Hello everybody,

About two years ago there was a thread named 'Songs in Irish Language' where Brían posted the lyrics of 'SÉ FÁTH MO BHUARTHA and promised to provide a translation if anybody was interested.

Brían, are you still around? Or anybody else of the Gaelic speakers? Aíne? I ran into this song, now I'm wrestling with it, and it's GREAT fun! A translation would not only help me to memorize the lyrics but also help my audience to accept the song itself. (It is kind of different from what is usually heard today, isn't it?)

BTW there seems to be a line missing in Brían's lyrics. After "Ag siúl na móinte is na coillte clómhar" shouldn't there be something like "Ní bheadh orm brón nó duibheagán croi" or something like that?

I must say 'or something like that' because I am really confused with the spelling of the different text versions of this song I found on the net. Is there any way to look up a word you read somewhere in a dictionary? Every hint would be greatly appreciated.

Peace to you all.

Joerg