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Thread #171129   Message #4138776
Posted By: Felipa
11-Apr-22 - 02:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Buain a' Choirce (Reaping Oats, Gaelic)
Subject: Lyr Add: Buain a' Choirce (Reaping Oats, Gaelic)
A song for waulking/fulling the tweed, in Scottish Gaelic

http://www.celticartscenter.com/Songs/Scottish/Buain_AChoirce.html

BUAIN A' CHOIRCE

[ 1 ]
Latha dhomh 's mi buain a'choirce
Gheàrr mi beum 's cha robh e socair

[Seist (chorus/refrain)]
Hò rò sna hoir ri ri ò
Hi ri ri ri hò rò eile
Hò rò sna hoir ri ri ò

[ 2 ]
Gheàrr mi beum 's cha robh e socair
Gheàrr mi mo ghlùn is leig mi osna
[Seist]

[ 3 ]
Gheàrr mi mo ghlùn is leig mi osna
Shuidh mi air uibhir a'ghoirtein
[Seist]

[ 4 ]
Shuidh mi air uibhir a'ghoirtein
Dh'fheuch am faicinn fear do choltais
[Seist]

[ 5 ]
Dh'fheuch am faicinn fear do choltais
Fear 'chùil duinn 's nan gruaidhean dosrach
[Seist]

[ 6 ]
Fear 'chùil duinn 's nan gruaidhean dosrach
Fhaoilinn bhig a shnàmhas an caolas *
[Seist]

[ 7 ]
Fhaoilinn bhig a shnàmhas an caolas *
Beir mo shoraidh bhuam gu m'leannan.
[Seist x 2]

* some people sing "cala", harbour, instead of "caolas", strait

Translation

]
One day I was reaping oats
I made a cut which was not even         

Ho ro sna hoir ri ri o
Hi ri ri ri ho ro eile
Ho ro sna hoir ri ri o
        
2]
I made a cut which was not even
I cut my knee and let out a sigh
3]
I cut my knee and let out a sigh
I sat at the top of the field
4]
I sat at the top of the field
Trying to see someone like you
5]
Trying to see someone like you
A brown-haired man with a fair face
6]
A brown-haired man with a fair face
Oh little seagull who swims the straits
7]
Oh little seagull who swims the straits
Take my greeting to my love.


recording by Linn Phipps https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZL_BWzVais

You should be able to find several other recordings online as well.