Lyr Req: Joy of My Heart (Hugh Roberton)

Subject: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Cliff
Date: 27 Apr 98 - 10:24 PM

I am looking for the lyrics to a song about the Island of Mull. The Tannahill Weavers recorded it on one of their recordings. I can only remember the chorus which goes something like:

Wherever I wander east or west Waking or dreaming You are near me oh joy of my heart, Eilean Mull-A

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Bruce O.
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 11:19 AM

There's a song "An t-Eilean Muileach" (The Isle of Mull) in Gaelic with metrical English translation (and music) in Alfred Moffat's 'The Minstresly of the Scottish Highlands'. Its in both the full and cut reprint editions.

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Jon W.
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 11:26 AM

It's on their Cullen Bay album. I checked it out from the library a few years ago, and if I remember right the lyrics were on the liner notes. Otherwise, if I can find my (bootlegged) tape (shhh!) I'll try to transcribe it.

Subject: Lyr Add: JOY OF MY HEART (Hugh Roberton)
From: Wolfgang Hell
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 12:00 PM

Copy & pasted from http://celtic.stanford.edu/artists/Tannies/lyrics.html:


JOY OF MY HEART

Sing ye o' the Cuillins o' Skye, Harris, Dunvegan, Fair Iona,
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh
Whether I wander east or west, waking or dreaming, you are near me.
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh.

Peat and heather, how they call me, little wee bothan by the hillside,
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh
Whether I wander east or west, waking or dreaming, you are near me.
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh.
Friendly hearts are waiting to greet me, welcoming arms are there to hold me,
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh
Whether I wander east or west, waking or dreaming, you are near me.
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh.

Thanks to Jon W. (I couldn't have found it without the hint)

Wolfgang

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 20-Jan-02.

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Jon W.
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 01:01 PM

And thanks to you, Wolfgang, for sparing me the trouble of typing it in. And welcome back.

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Dan Mulligan
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 03:08 PM

I haven't thought about that tune in a while. Great tune. Anybody have a midi for it?

Subject: Lyr Add: THE ISLE OF MULL
From: Dan Mulligan
Date: 28 Apr 98 - 03:19 PM

This is "An t-Eilean Muileach" that Bruce mentioned. Not the same song that The Weavers recorded, but I thought someone might be interested. Dan

THE ISLE OF MULL

The Isle of Mull is of isles the fairest,
Of ocean's gems 'tis the first and rarest;
Green grassy island of sparkling fountains,
Of waving woods and high tow'ring mountains.

1

How pleasant 'twas in the sweet May morning,
The rising sun thy gay fields adorning;
The feathered songsters their lays were singing,
While rocks and woods were with echoes ringing.

The Isle of Mull, etc.

2

But gone are now all those joys for ever,
Like bubbles bursting on yonder river:
Farewell, farewell, to thy sparkling fountains,
Thy waving woods and high tow'ring mountains.

The Isle of Mull, etc.

HTML line breaks added. --JoeClone, 20-Jan-02.

Subject: Lyr Add: JOY OF MY HEART (Hugh Roberton)
From: Wolfgang
Date: 24 May 00 - 10:08 AM

Seeing that this song is in a bad shape, I have now copied it from the Tannahill Weavers website.

Wolfgang

JOY OF MY HEART

Sing ye o' the Cuillins o' Skye
Harris, Dunvegan, fair Iona
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Whether I wander east or west
waking or dreaming, you are near me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Peat and heather, how they call me
Little wee bothan by the hillside
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Whether I wander east or west
waking or dreaming, you are near me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Friendly hearts are waiting to greet me
Welcoming arms are there to hold me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Whether I wander east or west
Waking or dreaming, you are near me
Joy of my heart, Eilean Mulligh

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Roger in Sheffield
Date: 20 Jul 00 - 11:57 AM

I just received this request from a friend
Can anyone help?

....the lovely scottish lady (Hannah) at Players Club last night was asking me where she could get a piece of music called "Isle of Mull" - apparently she has tried everywhere without success. So I said I got a friend who can talk to all sorts of musical people on the internet.... I'll ask!!

Any ideas??
Roger

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Willie-O
Date: 20 Jul 00 - 03:56 PM

"Joy of My Heart" has also been recorded by Archie Fisher with Garnet Rogers on "Off the Map", (Snow Goose Songs 1986)--lovely album, was it released in the States?

I always took the line to be "Harris and Eigg and fair Iona..." since Eigg like the others is an island while Dunvegan is a castle...

Willie-O

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 02:20 PM

I have the music for An t-Eilean Muileach from Moffat's book, and will post the full text later this evening.  Roger -pm me with your email and I'll send you a copy of the sheetmusic; it's the one your friend is looking for.

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 28 Dec 00 - 05:26 PM

Full lyrics and translation posted to the other thread, here:  An t-Eilean Muileach

Malcolm

Subject: RE: Island of Mull
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 04:10 AM

I recall hearing Calum Kennedy sing this song. Can someone provide the Gaelic lyrics?

Subject: RE: Island of Mull-Tannahill Weavers
From: GUEST,Philippa
Date: 19 Jan 02 - 04:15 AM

see message from Malcolm Douglas
Apparently the song was written in English and then translated to Gaelic; Malcolm provides both sets of lyrics. But how about older Gaelic lyrics to the same air (Leannan mo Ghaoil)?