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GUEST,Dale D. Londonderry Air's original (Gaelic?) words (80* d) RE: Londonderry Air's original (Gaelic?) words 13 Sep 11


I'll try to post the Irish words to Maidin i mBéarra here, and see if the fadas show up. With my method, they do on every other site....

Maidin i mBéarra
Osborn ó hAmheirgin (1872-1950) (copied from a book, sorry I didn't get the title)

Is é mo chaoi gan mise maidin aerach
Amuigh i mBéarra im' sheasamh ar an trá,
Is guth na n-éan 'om' tharraing thar na sléibhte cois na farraige
Go Céeim an Aitinn mar a mbíonn mo ghrá.

Is obann aoibhinn aitseasach do léimfinn,
Do righfinn saor ó ana-broid an tláis,
Do thabharfainn droim le scamallaibh an tsaoil seo,
Dá bhfaighinn mo léirdhóthain d'amharc ar mo chaoimhshearc bhán.

Is é mo dhíth bheith ceangailte go faonlag,
Is neart mo chléibh á thachtadh anseo sa tsráid,
An fhaid tá réim na habhann agus gaoth ghlan na farraige
Ag glaoch is ag gairmar an gcroí so im' lar.

Is milis bríobhar leathanbhog an t-aer ann,
Is gile ón ngréin go fairsing ar an mbán
Is ochón, a rí-bhean bhanúil na gcraobhfholt,
Gan sinn-ne araon i measc an aitinn mar do bhímis tráth!


And for the record, I am looking for a translation.

Dale D.


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