Faca Sibh - meaning????

Subject: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 01:45 PM

I have tried but the closest I can come is "You see"

so how close did I get?

(it is on the Poozies CD "Danzoozies" Bay Tree set middle tune.)

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: GUEST
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 01:54 PM

Looks like that's it.

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: Declan
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 02:15 PM

In Irish Gaelic "An bfhaca sibh" means Did you (plural) see - so I think you're close enough.

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: Gulliver
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 02:24 PM

I'd venture that "Did you (plural) see?" might be closer.

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: Mr Red
Date: 05 Feb 07 - 02:39 PM

Yea the sites I found said more than "faca sibh" to "mean did you see" perhaps with an Am in front. Maybe this is a Scots (Hebredes) dialect.

But like the French say "come ce" as dimminutive of "come ce come ca" perhaps this is formal verses colloquial/lyrical

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From:
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 12:20 AM

In Scottish Gaelic, Faca Sibh seems to translate to "Have you seen"

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: GUEST,Donald
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 05:09 AM

In Scots Gaelic, I feel the phrase rather implies a once-of event so

'did you (pl) see?'

rather than ''have you seen?', but a lot will depend on the context.

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 05:16 AM

The specific context is the song sung by the Poozies et al.

If anyone has knowledge of the song as well as speaking Gaelic - I would be greatful of elucidation - but I am obviously close to "seeing" it.

Subject: RE: Faca Sibh - meaning????
From: GUEST,Mr Red
Date: 06 Feb 07 - 05:20 AM

http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/macneil/faca.htm

not sure this is the same song but it does rather put the Scots Gaelic as "Have you seen" - getting nearer.

But all comments welcome
TIA