Lyr Req: In Garran Na Bhile (from Wolfe Tones)

Subject: In Garran Na Bhile
From: kdwest
Date: 09 Feb 98 - 11:13 PM

I am trying to find the words to a song on a Wolfe Tones CD In Garran Na Bhile.

Subject: RE: In Garran Na Bhile
From: an mhaighdean mhara
Date: 12 Feb 98 - 02:40 PM

Is this song in English or Irish? It doesn't sound familiar, but there's a traditional song called Mainistir na Bu/ille, the words of which are easy to find - it starts:

Caithfidh me/ seacht seachtaine ar Mhainistir na Bu/ille

(that is, I'll spend seven weeks in Boyle town).

Subject: RE: In Garran Na Bhile
From:
Date: 01 Jul 98 - 06:36 AM

asasas

Subject: RE: In Garran Na Bhile
From: Wolfe Tones
Date: 01 Jul 98 - 06:38 AM

Check out song books of the Wolfe Tones.

Subject: Lyr Add: CÁIT I NGARRÁN A' BHILE
From: Philippa
Date: 17 Sep 99 - 11:06 AM

(I know at least the chorus below is the same as sung by the Wolfe Tones; they don't only sing rebel songs!)

CÁIT I NGARRÁN A' BHILE

CHORUS: An raibh tú riamh i nGarrán a' Bhile?
Nó an bhfaca tú í ' nGarrán a' Bhile?
An tsuairc-bhean óg na gcuacha óir?
'S í Cáit mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile

Is gille í ná eal' ar linn,
'S ná sneacht' ar bharr na craoibhe cruinne;
'S is milse 'póg ná drúcht na rós
'S i Cáit mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile

Is binn' a ceol ná lon 's na smól,
'S na filimeol ar chraobh na saile
Mar long faoi sheol ar thoinn gan cheo.
Sea tcím mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile.

Chugatsa, 'Chriost, le fonn mo ghuí,
Má á aon bhrí i í an fhile,
Gan áin, gan íos, gan phráinn, gan díth,
Go raibh áit 's a buíon i nGarrán a' Bhile.

Rough translation from the Irish Gaelic:
Chorus (repeated after each verse) - Were you ever in Garrán a' Bhile and did you see my beautiful Cáit?

She's brighter than the swan on the pool or the snow on the trees. Her kisses are sweeter than the dew on the rose. Cáit my darling in Garrán a' Bhile.

Her music is more melodious than the blackbird or the thrush, or the nightingale perched on the willow branch, Like a boat under sail over waves without mist, I see my love in Garrán a' Bhile.

This is my prayer to Christ, if there's any strength in the prayer of a poet; May Cáit and her people in Garrán a' Bhile be without tax or rent, without need

Lyrics and tune are published in Mícheál Ó hEidhin, editor. 'Cas Amhrán'. Indreabhán: Cló Chois Fharraige, 1975 (see Cló Iar-Chonnachta)

Subject: I nGarran a' Bhile
From: Philippa
Date: 17 Sep 99 - 11:08 AM

the clickable link: Cló Iar-Chonnachta

Subject: CORRECTIONS to I nGarrán a' Bhile
From: Philippa
Date: 17 Sep 99 - 11:18 AM

I LOST AN AWFUL LOT OF LETTERS WHEN I WAS PASTING IN THE DIACRITICALS. see last two verses:

Sea tchím mo stór i nGarrán a' Bhile.

Chugatsa, 'Chriost, le fonn mo ghuí,

Má tá aon bhrí i nguí an fhile,

Gan cháin, gan chíos, gan phráinn, gan díth,

Go raibh Cáit 's a buíon i nGarrán a' Bhile.

Subject: Tune Add: CÁIT Ó GHARRÁN A' BHILE
From: alison
Date: 30 Sep 99 - 08:30 AM

Tune from Ca/s Amhra/in editor Micheal O Heidhin.

MIDI file: CAITOG~1.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: CÁIT Ó GHARRÁN A' BHILE
TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Tempo: 069 (857143 microsec/crotchet)
Key: D
Start
0720 1 74 099 0238 0 74 099 0002 1 69 103 0238 0 69 103 0002 1 66 112 0238 0 66 112 0002 1 66 082 0360 1 62 094 0001 0 66 082 0114 0 62 094 0005 1 66 103 0358 0 66 103 0002 1 64 088 0118 0 64 088 0002 1 66 093 0118 0 66 093 0002 1 74 107 0238 0 74 107 0002 1 74 098 0118 0 74 098 0002 1 69 107 0238 0 69 107 0002 1 66 100 0238 0 66 100 0002 1 66 107 0358 0 66 107 0002 1 62 076 0118 0 62 076 0002 1 64 099 0358 0 64 099 0002 1 62 092 0115 0 62 092 0005 1 64 103 0118 0 64 103 0002 1 66 082 0238 0 66 082 0002 1 66 111 0119 0 66 111 0001 1 69 084 0238 0 69 084 0002 1 66 100 0238 0 66 100 0002 1 64 098 0238 0 64 098 0002 1 62 102 0238 0 62 102 0002 1 74 115 0358 0 74 115 0002 1 76 096 0118 0 76 096 0002 1 78 103 0358 0 78 103 0002 1 76 100 0118 0 76 100 0002 1 74 086 0118 0 74 086 0002 1 73 080 0118 0 73 080 0002 1 71 095 0118 0 71 095 0002 1 69 096 0118 0 69 096 0002 1 74 107 0238 0 74 107 0002 1 66 097 0238 0 66 097 0002 1 64 099 0358 0 64 099 0002 1 62 083 0118 0 62 083 0002 1 64 082 0120 1 66 097 0007 0 64 082 0232 0 66 097 0001 1 66 060 0118 0 66 060 0002 1 69 099 0358 0 69 099 0002 1 71 102 0118 0 71 102 0002 1 74 103 0358 0 74 103 0002 1 78 088 0118 0 78 088 0002 1 76 104 0238 0 76 104 0002 1 74 090 0238 0 74 090 0002 1 76 107 0238 0 76 107 0002 1 78 100 0238 0 78 100 0002 1 69 079 0358 0 69 079 0002 1 71 092 0118 0 71 092 0002 1 74 085 0358 0 74 085 0002 1 66 114 0118 0 66 114 0002 1 64 082 0238 0 64 082 0002 1 62 100 0238 0 62 100 0002 1 64 124 0118 0 64 124 0002 1 66 103 0238 0 66 103 0002 1 66 097 0118 0 66 097 0002 1 69 121 0358 0 69 121 0002 1 66 087 0118 0 66 087 0002 1 64 111 0238 0 64 111 0002 1 62 100 0238 0 62 100 0002 1 74 107 0228 0 74 107 0012 1 76 086 0237 0 76 086 0003 1 78 103 0354 0 78 103 0006 1 76 100 0104 0 76 100 0016 1 74 070 0118 0 74 070 0002 1 73 077 0118 0 73 077 0002 1 71 098 0118 0 71 098 0002 1 69 080 0118 0 69 080 0002 1 74 107 0360 1 66 094 0001 0 74 107 0119 1 64 081 0010 0 66 094 0348 0 64 081 0002 1 62 092 0118 0 62 092 0002 1 64 111 0118 0 64 111 0002 1 66 104 0358 0 66 104
End

This program is worth the effort of learning it.

To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Ca/it O/Gharran a 'bhile
M:2/4
Q:1/4=69
K:D
d8|A2F2F3D|F3EFd2d|A2F2F3D|E3DEF2F|A2F2E2D2|
d3ef3e|dcBAd2F2|E3DEF2F|A3Bd3f|e2d2e2f2|A3Bd3F|
E2D2EF2F|A3FE2D2|d2e2f3e|dcBAd3F|E3DEF3||

slainte

alison

Subject: RE: In Garran Na Bhile
From: GUEST,Jamie
Date: 04 Mar 10 - 05:34 AM

This song is on i-tunes on the Wolfetones Album 'Rifles of the IRA'. It is a beautiful song.