Lyr Add: Amhran na Scadan

28 May 02 - 06:49 PM (#719068)
Subject: Amhran na Scadan
From: GUEST,Philippa

AMHRÁN NA SCADÁN

Is anois atá mé aosta, 's é ag éirí lag breoite tinn.
Níl mé 'g dúil go brách le biseach 'fháil go sintear mé sa chill.
Ach bheirim altú do Dhia na glóire, mar chuir mé 'steach mo am
Ar chreag i lár na farraige i measc éanacha na mbeann.

Nuair a smaointím ar an eangaigh 's ar an bhád a mbíonn sí ann,
Smaointím ar na rámhaí's ar a mbuillí ins an toinn,
Smaointím ar an fhearthainn 's ar a tréine bhíos an ghaoth
'S gach uair dar chroch mé an stiúir uirthi sa teilbh ina cionn.

Nuair a shuímse cois na tine, agus smaointím ar an am
A raibh mé féin 's mo churach bheag ag gabháil amach ar bharr na dtonn
'S gan eadar mé is an tsíoraíocht ach an t-éadach tána tarr,
Cosnadh gaoithe agus farraige i measc éanacha na dtonn.

From the singing of Éamonn Ghráinne Mac Ruairí, published in RTÉ Radio Scoile 1975

I mentioned this song in the Badaí na Scadán thread, but Amhrán na Scadán is a happier song altogether, even if the old man reminiscing about fishing in his currach says there was nothing between him and eternity but the tarred cloth covering the frame of the boat (last verse).

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29 May 02 - 01:56 AM (#719275)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Amhran na Scadan
From: michaelr

Hate to disturb a happy little Mudcat insider club, but would it be too much to ask to include English translations for the edification of the 99% of us who don't know Irish?

Slainte,
Michael

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29 May 02 - 07:09 AM (#719356)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Amhran na Scadan
From: GUEST,Philippa

I did give you a wee idea what it's about.

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29 May 02 - 11:53 AM (#719553)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Amhran na Scadan
From: MMario

totally unconnected - but interesting - at least to me: a manx herring song

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29 May 02 - 12:12 PM (#719564)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Amhran na Scadan
From: MMario

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T:AMHRÁN NA SCADÁN
C:From the singing of Éamonn Ghráinne Mac Ruairí
N:music sent by Phillipa
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L:1/8
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w:Is a-nois a-tá mé aos-ta, 's~mé ag éi-rí lag bre-oite tinn._
w:Níl mé~'g dúil go brách le bis-each 'fháil go sin-tear mé sa chill.Ach bhei-rim
w:al-tú do Dhia na glói-re, mar chuir mé 'steach mo am_Ar_
w:chreag i lár na far-rai-ge imeasc éan-a-cha na mbeann.

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