Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí

Subject: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: GUEST,D. Dúil
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 12:24 AM

An deireadh céist ar'n trathnóna so, tugim mo ghealltanas daoibh!
Does anyone know the lyrics to 'Baile Uí Laí'. Darach Ó Catháin sings this beautifully and I bought the album for the lyrics only to find it didn't come with any!
Any help would be most welcome.
GRMA

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: Peace
Date: 01 Apr 08 - 02:53 PM

I couldn't get a link to work. Further down on the thread it is stated that this is the song you seek. If I am incorrect--sorry.

Subject: Lyr Add: MÁIRE NÍ EIDHIN
From: Áine
Date: 22 Jul 00 - 08:27 PM

Here are the lyrics for Máire Ní Eidhin -- and I'm hoping that Philippa will correct any mistakes I've made, since my copy of Abair Amhrán is falling apart and getting very hard to read. ;-)
-- Áine

Máire Ní Eidhin
le Antóin Ó Reachtabhra

Ar mo dhul chuig an Aifreann le toil na nGrásta
Bhí 'n lá 'cur báistí is d'ardaigh gaoth
Casadh an ainnir liom le taobh Chill Tártain
Is thit mé láithreach i ngrá le mnaoi
Do labhair mé léithe go múinte mánla
'S de réir a cáilíocht' do fhreagair sí
Sé dúirt sí - "Raft'rí, tá m'intinn sásta
'Gus gluais go lá liom go Baile Uí Laí"

Shiúil mé Sasana 's an Fhrainc le chéile
An Spáinn, an Ghréig 's ar ais arís
Ó bhruach Loch Gréine go Béal na Cóibhe
'S ní fhaca mé féirín ar bith mar í
Dá mbeinnse pósta le bláth na hóige
Trí Loch an Tóraic do leanfainn í
Cuanta 's cóstaí do shiúlfainn 's bóithre
I ndiaidh an tseoidbhean 'tá i mBaile Uí Laí

Sí Máire Ní Eidhin an stáidbhean bhéasach
Ba dheise méin agus b'áille gnaoi
Dhá chéad cléireach 's a gcur le chéile
Agus trian a tréithre ní fhéadfadh scríobh
Buail sí Déirdre le breáthacht is Véineas
Is dá n-abrainn Hélen le'r scriosadh an Traoi --
Ach scoth ban Éireann as ucht an mhéid sin
An pósae gléigeal 'tá i mBaile Uí Laí.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: GUEST,D. Dúil
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 12:12 AM

Beauty! Everytime a song eludes me it seems to be because I've heard it called some obscure name!
GRMMA!
Any idea on Dá mbeadh agam Ór agus Airgead from a few posts down?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: Peace
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 12:18 AM

I will go look. As you are aware, some of the Irish Gaelic stuff is hard to locate due to variants in spelling. If at all possible, post any other lyrics to the song that you may have. That is sometime a big help. Pleased to meet you, btw.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: Peace
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 12:24 AM

http://www.irishtune.info/tune/1798/

Scroll down a bit on that link.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: GUEST
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 12:33 AM

I've posted what lyrics I know in the proper thread. Couldn't see what you were seeing in that link though

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Baile Uí Laí
From: Peace
Date: 02 Apr 08 - 12:35 AM

OK. Thanks.