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18 Sep 09 - 08:26 PM (#2726397) Subject: Lyr Req: Gaelige Words From: GUEST,Guest Looking for the words in Irish and in English of a Donegal song. The first line goes " Is gra gal mo croi thu. Tir Conail a stor." I think the title is "Sean Dun an Gall". or My old Donegal. |
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19 Sep 09 - 03:09 AM (#2726518) Subject: Lyr Add: Sean-Dún na nGall From: GUEST,Donal This is from the songbook 'Abair Amhrán' published in Belfast (undated) by Comhaltas Uladh. Sorry, no English words. Sean-Dún na nGall Is grá geal mo chroí thú, 'Thír Chonaill, a stór, 'Do luí mar bheadh seoid ghlas san fharraige mór, Ó gráim thú i gcónaí go moch is go mall, Is molfaidh mé a choích' thú, a Shean-Dún na nGall. Níl contae in Éirinn níos deise ná thú, Níl daoine sa domhan níos fearr cáil is clú, Ná tá i dTír Chonaill abhus agus thall. Ó! Bláth bán ár dtíre thú, a Shean-Dún na nGall. Tá teanga ár sinsear á labhairt ann go fóill Chomh milis binn blasta le hamhrán nó ceol Na n-aingeal sna Flaithis gan smachtú gan smál, Ó gráim go deo thú, a Shean-Dún na nGall. |
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19 Sep 09 - 04:06 AM (#2726531) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Gaelige Words From: Thompson I'll take a crack at Englishing it: You are the bright love of my heart, darling country of Conall Lying as would green silk on the great sea Oh, I love you always, early and slowly And I praise you always, ancient Donegal There is no county in Ireland nicer than you There are no people in the world of better fame and repute Nor is there in the country of Conall, in whatever region Oh, you are the white flower of the land, ancient Donegal. The tongue of our ancesters is spoken there still As sweet, pleasant and delicious as song or music Or angels in Heaven without stain or fault Oh I love you forever, ancient Donegal. |
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20 Sep 09 - 08:44 PM (#2727722) Subject: Lyr Req: Old Donegal From: GUEST,Guest - 2nd request Lyrics requested for both English and Gaelige Version. The Gaelige has words that sound like " Is Gra Geal Mo Croi Hu, Tir Conaill A stor". |
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20 Sep 09 - 08:50 PM (#2727725) Subject: RE: Req: Sean-Dún na nGall (Gaelige)/My Old Donega From: Joe Offer Hi - I moved you over here to your original request thread, and crosslinked to other "Old Donegal" songs. I hope one of them is yours. -Joe- |
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23 Sep 09 - 09:06 PM (#2730087) Subject: RE: Req: Sean-Dún na nGall (Gaelige)/My Old Donegal From: GUEST Donal and Thompson, This is the song alright. Go raibh mile maith agaibh. |
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24 Sep 09 - 03:20 AM (#2730193) Subject: RE: Req: Sean-Dún na nGall (Gaelige)/My Old Donegal From: Thompson Oh, by the way, the words " Is Gra Geal Mo Croi Hu, Tir Conaill A stor" mean "You are the bright love of my heart, darling land of Conall". (Tir Conaill or Tirconnell is often used to mean the county of Donegal; in this song I think the writer is distinguishing between the county and its capital, the town also called Donegal.) |
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16 Nov 17 - 04:35 PM (#3888921) Subject: RE: Req: Sean-D?n na nGall (Gaelige)/My Old Donegal From: GUEST Mo Shean D?n na nGall Written by John Clinton O'Boyce in May 1902 Is gr? geal mo chro? th?, 'Th?r Chonaill, a st?r, 'Do lu? mar bheadh seoid ghlas san fharraige m?r, ? gr?im th? i gc?na? go moch is go mall, Is molfaidh m? a cho?ch' th?, a Shean-D?n na nGall N?l contae in ?irinn n?os deise n? th?, N?l daoine sa domhan m?r n?os fearr c?il is cl?, N? t? i dT?r Chonaill abhus agus thall .?! Bl?th b?n ?r dt?re th?, ' ? shean d?n na ngall T? teanga ?r sinnsear Da labhairt ann go foill ; Comh milis binn blasta Le habhrain na ceol Na n-aingeal 'sna flaithis, Gan smacht? gan sm?l- O gr?im go deo th? A shean D?n na nGall. I gcuir t?r' no teangtha No creidimh t? fuil Nach mb?onn as dT?r Conaill A choiche ar gc?l; Mar tiocfaidh ?r ball, B?idh gr? ag an domhan m?r Ar shean D?n na nGall. Later translated to English by Carl Hardebeck in his "Gems of Melody" |