorldCat lists 2 books by him (which, because of a slight spelling inconsistency, appear as 3 books):

An toinneamh dìomhair : na h-orain (1973)

Dain Mhurchaidh (1986)

One of them MIGHT contain the poem you are looking for. Both books appear to be written in Scottish Gaelic. I don't know whether they contain any English. If you get the Gaelic text and post it here, someone (not I) might be able to translate it for you.

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23 Oct 16 - 06:59 PM (#3816155)
Subject: RE: Murdo Macfarlain aka Murchadh Mac Pharlain
From: Felipa

there is a Gaelic tv documentary about the bard Murchadh MacPhàrlain
I'll give the link but as it is BBC tv access is limited
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00nshzm/murchadh-macpharlain
"The Gaelic songwriter whose work was a catalyst for a new era of modern Gaelic music."

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