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01 Jan 10 - 07:45 PM (#2801109) Subject: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Tropic Al Anyone know the lyrics for this lullaby. Heard on Hen Party CD but can't work them all out Thanks |
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01 Jan 10 - 09:32 PM (#2801165) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: GUEST,999 Do you have any lyrics you could post now? |
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01 Jan 10 - 09:53 PM (#2801171) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Tropic Al to guest,999 don't have anything written as yet. will do & post later |
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02 Jan 10 - 12:20 AM (#2801210) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Tropic Al here's what i've gleaned so far Driftwood is burning blue Wild walk the walls'? Shadows night winds go riding by Riding by the Lockie? Meadows On to the ring of day Flows Myra's? stream singing Chorus Kie doo roo lah laddie Lah laddie Sleep the stars away Far on them brayah? Side Lambs from the flock wonder Here there and everywhere Over the mountain yonder Bind them and fold them deep Fold them to sleep singing Kie doo roo lah laddie Lah laddie Sleep the moon away Daddy is gone a bay He'll keep the pot brewing Keep all from torment? gone Torment? gone from wrack's? ruin Pray Mary send him home Safe from the foam singing Kie doo roo lah laddie Lah laddie Sleep the dark away There are probably mistakes in the words we've worked out as well as the ones indicated with question marks. Any extra information about this song would be appreciated. Thanks |
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02 Jan 10 - 10:46 AM (#2801482) Subject: Lyr Add: CAPE BRETON LULLABY (Kenneth Leslie) From: Noreen From this site (click) The title is Cape Breton Lullaby (Trad. Cape Breton) Driftwood is burning blue, wild walk the wall shadows, Night winds go riding by, riding by the lochie meadows. On to the ring of day flows Mira's stream, singing: Caidil gu la laddie, la, laddie, sleep the stars away. Far on Beinn Bhreagh's side wander the lost lambies. Here, there and everywhere, everywhere their troubled mammies Find them and fold them deep, fold them to sleep, singing: Caidil gu la laddie, la, laddie, sleep the moon away. Daddy is on the bay, he'll keep the pot brewin', Keep all from tumblin' down, tumblin' down to rack and ruin; Pray, Mary, send him home safe from the foam, singing: Caidil gu la laddie, la, laddie, sleep the dark away. |
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02 Jan 10 - 10:47 AM (#2801484) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Noreen That site also says: Caidil gu la — title of a fiddle tune in the Captain Simon Fraser [1773-1852] Collection (The Airs And Melodies Peculiar To The Highlands Of Scotland And The Isles, 1816). One translation given to this Scottish Gaelic phrase is Sleep (on) till day. |
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02 Jan 10 - 10:58 AM (#2801501) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Mrs Scarecrow very nice thanks for that Noreen |
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02 Jan 10 - 09:45 PM (#2802005) Subject: RE: Breton Mother's Lullaby From: Tropic Al thanks Noreen. i thought it was Breton as in Brittany, France. this should do us. |