The children are singing Òran do Cheap Breatuinn ('S e Cheap Breatuinn...). The men (men do it in CB, but not in Scotland) are beating wool, not nets, to shrink it (trad. soaked in stale urine) and are singing a milling song "Ho Ro 'S Toigh Leam-Fhìn Thu" as bb3ca201 mentions. It's actually not a milling song, but a love song. They're just cramming it into a regular metre to go with their work. It's quite beautiful when sung as a song.
I badly want to know the lyrics to the song that the family sings...I know the two milling songs are Ho Ro 'S Toigh Leam Fhin Thu and Dh'olainn Deoch A Laimh Mo Run.
The children are singing Òran do Cheap Breatuinn ('S e Cheap Breatuinn...). The men (men do it in CB, but not in Scotland) are beating wool, not nets, to shrink it (trad. soaked in stale urine) and are singing a milling song "Ho Ro 'S Toigh Leam-Fhìn Thu" as bb3ca201 mentions. It's actually not a milling song, but a love song. They're just cramming it into a regular metre to go with their work. It's quite beautiful when sung as a song.
AindriasHiort 2 years ago
What is the meaning of the song that accompanies the to and fro motion on the table?
Was this the way that fishing nets were worked to clean/ soften them up back in the days of the brave fishermen?
Thanks.
wqpeb 2 years ago
I would be able to look for the lyrics if I knew the title of the song...
GillyWhitfootHaysend 2 years ago
Uabhasach éibhinn a dh'éisdeachd nam fear a' seinn an òrain "Ho Ro 'S Toigh Leam-Fhìn Thu"; b'àbhaist dha na cailleagan a dhéanamh...
bb3ca201 2 years ago
the children's choir:
'S e Cheap Breatainn tìr mo ghràidh, Tìr nan craobh, 's nam beanntan àrd'; 'S e Ceap Breatainn tìr mo gràidh, Tìr is àillidh leinn air thalamh.
Chan urrainn dhomh-sa leth dhuibh ìnns',
Na tha mhaisealachd 's an tìr; Stadaidh mi bho'n tha mi sgith, Beannachd leibh, is oidhche mhath leibh
alejandromatheson 2 years ago
Labhair i agus mairfidh i.
odaimhin 3 years ago
Very well said, mo chara
bb3ca201 2 years ago
I badly want to know the lyrics to the song that the family sings...I know the two milling songs are Ho Ro 'S Toigh Leam Fhin Thu and Dh'olainn Deoch A Laimh Mo Run.
GillyWhitfootHaysend 3 years ago
The lyrics are available. I'm sure that, if you Google the titles, you'll come up with the lyrics. Good luck, mo charaid
bb3ca201 2 years ago
an-suimiúil ar fad! An bhfuil físean le fáil le gaeilge as Talamh an Éisc (Newfoundland)?
bigmonsterlove 3 years ago
Físean an-deas ar son an Ghàidhlig é. :-)
Gaeilgeoir 4 years ago
Direach sgoinneil. Martainn Domhnallach a Alba a tha a labhairt. Air BBC?
UISTMAN59 4 years ago
bhiodh sin glè inntinneach nan bhiodh e na bu soilleire!
bardofouse 4 years ago
It would be good to see if this is still around at the TV station that made it, it could probably be professionally improved too.
animalunaris 4 years ago
Gle mhath! Tha mi gle toilichte a'faicainn e.
ceoljoel 4 years ago
Thanks for posting this.
Gillhoolee 4 years ago
Tapadh leibh!! How rare and wonderful. You rock for sharing this gem!
showmerightnow 4 years ago
wow...thank you for posting that. My dad and my granpa are in it.
hdiddy102 4 years ago
What an incredible find! thanks so much for posting this.
stephanieconn 4 years ago