Lyrics & Knowledge Personal Pages Record Shop Auction Links Radio & Media Kids Membership Help
The Mudcat Cafesj



User Name Thread Name Subject Posted
Fear Faire Lyr Req: Baidin Fheilimi & Lullin the Littlin (13) RE: Lyrics Req: Baidin Fheilimi & Lullin the Littl 10 Jun 04


A few little things about BF there:

Bóideach should read "bóidheach".
Direach should read "díreach".

Feilimí is a little problematic. Usual modern spelling is Féilimí giving a long /e:/ sound to the first stressed syllable. This song was usually sung with a diphthong in that position derived from a previous spelling Feidhlimidh sounding like the diphthong in bye, tie, guy in English.

I think Gabhla is rendered Góla on more modern maps representing the long /o:/ sound which developed for that phoneme in Donegal Irish. Toraigh is also sung with that long /o:/ sound in this song although it can be said with a short vowel in common speech. Beosach and deontach also have the long /o:/ sound to complete the pattern.

Isn't this one of a number of Scottish Gaelic songs given an Irish version in the last hundred years or so?


Post to this Thread -

Back to the Main Forum Page

By clicking on the User Name, you will requery the forum for that user. You will see everything that he or she has posted with that Mudcat name.

By clicking on the Thread Name, you will be sent to the Forum on that thread as if you selected it from the main Mudcat Forum page.

By clicking on the Subject, you will also go to the thread as if you selected it from the original Forum page, but also go directly to that particular message.

By clicking on the Date (Posted), you will dig out every message posted that day.

Try it all, you will see.