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Lyr Req: Maire Bhruinneal / Mhaire Bruineall

07 Jun 98 - 09:35 PM (#30282)
Subject: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi@unagi.cybernothing.org

16 Jun 98 - 07:55 AM (#30858)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Wolfgang Hell

Kiwi,

my copy of the Clannad in Concert LP has a sheet with all the lyrics, so in principle it would be easy, but there are two problems...
A minor problem is that I do not speak Gaelic and would have to type it down letter by letter
The big problem is that the text sheet does not use the alphabeth I know but the Gaelic alphabeth. I do not know how to do the transcription (I even would have typed the title wrong).
I could send you a photocopy of the lyrics via snail mail (or to anybody who cares to do the trancription into a better known alphabeth). Drop me a mail with your snail mail address if you agree with that idea (hell@psy.uni-muenster.de).
I am not able to solve the other problem (translation) for you.

Wolfgang

18 Jun 98 - 11:17 PM (#30996)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Kiwi@unagi.cybernothing.org

Wolfgang,

Thanks for your kind offer.. but I'm afraid that I'm not allowed to get snail mail at my house from online people.. my parents would go ballistic. Security reasons and all that. As for it being in the Gaelic alphabet.. if it's the accents and all that that you're worried about, common practice is to type a slash after the accented letter. For instance, Slan, with the accent over the a, can be typed "Sla/n,". I know that's really a pain for you, but that's about the only way I can think of for you to get the lyrics to me. If you're able to do so, I'd be exceedingly grateful.

Sla/n, Kiwi

20 Jun 98 - 08:37 AM (#31091)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Wolfgang

Kiwi,

never mind the typing, I'd do that, not much pain involved. And I'm not afraid of the accents but of "all that". The shape of several letters is not known to me. There's a letter resembling a small greek delta (an s?), there's a letter resembling a large greek delta (a?), there's a letter faintly resembling a small greek zeta (no idea), there's a letter a kind of mixture between a small greek sigma and a 6 (b?), and some others. Can you imagine how awful it'll look, if I get it (consistently?!) wrong.

Here's a sample how I would type it (if pressed to make my own decision about the transcription). Could someone tell me please how far that is from perfection? I'd go on if it's tolerable:

Seo amrán zrá ina ndeireann an file zo dtuz an cailín seo droí baill amaí air. Ba dine bean uí laoi a cuala muid az ceol an amrán seo.

Wolfgang (who for once takes no responsibility for typos in the lyrics)

22 Jun 98 - 11:14 AM (#31145)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi

Wolfgang -

Hm.. interesting. I have a Gaelic-English dictionary here, and I don't recognize any of the letters you describe, unless it's one of those thingies like my Cyrillics program where the screen shows some alternate character instead of an accented letter. I'll poke through the dictionary and see if I can figure out what the words might be (and thus, the weird letters). I can't promise, but I'll get back to you if I come up with anything. Anyone else have any ideas?

Sla/n, Kiwi

22 Jun 98 - 05:08 PM (#31152)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Mick Lowe

I can't say I know this song, not being a fan of Clannad. Does it have an English title? If so I may have a copy of it.

Mick

23 Jun 98 - 04:03 AM (#31165)
Subject: Lyr Add: MAIRE BRUINNEAL
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Dia dhuit a Kiwi,

Conas a ta/ tu/? Long time no write as I've been off net. I actually thought you were the one who gave me the lyrics, but obviously not. I don't know if these fit the Clannad version perfectly, but you should be abvle to nut something out.

(And now I've just noticed that there are no accents. Maybe Wolfgang can figure out where they go from this)

Go n-eiri/ an bothar leat, a cuisle

Benjamin

MAIRE BRUINNEAL

Ta bab dheas gheanamhail 'san ait nach bhfuilim
Is aille maise is feachaint,
Agus gradh go dtug di thar mhnaibh na cruinne
Is go brath ni thig lion a seanadh.

Ta pioba a brollaigh ar li na h-eala
Ag eirghe ar maidin la greine,
Is a gnaoi comh maiseamhail le realt an earraigh
Is a ciabh mar chleite an fheich dhuibh.

A Mhaire Bhruinneall bhi la is ni chuirfea
Mo chain o Dhoire go hEirne;
B'e an sta bhi orm brog' arda is buclai
Is ni airmhim culaidh mhaith eadaigh.

Se fath mo thuirse gach la da bhfuilim
'San ait nach gculinim go sgeala;
'S go mb'fhearr lion tamall de la os do choinne
Na ar fhas de chruithneacht i n'Eirinn.

Is truagh gan mise 's mo phlannda i n-inis
Taobh thoir de Bhaile Chuil Raithne,
Faoi bheal na Binne no'r bhruach na Finne
No ag feachaint luingis ar saile.

Oidhche is maidin o! Bim ag machtnamn
Ca bhfuairtheas a maise 's a mein mhaith.
'S narbh' aoibhinn m'aigneadh acht i bheit in m'aice
Is da mbinn gan bacghail fein lei.

Da bhfaghmuist uain is la gan duadh
Ba ghearr ar gcuairt san ait seo;
I ngleanntan chumhang no 'n-are-choillidh thuas
Dheanaimist ar gcumann 's ar n-arus.

Nar mheanair ar gcumann gan aoinneach umainn
Acht geaga na coilleadh 'n-ar lathair-ne
Se dearfadh gach duine gur laghach ar n-imtheacht
Mar d'ealuigh Diarmaid agus Grainne.

Ni breag adeirim 's ni sheanaim ar dhuine
Go h-eag go bhfuilim i ngradh lei;
Ta neart nach bhfeicthear is go leor a cheiltear
Ata ar a ndicheall 'a sarughadh.

Sharuigh sin orm is go saruighidh ortha
Is mna na cruinne go dtreigfead
Se mo chradh nach bhfuilim san teampall curtha
Is mo chairde ag pilleadh go treith-lag.

HTML line breaks added --JoeClone, 7-Jan-02.

23 Jun 98 - 09:54 AM (#31186)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Wolfgang

Benjamin's versions does not fit the two lines in my version (and I can't imagine I'm so far off that it''s unrecognizable). I'll be back next week with the Clannad lyrics to see whether the other parts fit.

Two possible solutions for Kiwi to get the Clannad version lyrics:
I snailmail them to someone without security problems who can read Gaelic and is willing to type them.
Someone can direct me to a page with transcription rules from the Gaelic to the usual alphabeth and I'll type the lyrics.

Wolfgang

23 Jun 98 - 08:16 PM (#31230)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi

Mick - The title is a woman's name, the subject of the song. So whatever the title translates to.. Mary Brown? Anyone venture a guess here? I'm not up on Gaelic names except my own..

Benjamin - that's just the problem. I think I did send you those lyrics, but I can't figure out which verses apply to the song. I can't even figure out the one that opens "Oh Mhaire Bhruinneal", the very first one! So I figured that it'd be easier to ask for a direct transcript from the album if such existed.

Wolfgang - thanks for your kind offer... I'm amenable to either of those.. any volunteers? :)

Sla/n, Ciara

24 Jun 98 - 03:13 AM (#31259)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Wolfgang,

send the copy to me, and I will pass it on to kiwi. This is doubly good as I would like the lyrics as well

email me at tnstaafl@metropolis.net.au

for my snailmail address

bui/ochas

Benjamin

25 Jun 98 - 09:09 AM (#31374)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi

Ben? Ben HOLLISTER? I thought you'd dropped off the face of the planet! How've you been?!?

Sla/n, Kiwi

27 Jun 98 - 07:35 PM (#31529)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: mm

Máire Bhruinneal means "grown-up Mary".

I wonder if you're actually looking for a song called

"An Mhaighdean Mhara" - The Mermaid - which has a line

where the mermaid mother is swimming out at sea and

singing in to her children, Máire and Pádraig, and

she refers to "Máire bhruinneal".

If so, you'll find the words on an album called

Amhráin ar an Sean-Nós, published by RTE in Ireland.

It's available through Claddagh Records in Cecilia

Street, Dublin.

28 Jun 98 - 06:31 AM (#31546)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi

mm - 'tis a goodly suggestion, and I shall follow it, butI do not know that there be a relation. Does ever verse of the song end with the same line?

Sla/n, Kiwi

28 Jun 98 - 06:52 AM (#31548)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: kiwi

mm - 'tis a goodly suggestion, and I shall follow it, butI do not know that there be a relation. Does ever verse of the song end with the same line?

Sla/n, Kiwi

30 Jun 98 - 03:56 AM (#31692)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Wolfgang

Kiwi,

it looks as if you would get your lyrics rather later than sooner. I'll snailmail a copy of the lyrics to Benjamin. I had a new look at them today. The lyrics Benjamin has psted share the title with the Clannad lyrics and that's it. The little bit I have posted is, so I think now, a note to this song and not part of the lyrics.

have patience Wolfgang

30 Jun 98 - 12:35 PM (#31698)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Kiwi

Wolfgang,

Eh, time lag is no problem. Getting them late is by far better than never, in my estimation. Ben, do you still have my snailmail address to pass the lyrics on to me? If not, let me know, I'll Email it to you.

Sla/n, Kyra

30 Jun 98 - 03:52 PM (#31712)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Kyra,

I'm sure that I do have them somewhere, but bounce them thru' again to make sure.

Waiting with baited breath a chuisle

Benjamin

30 Jun 98 - 09:30 PM (#31735)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Kiwi

Ben - will do. Would that be "baited breath" or "bated breath"?

Sla/n, Kiwi

01 Jul 98 - 08:48 AM (#31782)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Kyra,

You don't know what I was eating at the time, seeing as it was about 4 am here when I wrote that, and I was at work!!!!

B

01 Jul 98 - 12:04 PM (#31787)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Kiwi

Ben - do I DARE to ask?

Slán, Kiwi

07 Jul 98 - 04:06 AM (#31956)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Wolfgang

Benjamin and Kyra,

four xeroxes are on their way to Australia (can one say they are "planed", replacing the traditional "shipped"?)

Wolfgang

07 Jul 98 - 10:23 AM (#31977)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Kyra

Wolfgang - most excellent! Thank you very much!

Slán, Kiwi

10 Jul 98 - 10:47 PM (#32277)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Buio/chas Wolfgang a chara, go n-eiri/ an bothar leat.

Again my breath is BATED!!!!

Sla/n BB

14 Jul 98 - 08:21 AM (#32526)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: cleod

I'm a-wondering about the post about "An Mhaighdean Mhara" -- I just happen to have the Best of Altan CD with me here which has both the Irish and English lyrics and the line "Maire Bhruinneal" is spelled as "Mha/ire bhroinngheal" and translated as "darling Mary", not "grown-up Mary"...

If anyone's interested in the English version, well, ya know where to find it!

Erin go bragh! cleod

15 Jul 98 - 08:46 AM (#32586)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

Well for all of those that have been also bating their breath, the snail has arrived at my door and soon I will be posting the Roman script version of the Irish script version of Maire Bruinneal as done by Clannad on their Concert Album.

Then I'll try and do a translation. (Yes I have no life!!!)

Slán a chairde

Benjamin Bodhránaí

16 Jul 98 - 03:51 AM (#32653)
Subject: Lyr Add: MÁIRE BHRUINNEAL
From: Benjamin Bodhra/nai/

OK here's the easy bit:

Máire Bhruinneal

1
Orú Mháire Bhruinneal bláth na Finne
‘ndaidh mé do lean aint anair anall
O ba bhinne liom do bhéal nó no cuacha Seinm
‘S tú dfhág mise I ndeallaraí ‘ bháis

2
A Mhéid é mo thuirse níor lear domh
A choinneal deir siad gur mise a Mheallas na mná

Cúrfa
Mharaigh tú go deo mé
Lagaigh tú go mór mé
‘Gus gach a bhfuil beo domh bhris tú mo chroí

3
Bhí a trí-point óir leí síos go triogh
Agus í a gcarrnú ar gach taobh

Cúrfa

4
Bí mé lá go ceolmar in sa ród
Tarlaigh domhsa ‘n óig bhean chiúin

Cúrfa

Ceathrú 1 aris

(Now hope you know enough Irish to understand instructions! Cúrfa is chorus, Ceathrú 1 aris means repeat verse 1)

Translation coming!!!

line breaks added by mudelf ;-)

27 Mar 01 - 08:35 AM (#426442)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: GUEST,oblicorn@indigo.ie

Any chance of that translation?!!

Garrath

27 Mar 01 - 08:53 AM (#426458)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

wow!!!! I did not know there was a two-year old thread on this! I have been looking for these lyrics for years!!!!! I think I even posted a thread here but it went nowhere...

I studied a bit of Irish and have some dictionaries; if none of our actual speakers can do this I will volunteer to look up the words...

Peg

28 Mar 01 - 05:05 AM (#427334)
Subject: Lyr Add: AN MHAIGHDEAN MHARA
From: Sabine

If you need the words to "An Maighdean Mhara" here they are. I'm not quite sure which song you are looking for.

An Mhaighdean Mhara

I cosúil gur mheath tú nó gur thréig tú an ghreann,
Tá an sneachta go frasach fá bhéal na trá,
Do chúl buí daite is do bhéilín shámh.
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chionnaith
Is í i ndéidh an Éirne a shnámh.

A mháithrín mhilis dúirt Máire bhán,
Fá bhruach an chladaigh is fá bhéal na trá,
Maighdean mhara mo mháithrín ard.
Siúd chugaibh Mary Chionnaith
Is í i ndéidh an Éirne a shnámh.

Tá mise tuirseach agus beidh go lá
Mo Mháire bhruinneall is mo Phádraig bán,
Ar bharr na dtonna is fá bhéal na trá.
Siúd chugaibh mary Chionnaith
Is í i ndéidh an Éirne a shnámh.

regards,

Sabine

line breaks added by mudelf ;-)

28 Mar 01 - 03:34 PM (#427799)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: GUEST,Annraoi

It striles me that there are two songs here. The very first one beginning:-
"Ta bab dheas gheanamhail 'san ait nach bhfuilim Is aille maise is feachaint,
Agus gradh go dtug di thar mhnaibh na cruinne Is go brath ni thig lion a seanadh.
Ta pioba a brollaigh ar li na h-eala Ag eirghe ar maidin la greine,
Is a gnaoi comh maiseamhail le realt an earraigh Is a ciabh mar chleite an fheich dhuibh. "
has the rhythmical characteristics of a Donegal song known as "Inis Dhún Rámha." and indeed some of the ;yrics bare more than a passing resemblance to same.
The second posted by Benjamin cannot be sung to this air and is, I suggest, another song entirely.
"An Mhaighdean Mhara" is another Donegal song and has nothing whatsoever to do with the songs just mentioned.
Annraoi

14 Apr 01 - 09:28 PM (#440801)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

Benjamin's version is the one on the Clannad in Concert album...

I for one am very grateful to at last have the actual lyrics as I have been singing it based on my own "ear" pronunciation for years! Relearning it in the proper Irish (I had most of right thanks to soe instruction in the language, but did have about 25% of it wrong...) has been a very educational experience. Thanks again!

Benjamin, I wonder if you know of lyrics to "Crann Ull" also by Clannad? There WAS a thread dedicated to it but the lyrics kindly provided were not wuite what is sung on their album of the same name...or ratherm the first song on that album which if memory serves me is the title track (hard to find it in the States).

Peg

19 Nov 01 - 09:30 AM (#595555)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

refresh?

Still looking for the lyrics to Crann Ull of Clannad's version on their album of the same name...NOT the one discussed in a previous thread on it...

thanks

Peg

19 Nov 01 - 10:07 PM (#596045)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Rich(bodhránai gan ciall)

Not familiar with Crann Ull (Apple Tree) unless it's another version of An t-Ull (The Apple) which I have on Dervish' Midsummer's Eve,but it's in my box of CDs at work. If you want the song, I'll post it.

In the meantime, has anyone found a way to type the old Irish script?

Rich (nó Risteard má b'fhearr leat)

19 Nov 01 - 10:30 PM (#596059)
Subject: Lyr Add: CRANN ÚLL
From: Áine

Dear Peg,

Is this the song you're looking for:

Crann Úll

Tá crann úll gcoittnéal an ghairdín,
Is súifimid síos no go gcuire siad an fál air,
Ar eagla go dtitfeadh 'n bunadh óg i ngrá leis.

Cúrfa

Nuair a bhogfaidh tusa, bogfaidh mise,
Is bogfaimid le chéile,
Is a chraoibhín aoibhin alainn ó.

Bfhearr liom an gabha' tá ag obair sa chéartan,
Ag bualadh an t-ord go lúfair is go láidir,
A shaothrú an scilling is a dolfadh dtí au tabhaime e.

Cúrfa

Bhfearr liom an feirmeoir ag seoladh amach go h-aerach,
Maidin dheas san Earrach le seisreach is péire,
Ag cromadh ar an obair 's ag tiontú an chreafóg.

Cúrfa

Bhfearr liom an t-iascaire amuigh ina bháidín,
Ag cur a chuid eangach 's ag breith ar na bradáin.
Ag troid leis na tonnta o oíche go maidin.

Cúrfa

20 Nov 01 - 12:47 AM (#596135)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

it might be Aine! But as I no longer have a copy of this album (have been unable to find it for years) I am not sure...thank you for providing that! I must now intensify my search for the recording again...

go raibh maith agat

Peg

20 Nov 01 - 09:15 AM (#596307)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Áine

Dear Peg,

I found this link at Tara Records that has a sample sound file of Crann Úll by Clannad. I know that it's not the entire song; but perhaps this will help you.

All the best, Áine

20 Nov 01 - 09:33 AM (#596323)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

thanks Aine! You rule.

peg

20 Nov 01 - 09:38 AM (#596328)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Peg

That's it!!!!!!

And I can order the CD too!

As Micca would say: Oh frabjous day, Calooh Callay!

thanks again.

20 Nov 01 - 09:46 AM (#596333)
Subject: RE: LYR req: Maire Bhruinneal
From: Áine

Dear Peg,

Happy Christmas, a chara! '-)

-- Áine

23 Jun 11 - 10:38 AM (#3175193)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Maire Bhruinneal / Mhaire Bruineall
From: RunrigFan

From celtic lyrics site http://www.celticlyricscorner.net/clannad/mhaire.htm

28 Jan 13 - 04:22 PM (#3472621)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Maire Bhruinneal / Mhaire Bruineall
From: GUEST

https://www.google.com/search?q=maire+bruineall&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a

This link shows the Irish with an English translation.

28 Jan 13 - 04:33 PM (#3472622)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Maire Bhruinneal / Mhaire Bruineall
From: GUEST,999

Clannad's version in both Irish and English.