The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #64706   Message #1060146
Posted By: GUEST,Philippa
24-Nov-03 - 06:15 PM
Thread Name: Translation? 's fhada leam an oidche gheamraidh'
Subject: RE: 'S Fada Leam an Oidhche (Gaelic)
although cìanalas does indeed mean homesickness, it can also refer to other forms of sadness and melancholy
cìan can mean sad but it can also refer to a long stretch of time. MacLennan's dictionary gives "gu cìan nan cìan" (the 'cìan' of the 'cìan') as "forever; a. tedious, long, dreary"