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22 Nov 00 - 03:36 PM (#345268) Subject: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST Hello I am looking for the lyrics of the song An Cailin Alainn - An Cailin Alainn, Ar a dtug me gra di Those are the first two lines. I would appreciate any help at all Thank you |
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22 Nov 00 - 04:35 PM (#345290) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: MartinRyan This is a modern song to the air of "Mingulay (?) Boat Song". I think we had a thread a while back, with a set of words - but can't find it for now. Regards |
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10 Dec 03 - 11:24 AM (#1069422) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST,Guest An Chailín Álainn Tá cailín álainn, a dtug mé grá dhi Sí 's deis' is áille, ná bláth 's ná rós Gan í ar láimh liom, is cloíte atá mé Ó a chailín álainn, 's tú fáth mo bhróin Curfá: A chailín álainn, a dtug mé grá duit Ó bí ar láimh liom, mo mhíle stór Ó abair liomsa, gur tú mo ghrá gheal Beidh orm áthas, in áit an bhróin Nuair a éirím, amach go huaigneach Siúd é an uair, is mó mo bhrón O bím ag smaointeamh, ar an chailín uasal Atá i bhfad uaimse, mo chreach 's mo bhrón Dá dtiocfá liomsa, a chailín álainn Aríst go brách ní, bheadh orm brón Sheinnfinn ceol duit, mar cheol na cláirsí Nó ceol binn smóilín, 's an drúcht gheal cheo The Lovely Girl There's a beautiful girl whom I gave my love She is kinder and lovelier than a flower or rose Without her hand in mine, I'm weak O beautiful girl, you're the cause of my grief Chorus: O beautiful girl whom I gave my love Give me your hand, my dearest one Tell me that you're my bright love And there will be happiness upon me instead of sorrow When I rise, lonely That is the time my sorrow is greatest I think of the precious girl Who is far from me, my ruin and my grief If you came to me, beautiful girl Ever again, I wouldn't be sad I would play music for you like music of the harp Or the sweet song of the thrush in the fog's bright dew Courtesy of Navan |
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10 Dec 03 - 11:36 AM (#1069437) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST,MMario HUZZAH! another "unanswered" thread answered! |
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11 Dec 03 - 04:59 PM (#1070517) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST,Philippa "Sean nós" simply means "old way"; it's similar to "old-timey" and "traditional" in English. But I don't know if one can describe a song as being "sean nós"; rather "sean nós" describes a style of singing (btw, the term is also used to describe dancing). And besides being recently composed, this song is usually not sung in a sean-nós style and it lends itself well to accompaniament. The author is Tomás Mac Eoin of an Ceathrú Rua, Conamara. He put his words to the well-known Mingulay Boat Song tune. A Scottish singer called Art Cormack heard the sung being sung by Éamonn Ó Faogáin in Belfast and he brought it back to Scotland. I believe singer Christine Primrose, a native speaker, helped Art with the translation to Scottish Gaelic. They recorded it with the group Mac-Talla on the album "... Mairidh Gaol is Ceol" (Temple Records). This song is also recorded by Donald Angus Mathison ("Eilean Mo Chridhe", Smith/Mearns Recordings, Perth, Scotland), and I think Iain MacKay sings it as well. I have often heard "A Chailin Àluinn" sung at cèilidhean in Gaelic-speaking areas of Scotland; it has become very popular there. A CHAILIN ÀLUINN (translated from An Cailín Alainn) A chailin àluinn dha'n tug mi'n gràdh-sa 'S i fhèin as àille na blàths ' nan ròs. Gun i bhith làimh rium, 's ann tursach tha mi; A chailin àluinn 's tu fàth mo bhròin. An am dhomh dùsgadh is mi nam aonar 'S e sin an uair as moth' mo bhròn. Bidh mo smuaintean air a' chailin uasail A dh'imich bhuam-sa 's a rinn mo leòn. A chailin àluinn gun tug mi gràdh dhut, Thig na mo chòmhnaidh mo luaidh 's mo stòr 'S abair rium-sa gur tu mo ghràdh geal 'S bidh mise àghmhor gun aobhar cràidh. Nach tig thu leam-sa, a chailin àluinn, Gu sìorruidh bràth cha bhith ort bròn; Sheinninn ceòl dhut mar cheòl na clàrsaich 'S mar ghuth na smeòraich an driùchd an fheòir. ----------- The following translation is (slightly adapted) from the Mac-Talla album notes: O beautiful girl to whom I gave my love, She alone has more beauty than the fair roses; Without her beside me, I am sorrowful. O beautiful girl, you are the cause of my sadness. On waking, when I am alone, That is the time I am most sad. My thoughts are with the noble girl Who went from me and wounded me. Beautiful girl, I gave my heart to you; Come to me, my darling and my treasure. Tell me that you are my fair love And I'll be joyful without reason for torment. Won't you come with me, beautiful girl, And forever more you'll know no sorrow. I would sing to you like the music of the clarsach [a small harp], And like the voice of the song-thrush in the dewy grass. --- In a modern dictionary, "Brith nam Facal", àluinn is spelled àlainn and sìorruidh is also spelled with an "a" instead of a "u", more like the Irish spelling. By the way, I notice that the Scottish translation retains some words - such as cailín - which are known in Scottish Gaelic but not so commonly used as they are in Ireland. |
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11 Dec 03 - 05:11 PM (#1070519) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: Brían Thank you for the information on the Scottish version. I heard a friend singing it one night and realized it was the same song. I wondered where it came from. Mairtín Tom Sheáinín Macdonnchadh does a vesion accompanied with a Scotttish singer alternating verses with THE MANGULAY BOAT SONG. Brían |
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11 Dec 03 - 05:23 PM (#1070524) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST,Philippa Yes, Brian, I find that recording of an Cailín Alainn with the Mingulay Boat Song really strange because if you didn't have any Gaelic you'd be thinking the two songs were about the one subject (i.e., one song sung bi-lingually)! |
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10 Oct 06 - 12:58 PM (#1854989) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST,Brent / Mé Féin 's Tú Féin Mé Féin 's Tú Féin Does anyone have the lyrics to this song. Please send them to bcassidy@nic.fi . I heard this song and want to learn it. Go raibh mile maith agat.. |
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27 Mar 16 - 06:37 PM (#3781757) Subject: RE: Sean Nos song - An Cailin Alainn From: GUEST This is a popular air and predates the Mingulay Boat Song by centuries. The earliest version I know of it is from the Gaelic song/poem "Creag Guanach", composed by one of the hunter bards of Lochaber, Scotland in the 1500s. |