Can't believe I'm going to miss then next month; why are they performing at least 3 hours travel time away from my home? :( and why don't I just own a car so I don't have to rely on public transport?!
I ready every single comment to this video. I realized a few things, but I don't have the space to write them here. I don't just want those 20 minutes back. I need them.
A few facts to clear up the misconceptions. There are 6 current Celtic language - 3 P-Celtic or Brythonic (Cornish, Breton and Welsh) and 3 Q-Celtic or Goidelic /Gaelic (Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic and Manx Gaelic). This song is Scottish, hence Scots Gaelic. It was collected in Barra, more info and translation on my site is available if you Google Eilean nam Bothan lyrics and pick the first result.
the lead singer in this song said that this song is about fishing in the true celtic fashon and that at the end the blacksmith gets married rofl so there ya have it just a great sounding song with a happy ending lol
this is what music is all about....it is beautiful and peaceful and if everyone could just slow down and listen they just might understand the meaning, regardless of language
There's 3 different types of Gaelic which were spoken in the British Isles: Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Welch Gaelic. They're all the same language, just different spellings and nuances of meanings to words. There is no language called 'Irish' a person can be Irish, but they don't speak Irish.
@Rhiannon22 Welsh is Brythonic, meaning it's the original language of the Britons who lived in England, Wales and most of Scotland during Roman times.They are considered cousins.
Gaulish, Pictish, Cornish, Breton, Lepontic, Noric and Galatian are brothers to Welsh while Scottish and Manx are the brothers to Irish.
Lit terms, Irish is q Celtic while welsh is p Celtic.
There are some similarities but not many. You can also say that Welsh is the surviving language of the original Celts.
Puirt a beul is always such fun to listen to. It's gàidhlig though, isn't it? (All the words that aren't nonsense, I mean.) I always thought gaelic was irish.
I love the way ive complained most my life about learnnin irish in school cause i was never able to get it. But Good Lord Good luck to the scottish People who have to learn this :O. I really like Scottish gaelic. but its sounds really hard.
The places where the lead along sings reminds one of Vedic chanting in the temples - it is really beautiful although there is not a single syllable I can follow.
from what I've heard of Anuna they focus much more on making percussive music with their voices. They don't focus on the words and diction as much. for example my choir is singing The Rising of the Sun/ Eiri na Greine by Michael McGlynn, and the only words are Shiuilidero, other than the soloist part. When he sent the music to my director he included a pronunciation key but only for the solo part and to my understanding Shiuilidero is gibberish but hey i don't speak irish gaelic
Between C6 and C7 the Irish Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riada colonised the West of Scotland. The Irish were known in Latin as the Scotti, the native Scots were known as the Picti, or painted ones because they wore face-paint in battle. The Gaelic Irish gave their name to Scotland, land of the Scotti or Irish from Dál Riada. Since that time, Scots Gaelic has evolved away from Irish Gaelic.
The Irish part of Western Scotland that speaks Gaelic gave the world the Book of Kells.
brezairola, You guys and gals are Extraordinary! I cant get This song out of my head, only problem is I have No idea what you're saying.. I pronounce it "kinda close" to it just so I can sing along! I love love love love love your group! As a singer myself I have a Complete respect for the Extraordinary Singing, Harmony, Polyphony, and the Cultural Experience you bring to Each and Every Performance! Blessings to you all!
I don't know that this is Irish Gaelic. It sounds a bit more like it's old German, or Scandinavian more than anything else, but either way. It's beautiful.
Don't know the language, can't comment on the pronunciation, but love the arrangement. The Bothy Band's version will always be my "original," but this is awesome. Thanks for posting it!
Don't know the language, can't comment on the pronunciation, but love the arrangement. Dolores Keane's version is always going to be my "original," but this is awesome. Thanks for posting it!
@MollesterJester Hah! Thats hysterical on so many levels. Firstly, Irish is so badly taught in Ireland that its a wonder anyone can understand any of it and secondly this is in another language called Gaelic - related but different. Thirdly, it is pronounced really really badly anyway, so its actually not in any language. Fourthly, my toe is sore.
@jiongstainer No, they're not. Gaelic is the term usually used to refer to Scottish Gaelic, whereas Irish refers to Gaeilge, the first national language of Ireland.
@MollesterJester That's because they're singing a song in Gaidhlig! ;) Not Irish! If it was slower I'm sure you could get the gist though... Mike McGlynn is a beast!
@rudderick no. Its fine, sure, who cares really. And its free. I might have to charge people too view a video with the correct pronunciation. Or I mightent. Or I don't care.
@kelceejofarra If you pass a remark then we respond as we would in Ireland, usually for our own amusement, as many of them are less-than informed and this is free to view. I am a bit surprised that you use the word hate, defined in the omnipotent Wikipedia as "Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects". I hate dates and extreme heat but not silly comments. They amuse me, as your comment does. Thank you for posting.
@kelceejofarra Snooty implies some form of snobbery, and I assure you that neither I nor Anuna are snobs. Rude, well that implies a deliberate effort to upset people. Blunt and uncaring might be better. Probably disinterested and bored more accurate still. No, I think uncaring is best.
Saw you guys in Mallow Co.Cork yesterday and was blown away, now it wasn't my first concert adn i did miss some of my old favourites, songs and members but still... well done. bravo!! keep it up!
cooliemcdacent likes this. i wonder Anuna, how much twud cost to get John and the others to sing this to you in your very own home? Im assuming thats john there at the front and not Michael but i'll stand corrected
Jenny (she plays harp in a group called Omnia) said I should "check out her friends from Anúna" and she sent me the link of this video.. I'm glad she did that, otherwise I would have never 'discovered' this great music!! It's amazing!
@pizbox It's Gaelic, here's the lyrics Thuirt an gobh fuirighidh mi 'S thuirt an gobh falbhiadhmi 'S thuirt an gobh leis an othail A bh' air an dórus an t-sábhail Gu rachadh e a shuirge 'S a gheala nam botham nam botham 'bothan a bh' ag Fionnghuala Bheirinn fead ar fulmairean Liuthannan beaga na mara Bheireamaid greis air an tarrain Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn Cha d'thuirt ar dadan a' seo Bheirmaid greis air an tarrain Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
@thegleekabletwihard well, its a kind of badly pronounced version of Scots Gaelic sung really fast. So the language is real, just if you were Scottish you wouldn't recognise it.
@brezairola Well, from what I can tell this is in Gaeilge, or Irish Gaelic. Similar so it might sound like Scots Gaelic, but different enough that you wouldn't understand it if you were trying to translate it as Scots. I could be wrong, but it sounds far more like Gaeilge to my ear.
@brezairola Ah Sure, Brezairola, There'd be no Gaelic in Scotland if the Irish hadn't brought it over to you lot in the first place. This song is Medieval Irish. Nuff Said!
@jaydeybugz Really! I have Irish heritage and I'm learning Irish Gaelic! It has to be the MOST BEAUTIFUL language in the WORLD (As far as I'm concerned) I absolutely LOVE the softness of the words, they're not rough and sharp like English words.
this group blows me away every time! i remember as a kid watching them for the first time on my riverdance tape and being amazed at how their breathing never blew out the candles. I also remember the wax burning me as i tried to copy them :) thanks so much for posting!
@stareyedwitch From what I hear he's a huge Trekkie. Note the costumes by the way. He'd be delighted with the comparison. However if you'd said Shatner....I think he'd have married you
No - the arrangement is by Michael McGlynn. The song is in Scots gaelic. The Bothy band arrangement is similar except it has all different notes in it.
@brezairola Hello again - I want to start by stating I really like this performance, a lot. That said, the arrangement is by The Bothy Band; Michael McGlynn adapted it by changing one chord in the song. It is pitched one tone higher than The Bothy Band's version; otherwise it is virtually note-for-note the same. On another thought, I can send you the gaelic and English lyrics if you like. I'd like to continue our discussion as two fans of this form of chamber music. Thanks!
@rrindigo1 Another joyous contribution! Well, as I did the arrangement I can assure you that everything you say about the arrangement being exactly the same bar one chord is absolutely inaccurate, but that shouldn't deter you from posting to this page. Dialogue implies knowledge of some sort on both sides, so no, we aren't having one. However, such exchanges make me very happy, so I am pleased to continue them
I can't even follow with the words in front of me. which I never will be able to do if I don't take my practice drills. My tongue gets cramped just listening to him!
Irish Gaelic is a very sing-song language. Word pronunciations actually change depending on position in a sentence, all to keep flow of speech smooth.
Yes - isn't the pronunciation dreadful? We've remedied that since this using a native speaker, but it is quite offensively bad. Apologies to Scotland...
Brezairola: I get so happy listening to all of you. You are sensational. I'm not irish but hearing this beautiful language, makes me wish I was. Take care and God bless you all.
I don´t understand how it can be possible to sing that fast. He does a good job and I love the song and the irish language. I´m not irish so I don´t understand it but I love it any way.
it very possible, with lots of practice... I'm 17 and all I did was listen to it over and over again and now I can almost sing it perfectly with him...=)
Best!!!
HIDman776 5 days ago
Best song ever!!!!
HIDman776 5 days ago
omfg. This is beautiful. I'd gladly be the soloists baby momma any day he chooses. Gorgeous eyes.
stacysloss 3 weeks ago 2
Idiots
islam777islam 1 month ago
@islam777islam drogato cerebroleso
thehillcefis 1 month ago
Does the soloist have a brother/twin? The tenor on the right looks just like him.
MrTaurus511 1 month ago 2
@MrTaurus511 Indeed. They are the McGlynn brothers, Michael and John.
AjedrezEnEspanol 1 month ago
Gaelic is such a unique language
thistles123 1 month ago
Can't believe I'm going to miss then next month; why are they performing at least 3 hours travel time away from my home? :( and why don't I just own a car so I don't have to rely on public transport?!
Mariekuu 1 month ago
Is John taller than his brother?
Commentator732 1 month ago in playlist K1
I ready every single comment to this video. I realized a few things, but I don't have the space to write them here. I don't just want those 20 minutes back. I need them.
SchrodingersBobcat 1 month ago in playlist YouTube Mix for Anúna
im high as tits
Sk8Flix 2 months ago 11
If you see any of the other songs, whenever Michael has a solo, he smiles the whole time, like this. Quite adorable:)
supportxourxtroopz 2 months ago
1:07... best ever.
Naticlese 2 months ago
I love the lead singers smile when he nails a solo!
sheepdog2c7 2 months ago
A few facts to clear up the misconceptions. There are 6 current Celtic language - 3 P-Celtic or Brythonic (Cornish, Breton and Welsh) and 3 Q-Celtic or Goidelic /Gaelic (Irish Gaelic, Scots Gaelic and Manx Gaelic). This song is Scottish, hence Scots Gaelic. It was collected in Barra, more info and translation on my site is available if you Google Eilean nam Bothan lyrics and pick the first result.
siliconglen 3 months ago
Sounds like the sound my balls make when I rub them against fur
aahhmmeedd112233 3 months ago 2
@aahhmmeedd112233 Depending on the direction that you rub the fur, and what fur that is, you either really hate the song, or REALLY REALLY like it.
ChaosDescending 3 months ago
the lead singer in this song said that this song is about fishing in the true celtic fashon and that at the end the blacksmith gets married rofl so there ya have it just a great sounding song with a happy ending lol
mace25431 4 months ago
pls come to croatia
vlatko1 4 months ago
this is what music is all about....it is beautiful and peaceful and if everyone could just slow down and listen they just might understand the meaning, regardless of language
Ickadoodles 4 months ago
I absolutely love that low bass note.
ShaintheWolfman 5 months ago
There's 3 different types of Gaelic which were spoken in the British Isles: Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Welch Gaelic. They're all the same language, just different spellings and nuances of meanings to words. There is no language called 'Irish' a person can be Irish, but they don't speak Irish.
Rhiannon22 5 months ago
@Rhiannon22 Welsh is Brythonic, meaning it's the original language of the Britons who lived in England, Wales and most of Scotland during Roman times.They are considered cousins.
Gaulish, Pictish, Cornish, Breton, Lepontic, Noric and Galatian are brothers to Welsh while Scottish and Manx are the brothers to Irish.
Lit terms, Irish is q Celtic while welsh is p Celtic.
There are some similarities but not many. You can also say that Welsh is the surviving language of the original Celts.
emROARS 5 months ago
@Rhiannon22 wait, Celtiberian is also q Celtic, as was Gallaic. Sorry. XD
emROARS 5 months ago
O.O lyrics please?? :/
kaylamber1994 5 months ago
0:56 Smiiiileeeeeeee
DwyerEP 5 months ago
Speed or Training?
canibal2202 5 months ago
The soloist is extremely handsome. His eyes are beautiful.
jaymeeharkeen 6 months ago 15
@jaymeeharkeen Wasn't he on the Partridge Family? ;p
Chad01234 1 week ago in playlist Anuna
What does Fionnghuala mean?
ToxicLightss 6 months ago in playlist Foreign
@ToxicLightss Fionnghuala is the man's name whome the song is about.
Tleilaxu10191 6 months ago 2
@Tleilaxu10191 Fionnghuala is a female name.
Awhinanui 5 months ago
Anuna is just so good!!!
AjedrezEnEspanol 7 months ago
Anyone else love how he smiles as he sings? <3 That smile's contagious.
SilentSympathy 7 months ago 2
@carolinebrwn
"Súil i dtreo" is pronounced shool ih drow (like row with a d) and means "walk in the direction of."
fionnpiper 7 months ago
Not as good as the Bothy Band who recorded this song back in the 1970s
bagpipediscsdotcom 7 months ago
Detailed, regional dialectic pronunciations aside, the choral performance, harmony breath control, enunciation and dedication are beyond reproach.
Gizmologist09 8 months ago 3
Puirt a beul is always such fun to listen to. It's gàidhlig though, isn't it? (All the words that aren't nonsense, I mean.) I always thought gaelic was irish.
calenlass 8 months ago
Beatiful smile :D
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Beautiful!
FionnghulaThell 8 months ago
Beautiful!
FionnghulaThell 8 months ago
The lead guy looks baked.
kintarben 8 months ago
Anyone else feel like they're at a livestock auction? lol
Sarandib22 8 months ago
so beautiful!!! but how can I find the pronunciation lyrics? reading that is impossible!
:( can someone help me??
thanks very much! ;)
Sylphide95 9 months ago
Awkward mouth closeup at 0:25
zewzag 9 months ago
I love the way ive complained most my life about learnnin irish in school cause i was never able to get it. But Good Lord Good luck to the scottish People who have to learn this :O. I really like Scottish gaelic. but its sounds really hard.
ObbsesiveTwilighter 9 months ago
I'm Irish... I'm embarrassed!
TimLeahy2 9 months ago
@TimLeahy2 why?
5botball 8 months ago
The places where the lead along sings reminds one of Vedic chanting in the temples - it is really beautiful although there is not a single syllable I can follow.
yamunaharsha 10 months ago
@yamunaharsha I meant,
The places where the lead "alone" sings...
yamunaharsha 9 months ago
from what I've heard of Anuna they focus much more on making percussive music with their voices. They don't focus on the words and diction as much. for example my choir is singing The Rising of the Sun/ Eiri na Greine by Michael McGlynn, and the only words are Shiuilidero, other than the soloist part. When he sent the music to my director he included a pronunciation key but only for the solo part and to my understanding Shiuilidero is gibberish but hey i don't speak irish gaelic
carolinebrwn 10 months ago
@LordBeesie i believe he is sayin yen neh mon e mon yen neh mone e mone bongy nalla finger water.....but i could be wrong lol
ihaveaverybadcold 10 months ago
is there any difference between irish and gaelic?...is gaelic old irish?
they`re beautiful languages both off them :)
excuse me if there is any writing errors
Breiavis 10 months ago
@Breiavis
Between C6 and C7 the Irish Gaelic kingdom of Dál Riada colonised the West of Scotland. The Irish were known in Latin as the Scotti, the native Scots were known as the Picti, or painted ones because they wore face-paint in battle. The Gaelic Irish gave their name to Scotland, land of the Scotti or Irish from Dál Riada. Since that time, Scots Gaelic has evolved away from Irish Gaelic.
The Irish part of Western Scotland that speaks Gaelic gave the world the Book of Kells.
robdowling123 9 months ago
@robdowling123 oh ok
Breiavis 9 months ago
uffff bacanisimo esto si es fuerza poder ufff lo mejor exelente
bombarnold 10 months ago
brezairola, You guys and gals are Extraordinary! I cant get This song out of my head, only problem is I have No idea what you're saying.. I pronounce it "kinda close" to it just so I can sing along! I love love love love love your group! As a singer myself I have a Complete respect for the Extraordinary Singing, Harmony, Polyphony, and the Cultural Experience you bring to Each and Every Performance! Blessings to you all!
tristin67891 10 months ago
Beautiful... just beautiful. And actually quite funny if you understand it!
Ohzen 10 months ago
His upper lips sweats like Richard Nixon!
Josephdorf03 10 months ago
That cracked me up - all I could think of was Dan! - enjoy -
Search ->
Blues Brothers - Rubber Biscuit
You'll see what I mean!
lewisblack99 10 months ago
how the fook can anyone sing words so fast?? love it tho, almost haunting, !!
offalyman1 10 months ago
why are ppl fighting on such a chill song like this who cares who is right the song is lovely either way =) so just chill out =)
MrPaddyboii 11 months ago 6
I don't know that this is Irish Gaelic. It sounds a bit more like it's old German, or Scandinavian more than anything else, but either way. It's beautiful.
RabidFangirl1 11 months ago
@RabidFangirl1 It's Scottish gaelic
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Don't know the language, can't comment on the pronunciation, but love the arrangement. The Bothy Band's version will always be my "original," but this is awesome. Thanks for posting it!
Sutures1 11 months ago
Don't know the language, can't comment on the pronunciation, but love the arrangement. Dolores Keane's version is always going to be my "original," but this is awesome. Thanks for posting it!
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Maybe everyone should shut the fuck up and just listen to the music.
WolfishPumpkin 11 months ago 40
@WolfishPumpkin Can you hear our voices in your head...? You need to get that seen to.
brezairola 11 months ago 3
@WolfishPumpkin dont swear pls ;p
kubootv 8 months ago
@kubootv Yes. Let's order me around 3 months ago. HA
WolfishPumpkin 8 months ago
@WolfishPumpkin listening.
shuting the fuck up. yes. the mouth music.
frankcln 6 months ago
@frankcln It is "Shutting" and "Yes". And "The". Also the last "sentence" makes no sense whatever. Well done!
brezairola 6 months ago 3
another song on the great big sea playlist? WTF
ATeamsHannibal 11 months ago
Spent a total of 12 years in school learning irish but ive no idea what they're saying.
MollesterJester 11 months ago 7
@MollesterJester Hah! Thats hysterical on so many levels. Firstly, Irish is so badly taught in Ireland that its a wonder anyone can understand any of it and secondly this is in another language called Gaelic - related but different. Thirdly, it is pronounced really really badly anyway, so its actually not in any language. Fourthly, my toe is sore.
brezairola 11 months ago 36
@brezairola It sounds like Scots Gaelic which would explain why no one could understand it
BexxiM 10 months ago
@brezairola What? Irish and Gaelic!? They're the same!
jiongstainer 5 months ago
@jiongstainer No, they're not. Gaelic is the term usually used to refer to Scottish Gaelic, whereas Irish refers to Gaeilge, the first national language of Ireland.
ImaginaryNightshade 4 months ago
@MollesterJester
It's in Scottish Gaelic.
robdowling123 9 months ago
@MollesterJester That's because they're singing a song in Gaidhlig! ;) Not Irish! If it was slower I'm sure you could get the gist though... Mike McGlynn is a beast!
santiano42 7 months ago
@santiano42 I thought it was Manx.
DougExiter 6 months ago
@DougExiter Well it isn't! :)
santiano42 6 months ago
@brezairola are you going to post a corrected pronunciation of this song on here?
rudderick 1 year ago
@rudderick no. Its fine, sure, who cares really. And its free. I might have to charge people too view a video with the correct pronunciation. Or I mightent. Or I don't care.
brezairola 1 year ago
@brezairola
Not to be rude or anything, but why are you so hateful in your comments.?
kelceejofarra 11 months ago
@kelceejofarra If you pass a remark then we respond as we would in Ireland, usually for our own amusement, as many of them are less-than informed and this is free to view. I am a bit surprised that you use the word hate, defined in the omnipotent Wikipedia as "Hatred (or hate) is a deep and emotional extreme dislike, directed against a certain object or class of objects". I hate dates and extreme heat but not silly comments. They amuse me, as your comment does. Thank you for posting.
brezairola 11 months ago
@brezairola Perhaps hateful isn't the right word. Maybe snooty or even rude. I just thought I'd ask.
kelceejofarra 11 months ago
@kelceejofarra Snooty implies some form of snobbery, and I assure you that neither I nor Anuna are snobs. Rude, well that implies a deliberate effort to upset people. Blunt and uncaring might be better. Probably disinterested and bored more accurate still. No, I think uncaring is best.
brezairola 11 months ago
Saw you guys in Mallow Co.Cork yesterday and was blown away, now it wasn't my first concert adn i did miss some of my old favourites, songs and members but still... well done. bravo!! keep it up!
CoolieMcDacent 1 year ago
@CoolieMcDacent we've had billions of members. I'm sure some of the singers will be delighted to be remembered as old favourites.
brezairola 1 year ago
Dang, today's rappers ain't got nothing on Anuna!
Akumarupup 1 year ago 8
whatever language it is, its amazing how they can do that!
xtremeswmmer 1 year ago 2
This man's smile after he absolutely nails his solos just makes me happy.
imournhim 1 year ago 2
@imournhim same here
xtremeswmmer 1 year ago
Quite ironically they sound like they're summoning some sort of demon from hell when they all 'chant' together XD . But brilliant nonetheless.
Irishhero960 1 year ago
Brezairola, any plans to bring Anuna to Australia?
SchwarzeWitwe2 1 year ago
wow this is very very impressive
Lil2lewlew 1 year ago
... when the chant was finished, the demons of the netherworlds arose from the depths of the earth and consumed all who don't understand good music.
MyMurphysLaw 1 year ago 5
cooliemcdacent likes this. i wonder Anuna, how much twud cost to get John and the others to sing this to you in your very own home? Im assuming thats john there at the front and not Michael but i'll stand corrected
CoolieMcDacent 1 year ago
take a look at the lyrics... it's scottish gaelic!
MrCaiafas 1 year ago
Obviously, brezairola is right... take a look at the lyrics, it's scottish gaelic!
MrCaiafas 1 year ago
Michael is beyond amazing in many ways,
He is a great person , I've exchanged several emails with him, he
has time for fans
vegasshowgirlshoes 1 year ago
Jenny (she plays harp in a group called Omnia) said I should "check out her friends from Anúna" and she sent me the link of this video.. I'm glad she did that, otherwise I would have never 'discovered' this great music!! It's amazing!
skategirlth 1 year ago
@skategirlth Cool, it's exact the same way how I discovered Anúna! Many thanks to Jenny, indeed.
Silveryne 1 year ago
@Silveryne
hey, you're on their forum as well? (omnia's)
cool! :-)
skategirlth 1 year ago
If you email Michael he will answer you
vegasshowgirlshoes 1 year ago 2
This is a cover of "Rubber Biscuit"
tapocketapocketa 1 year ago
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tapocketapocketa 1 year ago
That was nice!
crunkcymbals09 1 year ago
that is a real language
draknighter 1 year ago
das is sau coool
draknighter 1 year ago
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that's not even a real language.
pizbox 1 year ago
@pizbox very true...
brezairola 1 year ago
@pizbox
hahahahahaha
IrishPwntleman 1 year ago
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JEdz1000 1 year ago
@pizbox
If it isn't a real language then what is it?
thegleekabletwihard 1 year ago 2
@thegleekabletwihard well, its a kind of badly pronounced version of Scots Gaelic sung really fast. So the language is real, just if you were Scottish you wouldn't recognise it.
brezairola 1 year ago
@brezairola Well, from what I can tell this is in Gaeilge, or Irish Gaelic. Similar so it might sound like Scots Gaelic, but different enough that you wouldn't understand it if you were trying to translate it as Scots. I could be wrong, but it sounds far more like Gaeilge to my ear.
UruPlanewalker 1 year ago
@brezairola are you serious?
im irish..this is irish gaelic.
im fluent in it. except they are singing a very old medival style of gaelic.
jaydeybugz 1 year ago 6
@jaydeybugz you are correct, of course, except for the following
1. Its Scots Gaelic, not Irish.
2. Its very badly pronounced. So badly that Anuna have just re-recorded it with the correct pronunciation.
3. I would suspect that, as you can't actually tell which country the language is from, you are less-than-fluent.
4. Horray. I love YouTube.
brezairola 1 year ago 16
@brezairola Ah Sure, Brezairola, There'd be no Gaelic in Scotland if the Irish hadn't brought it over to you lot in the first place. This song is Medieval Irish. Nuff Said!
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@brezairola are you going to post a corrected version of this song on here?
rudderick 1 year ago
@brezairola hmm it seems like Mouth music to me but it is still scots gaelic.
BexxiM 10 months ago
@jaydeybugz Really! I have Irish heritage and I'm learning Irish Gaelic! It has to be the MOST BEAUTIFUL language in the WORLD (As far as I'm concerned) I absolutely LOVE the softness of the words, they're not rough and sharp like English words.
fionghuaila 1 year ago
@thegleekabletwihard iti s a real lang ..lol
KatherineMathiowetz 1 year ago
Omg, so amazing and beautiful, i'm getting chills... thrilling.
lukeskywalker993 1 year ago
this group blows me away every time! i remember as a kid watching them for the first time on my riverdance tape and being amazed at how their breathing never blew out the candles. I also remember the wax burning me as i tried to copy them :) thanks so much for posting!
sheamcmanus 1 year ago
0:42 justin timberlake's lost brother
jaimetrevino420 1 year ago 10
@jaimetrevino420 I thought exactly the same, when I watched this for the first time :D
Susannekaffeekanne 1 year ago
@jaimetrevino420 ...not quite.
softball78girl 1 year ago
cool! jiberush!
killroy456 1 year ago
WHAT
Chizpurfle52595 1 year ago
I love this. its soo cool
bunky11512 1 year ago
Holy shit, school choir singing this song, got nothing on these guys, but i hope we can make them proud
lumpy1 1 year ago
Island of bothies, of bothies...
Fingal's bothies....
Fantastic rendition of this classic tune.
mujiel 1 year ago
they are talented
The lead singer in this kinda looks like Chekov
stareyedwitch 1 year ago
@stareyedwitch very true.
brezairola 1 year ago
@stareyedwitch From what I hear he's a huge Trekkie. Note the costumes by the way. He'd be delighted with the comparison. However if you'd said Shatner....I think he'd have married you
Arsenogenics 1 month ago
@Arsenogenics That's...um...well...thanks for weirding me out.
stareyedwitch 1 month ago
@stareyedwitch Ha ha!
Arsenogenics 1 month ago
Absolutely stunning!
Cantabilissima 1 year ago
The song is a form called "mouthmusic" and is Scottish. not Irish. It is gaelic, but Scottish gaelic. The arrangement is by The Bothy Band.
rrindigo1 1 year ago
No - the arrangement is by Michael McGlynn. The song is in Scots gaelic. The Bothy band arrangement is similar except it has all different notes in it.
brezairola 1 year ago
@brezairola Hello again - I want to start by stating I really like this performance, a lot. That said, the arrangement is by The Bothy Band; Michael McGlynn adapted it by changing one chord in the song. It is pitched one tone higher than The Bothy Band's version; otherwise it is virtually note-for-note the same. On another thought, I can send you the gaelic and English lyrics if you like. I'd like to continue our discussion as two fans of this form of chamber music. Thanks!
rrindigo1 1 year ago
@rrindigo1 Another joyous contribution! Well, as I did the arrangement I can assure you that everything you say about the arrangement being exactly the same bar one chord is absolutely inaccurate, but that shouldn't deter you from posting to this page. Dialogue implies knowledge of some sort on both sides, so no, we aren't having one. However, such exchanges make me very happy, so I am pleased to continue them
brezairola 1 year ago
Michael is beyond amazing
Check him out doing Flower of Maharally
vegasshowgirlshoes 1 year ago
@vegasshowgirlshoes Indeed he is but that isn't him singing the song.
stengweed 1 year ago
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laspandid 1 year ago
What is this song about?
I saw this on PBS last night and I had to look it up. This group is amazing.
joe12787 1 year ago
@joe12787
They are beyond amazing , Also check out Celtic woman
They are way beyond anything in modern music
I'm an old rocker from way back and I've turned to this because it is extreme
Also check out old "nightwish" , you will not believe it
vegasshowgirlshoes 1 year ago
I can't even follow with the words in front of me. which I never will be able to do if I don't take my practice drills. My tongue gets cramped just listening to him!
coniks2 1 year ago
Irish Gaelic is a very sing-song language. Word pronunciations actually change depending on position in a sentence, all to keep flow of speech smooth.
keltikblade 1 year ago
@keltikblade Just like Portuguese =P
Something I wanted to see Anúna sing, even though it is not Celtic, but some medieval portuguese songs, like Non Sofre Santa Maria, etc.
pedrohqb 1 year ago
and you're sure this is an actual language?
hersenlozeslet 1 year ago
Ja, dit is Iers (Gaelic) een echte taal. Zeer moeilijk te leren en maar weinig mensen kunnen het echt goed spreken.
guitarific 1 year ago
@hersenlozeslet
Yes, it's Irish
Liam75210 1 year ago
@hersenlozeslet It's Gaelic, or as some refer to it, Irish.
CaptainIronhelm 1 year ago
@CaptainIronhelm It is indeed gaelic, but it's Scottish gaelic, not Irish.
rrindigo1 1 year ago
@rrindigo1 Thanks for the correction.
CaptainIronhelm 1 year ago
stunning..........
inyourgenes 1 year ago
That makes me dizzy just listening, I love it though.
nesuada 1 year ago
I think this song is amazing, I listened to it around 150 times yesterday and I'm completely serious. :)
ebudae26 1 year ago
@ebudae26
Check out
The Flower of Maherally
and some ot the other stuff on page 2
It will blow you clean away , you will see just how good this group really is
vegasshowgirlshoes 1 year ago
has the main dude got a twin?
mangacrazy07 1 year ago
yes, the person who showed me this video said they are the ones who formed the group.
scrrr12345 1 year ago
@mangacrazy07
Yes :)
Liam75210 1 year ago
chan eil sibh 'tuigsinn càil a tha iad ag ràdh
liamcrouse 1 year ago
Yes - isn't the pronunciation dreadful? We've remedied that since this using a native speaker, but it is quite offensively bad. Apologies to Scotland...
brezairola 1 year ago
At 0:55 I bet he's smiling at the expressions on people's faces in the audience :)
rcbpiccolo 1 year ago
Try and say that five times fast :-|
Impressive.
Terrajin444 2 years ago 2
Every time I have a craving to listen to this song again, I probably hit replay about a dozen times. One of my all time favourites!
ayerlind 2 years ago
How long did it take to sing this properly? AMAZING!!!
Insighteye1 2 years ago
Brezairola: I get so happy listening to all of you. You are sensational. I'm not irish but hearing this beautiful language, makes me wish I was. Take care and God bless you all.
marjonett 2 years ago 2
I don´t understand how it can be possible to sing that fast. He does a good job and I love the song and the irish language. I´m not irish so I don´t understand it but I love it any way.
tuss88 2 years ago 5
@tuss88
it very possible, with lots of practice... I'm 17 and all I did was listen to it over and over again and now I can almost sing it perfectly with him...=)
christiankittyluver 1 year ago
eminem got nothin on them
5600981 2 years ago 2