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Thread #11380   Message #187335
Posted By: GUEST,Philippa
01-Mar-00 - 03:18 AM
Thread Name: The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (sheet music)
Subject: RE: The Gartan Mother's Lullaby (sheet music)
A friend sent me these lyrics, The question is, did Joseph Campbell translate from the Irish or -as I suspect- are these Irish language lyrics a translation from his English verses?

CODAIL, A LINBH

Codail, a linbh, le crónán na mbeach,
Tráthnóna ciúin atá ann.
'Sí Aoibheall a thagann ón liath-chreag ard
An tír fé chlúid dá báthadh.
A linbhín óig, mo chuid den tsaol,
Is tusa rún mo chléibh,
Ó chanann an criogán an suantraí sámh
La hais na tine tréith.

Codail, a linbh, le suaimhneas id' chroí,
'S ná bíodh ort brón ná crá.
Tá Dia id' fhochair sa chliabhán fós
Ag faire ort ann go lá.
Tá mise led' thaobh ag guí duit fós
' Tabhairt síochána chuig mo rún,
Is aingil na bhflaitheas ag eitilt thart
Ag cur mo ghrá chun suain.