Ich schreib das jetzt auf Deutsch, für alle Irlandfans, das ist ein Kinderlied, welches man in Donegal in der Schule lernt, Es ist super schön. Tá an amhrán seo go han-álainn. Na Caisadigh go deo.
this is what we are good at,ceol agus craic.if we could bottle and sell this we'd be the richest nation in the world.we just ' can't ' let our traditions die.slan agus oiche mhaith.
@notnotnot666 - why does Ireland want to sell the good things? it's like the jumping horses they sell the good ones and keep the shite. The German's would learn you.
I love this song and would love to be able to sing it, but I have massive difficulty pronouncing a lot of the Gaelic words. I think I've got the chorus ok, but I can't get my head around the pronunciation of the two verses.
Could anyone help and write the verses out for me phonetically?...
verse 1 Chonaic mo dhóthain(dont pronounce h) de thíortha (hiar) i gcéin,(gein) ór agus airgead, saibhreas (seivreas)a tsaoil(taol) éiríonn an croí nam le breacadh (brac)gach lae, s me a druidim le dúthaigh (dutaig)mo muintir,
verse 2
muintir an iarthair siad cairde mo croi, failte is féile beidh romham(rome) ar gach taobh,(ti) ar fhágaint (dont pronounce fh awgint)an tsaoil (dont pronounce s)seo beidh is a gúim ar an rí, gur leosan a shínfear (sheenfear)í gcil (geel)mé,
@cutiepie4879 Yeah I think it's quite sad that most Irish people can't or at least claim they can't speak Gaelic. I'm actually teaching myself Irish at the moment and just trying to speak it. It's such a difficult language though! Áth mór ort!
@TheCrosaidi 'Sea! Ach sílim go bhfuil an gramadach sách deacair mar tá a lán rialacha. Ag an gcéim seo, tá mé ag iarrach a chur fheabhas ar mo chuid Gaeilge ach tá mé ag foghlaim Fraincis is Spáinnis. Go deimhin, déanaim stáidéar i mBilbao sa Tír na mBasach anois! :)
@GaeilgeSpraoi wow you can write gaeilge way better than i. i am teaching myself as well. i was wondering if you could perhaps help me. and what's really sad is some irish think it's a waste of time.
@MadManSnake0 Geesh sorry I forgot to respond to you sooner! Yeah well I've been studying Gaeilge for many years and attended a Gaelscoil (that's an Irish language medium school) as a child. Yeah well it's a problem that many minority languages face in a world of mass conformity and capitalism... :/ Sure, of course I'll help ya! Just message me with any queries. Be warned though, Irish is a hard language and even I encounter difficulties sometimes! Athbliain faoi Mhaise Duit! (Happy new year) ^^
@GaeilgeSpraoi It's ok. i'd have waited longer for help. i understand it's hard. i can't make heads or tails of anything above childrens books but they even give me trouble sometime. lol
@MadManSnake0 Well children's books and tv shows are a good place to start. That's how I started with French and Spanish and now I'm flying! It's all in little steps at a time. Rosetta Stone do an Irish course actually although it seems to be rather dear as Rosetta stone generally is... :/
@GaeilgeSpraoi one querry i have is that i was shown a website to help me with gaeilge and it talked about changing tenses. the problem is i don't know the base. is there any way to distinguish it? is the base the present tense?
most of the vocabulary i have picked up is from books (childrens books) and they tend to use past tense.
oh and how does the conditional tense work and what is the word for "or" and what changes do i need to make for it?
@MadManSnake0 if you get primary gooks in irish grammer the basics that should start you off but i started learning irish since i was born family speek it so it helps to hsve someone else eho is learning and speaking it so you can pick up on eachothers mistakes
There are also two books I would recommend (though written in Munster Irish): Peig, (th e ife of Peig Sayers) and 'Fiche Blian Ar Fas":(Muiris O Suilleahain). At school, we were 'tortured' with these, but, 20 years later, one realises the importance. So, now I'm living in Holland, and my kids are learning three languages!
I know this as "Eileann mo gridhe" from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I enjoyed listening to your version so much...plus you have a higher part [turn] which makes it more of a tune to play on the fiddle...all the best and thank you
@Gaeilgeoir well, trasna does mean across, but when someone crosses the ocean we say they went "over the waves" or "over the sea" - so this is the best translation to keep the context of the phrase: travelling over the waves, far away from home, to a new country... from where one day your fat great-grandchildren will return with cameras and fanny-packs for St. "Patty's" day ;)
@CrownedWithLaurels lmfao!!!! 'nois 'nois, ná bí a' caint, agoa. Ba as Co. Mhaigh Eo mo mhamó 'gus táim ag tnúth leis an lá go mbeidh mé go hÉireann a aistriú. ;-) Grma as an míniú! Sin an rud gur dóigh liom. :)
ok I'm completely addicted to this song, and it's so expressive of Éire and returning to it. Also you add these pictures of Gaoth Domhair? - makes it more special.
This brings back memories of my school days also, it was one of my favourites of the songs we had to learn. I think the way Irish was taught in Ireland has made people turn away from it sadly.
Thanks for the pictures of Gweedore, had a lovely holiday there about 10 years ago, the best of Ireland
Does anyone out there know which Na Casaidigh CD this song is on? I love their work, and would like to add this to my collection, but I'm not a member of the "download one song at a time" generation, I'm afraid!
How could Irish people forget this gorgeous language? It is a very beautifull and very melodic language. But today fewer and fewer people are using it, although the gouvernment is trying to save it... I sawed on wikipedia: Irlands gaeltacht areas cowered almost a half of the country in 1926, but today they are almost all gone. English language kills everything. :(
Wow this song popped into my head tonight while singing the kids to sleep. I learned it in primary school but couldnt remember the second verse just checked here on the off chance of finding it thanks sportymike
Thank you for sharing this video with us. I just love this song. We learned it at school over forty years ago now and it still brings me back to the classroom all those years ago. thank you for the memories
@calBHA1 I´m from Brazil, but also like this ancient tongue,[is ceol an teanga uilíoch ar ár mothúcháin!] Music is the universal language of emotions! Listen,please Dealramh go deo from Clannad,very beautiful song!!
Eiream beagánín uigneach nuair a cloisim an amhrainn seo. Nuair a rachfaidh me arais go Eireann beidh me ag canadh é seo comh laidir is a feidher liom!
It's called Gaeilge. And yes, it's a mandatory subject all throughout school. I speak it, but most people in Ireland don't and can't. I would estimate that out of 4 million people, there is probably only 100,000 who can speak it at a reasonable level.
i taught myself i thaught its a ncie language so when i had extra time i just learned more and more :) even thou i am a english citizen i love the language and its actually not as hard as it looks to learn :P
The folk of the west are the friends of my heart/Welcome and feasting will be before me on all sides/When I leave this life, I pray to the King/to lie in the churchyard with my ancestors.
I remember having to learn this in school....living in California for the last 5.5yrs listening to Trasna na dTonnta makes me homesick-"slan leis an uaigneas....
EH??!! The song is about a person who is sad that they have to leave Ireland and cross the ocean....Not about the North! It's about the famine. They sing about ever returning to Ireland and leaving their loved ones behind.
Actually, the song is about someone who is happy to be RETURNING to Ireland. This is one of the few happy immigration songs...the chorus translates to:
Chorus:
"Across the waves, going back, going back/Farewell to loneliness and farewell to sorrow/Bright is my heart and bright is the sun/Bright to be returning to Ireland.
Hmm....i wonder if Great-great Granddad Scanlan and his brother ever went back to Eirinn,.....i know Great-Granma Josefa Scanlan married here, same as Grandda Serrano, same as me dad...on down to me!
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This country of Ireland don't understand all the division everyone needs to just get along and let by gones be by gones no matter how much it hurts it will not bring anyone back or make any difference...we all need to be one
In the days Samboongo91 and many others like myself Irish was compulsory-but the way it was taught wasn't the most engaging, Nuair a chriochnaigh me scoile chaill me a lan de me teanga! Which is sad really, as the language is a badge of national identity.
i'm mostly of irish origin and i'm pregnant... trying to learn some unique lullabies before the baby is born but the way the lyrics are written is hard for someone that doesnt speak the language to pronounce. can anyone rewrite the lyrics in an anunciation manner? i'd greatly appreciate it (my baby too :D
hi paulsjadeangel yes if you google "trasna na dtonnta translation with phonetics" you will have some luck i was reading it a few days ago. congratulations and good luck in the future
dunno what i wrote u were replying too... but i'm american (i'm mostly irish by blood but i dont speak any languages from there)
a song (in a foreign language) is never hard when taught to primary school children that speak the language or are accustomed to it. but not to teach a 22 year old that doesnt speak a world of gaelic XD or any language similar in concept.
I remember learning this under the tutelage of the Christian Brothers in Ballingeary in the 80s. Not surprisingly, in a classful of 12/13 year old boys the line "Chonaic mo dhóthain de thiortha i gcéin" became "Chonaic mo dhóthain de thiortha i GAY!". You'll never guess what we did to "Tá an Poc ar buile" :)
Eamon O'Cuiv is coming to my school from Ireland to visit. We are the only High School in America that teaches Irish study (the language and the history) I'm singing this for a presentation.
Good for you! I'm trying to learn Ghaidlig (Gaelic)!
If you like Celtic/Gaelic music, check out Runrig, a group from Scotland. Anything off their CD The Stamping Ground is a great place to start. My 15-year old daughter found this brillant band on a Celtic radio station on the internet and we're crazy about them.
Dia Duit
musicmadd79 2 weeks ago
love it !!! had 2 learn it in skool te day , LOVE YE IERELAND XX
musicmadd79 2 weeks ago
UP THE IRISH!!
hellokittymcc 2 weeks ago
Im doing this for my junior cert music practical:) It help when you can speak it! Lol. :D
LiliaCorrigan 3 weeks ago
Alas that Irish politicians have betrayed the country in their greed.
smeejit 3 weeks ago
Erin go bragh! Wish I could one day go to this wonderful country...
Sairahiniel15 3 weeks ago
Erin go bragh
595TEXAS 1 month ago
love amhrán seo, tá mé gonna chanadh sé inár tionól
alyanazura 2 months ago
maith tú!
MultiIamad 2 months ago
@MultiIamad Tá sé ag scriobh: Maith thú. :)
Biervampy 4 weeks ago
Go raibh mile maith agat Sportymike :)
XParamoreX1000 2 months ago
So sad!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1Honest007 3 months ago
Trasna na dtonnta :)
charliejbuguina 3 months ago
Beautiful old song
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Beautiful old song
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Wonderful! Wunderbar! Чудесно! Mumtaz! *LIKE*
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WubZers 4 months ago
Ich schreib das jetzt auf Deutsch, für alle Irlandfans, das ist ein Kinderlied, welches man in Donegal in der Schule lernt, Es ist super schön. Tá an amhrán seo go han-álainn. Na Caisadigh go deo.
Biervampy 5 months ago
go hiontach ar fad :)
CathalGalviin 6 months ago
go h-iontach
anamcara1964 9 months ago
this is what we are good at,ceol agus craic.if we could bottle and sell this we'd be the richest nation in the world.we just ' can't ' let our traditions die.slan agus oiche mhaith.
notnotnot666 10 months ago 24
@notnotnot666 - why does Ireland want to sell the good things? it's like the jumping horses they sell the good ones and keep the shite. The German's would learn you.
sainglain 4 months ago
@notnotnot666
I think you do bottle it.... uisce beatha, a chara!
powderluder 2 weeks ago
@notnotnot666 Tá an ceart go leor agat :)
Go n-éirí leat
Biervampy 2 weeks ago
I can´t understand this, but its very nice...i love it
Wildlionie 11 months ago
@Wildlionie
The english translation is listed there..
pistolPeteIrela 11 months ago
@pistolPeteIrela
thank you, now I understand it. Wonderfully.
Nevertheless in the original, which I think that it is, it is many more beautiful
Wildlionie 11 months ago
Made the hairs stand on my neck! Absolutly fantastic song and music!
Pete, Derry
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cathaldotcom 1 year ago
I love this song and would love to be able to sing it, but I have massive difficulty pronouncing a lot of the Gaelic words. I think I've got the chorus ok, but I can't get my head around the pronunciation of the two verses.
Could anyone help and write the verses out for me phonetically?...
rottenwordsworth 1 year ago
@rottenwordsworth
verse 1 Chonaic mo dhóthain(dont pronounce h) de thíortha (hiar) i gcéin,(gein) ór agus airgead, saibhreas (seivreas)a tsaoil(taol) éiríonn an croí nam le breacadh (brac)gach lae, s me a druidim le dúthaigh (dutaig)mo muintir,
verse 2
muintir an iarthair siad cairde mo croi, failte is féile beidh romham(rome) ar gach taobh,(ti) ar fhágaint (dont pronounce fh awgint)an tsaoil (dont pronounce s)seo beidh is a gúim ar an rí, gur leosan a shínfear (sheenfear)í gcil (geel)mé,
ainso 1 year ago
@ainso cheers mate... it's tricky...
rottenwordsworth 1 year ago
seo m'ait chonaithe :D
whoop :) níor thug me faoi deara cé chomh gálanta agus atá sé :D
GuitarmanMo 1 year ago
Gaeilge Fraincis agus Spáinnis. Tá do lámha lán agat
TheCrosaidi 1 year ago
@TheCrosaidi Tá! Haha bhuel tá mé ag foghlaim teangacha cumasach! Níl iad i mo lámha mar mo cheann ach uaireanta faighim mearbhall! :S
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
oh. I live and work in Holland and I am listening to this. Looks like we will all be doing it again.
trasna na dtonnta.
ta bron orm.
eannametal 1 year ago
i have to learn this song for homework!!!
tara1461 1 year ago
I Would Love To Learn Thiss. I Think it Would Be Cool To Speak Irish(Galeic). I'd Be More Proud Of My Irish Heritage If I COuldd.
cutiepie4879 1 year ago
@cutiepie4879 Yeah I think it's quite sad that most Irish people can't or at least claim they can't speak Gaelic. I'm actually teaching myself Irish at the moment and just trying to speak it. It's such a difficult language though! Áth mór ort!
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
@GaeilgeSpraoi
Níl sí deacair ach i dtosach
Coinnigh léi !!
TheCrosaidi 1 year ago
@TheCrosaidi 'Sea! Ach sílim go bhfuil an gramadach sách deacair mar tá a lán rialacha. Ag an gcéim seo, tá mé ag iarrach a chur fheabhas ar mo chuid Gaeilge ach tá mé ag foghlaim Fraincis is Spáinnis. Go deimhin, déanaim stáidéar i mBilbao sa Tír na mBasach anois! :)
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
@GaeilgeSpraoi wow you can write gaeilge way better than i. i am teaching myself as well. i was wondering if you could perhaps help me. and what's really sad is some irish think it's a waste of time.
MadManSnake0 1 year ago
@MadManSnake0 Geesh sorry I forgot to respond to you sooner! Yeah well I've been studying Gaeilge for many years and attended a Gaelscoil (that's an Irish language medium school) as a child. Yeah well it's a problem that many minority languages face in a world of mass conformity and capitalism... :/ Sure, of course I'll help ya! Just message me with any queries. Be warned though, Irish is a hard language and even I encounter difficulties sometimes! Athbliain faoi Mhaise Duit! (Happy new year) ^^
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
@GaeilgeSpraoi It's ok. i'd have waited longer for help. i understand it's hard. i can't make heads or tails of anything above childrens books but they even give me trouble sometime. lol
MadManSnake0 1 year ago
@MadManSnake0 Well children's books and tv shows are a good place to start. That's how I started with French and Spanish and now I'm flying! It's all in little steps at a time. Rosetta Stone do an Irish course actually although it seems to be rather dear as Rosetta stone generally is... :/
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
@GaeilgeSpraoi one querry i have is that i was shown a website to help me with gaeilge and it talked about changing tenses. the problem is i don't know the base. is there any way to distinguish it? is the base the present tense?
most of the vocabulary i have picked up is from books (childrens books) and they tend to use past tense.
oh and how does the conditional tense work and what is the word for "or" and what changes do i need to make for it?
MadManSnake0 1 year ago
@MadManSnake0 Ok since it'll take me many words to explain the grammar, I'll send you a mail explaining it, ok? ^^
GaeilgeSpraoi 1 year ago
@MadManSnake0 if you get primary gooks in irish grammer the basics that should start you off but i started learning irish since i was born family speek it so it helps to hsve someone else eho is learning and speaking it so you can pick up on eachothers mistakes
ainso 1 year ago
@ainso
There are also two books I would recommend (though written in Munster Irish): Peig, (th e ife of Peig Sayers) and 'Fiche Blian Ar Fas":(Muiris O Suilleahain). At school, we were 'tortured' with these, but, 20 years later, one realises the importance. So, now I'm living in Holland, and my kids are learning three languages!
Gearoid71 1 year ago
@Gearoid71 Fiche Blian ag Fas was a great story. I did it for Leaving Cert Irish.
folksinger123 2 months ago
Wow, thanks for posting this song, I learned it at school many years ago, but I have forgotten most of the words, go raibh maith agat
tomosart 1 year ago
How do I find this song? Is it on one of their cd's? I love it! Thanks for sharing!
historychick1863 1 year ago
thank u again for this song and these beautiful pictures of Donegal !
femmedesbois04 1 year ago
I know this as "Eileann mo gridhe" from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. I enjoyed listening to your version so much...plus you have a higher part [turn] which makes it more of a tune to play on the fiddle...all the best and thank you
MrTallfiddle 1 year ago
oh wow i have been lookin for this for yonks!!! am so glad i found it an hiontach
aoife xxxxx
aoifeisdeadly 1 year ago
I'm not sure I understand why "Trasna na dTonnta" is translated as "Over The Waves" when it means "Across the Waves"...someone help? :)
Gaeilgeoir 1 year ago
@Gaeilgeoir well, trasna does mean across, but when someone crosses the ocean we say they went "over the waves" or "over the sea" - so this is the best translation to keep the context of the phrase: travelling over the waves, far away from home, to a new country... from where one day your fat great-grandchildren will return with cameras and fanny-packs for St. "Patty's" day ;)
CrownedWithLaurels 1 year ago
@CrownedWithLaurels lmfao!!!! 'nois 'nois, ná bí a' caint, agoa. Ba as Co. Mhaigh Eo mo mhamó 'gus táim ag tnúth leis an lá go mbeidh mé go hÉireann a aistriú. ;-) Grma as an míniú! Sin an rud gur dóigh liom. :)
Gaeilgeoir 1 year ago
adorable..what a beautiful country!!!
thrainful 1 year ago 5
ok I'm completely addicted to this song, and it's so expressive of Éire and returning to it. Also you add these pictures of Gaoth Domhair? - makes it more special.
LLanidloesywddar 1 year ago
@LLanidloesywddar Gaoth Dobhair!
taristeach2 1 year ago
Most beautiful song ever written!
dpneff22395 1 year ago
i can't understand anything of this lyrics, thank God we have the translation
carolzinhaaaaa100 1 year ago
Déanann sé ag iarraidh mé a chur ar mo hata thalamh cé nach bhfuil mé ag caitheamh amháin!
ach is fearr liom Peigín Leitir Mór!
anelfintheforest 1 year ago
i thought mhuintir means teacher
szym4567 1 year ago
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szym4567 1 year ago
@szym4567 múinteoir = teacher....
ceolanbhanu 1 year ago
@ceolanbhanu thanks for telling me
szym4567 1 year ago
muintir and muinteoir are two different words.
family and teacher.
2SmileyFaced 1 year ago
we sang this in school i luv dis song
breyergirl999 1 year ago
I wish to know this language. Really melodic.
brothersmith3 2 years ago 3
me too
carolzinhaaaaa100 1 year ago
I love singing as gaeilge but I am not great at speaking a conversation in it.
stcwrnn 2 years ago
This brings back memories of my school days also, it was one of my favourites of the songs we had to learn. I think the way Irish was taught in Ireland has made people turn away from it sadly.
Thanks for the pictures of Gweedore, had a lovely holiday there about 10 years ago, the best of Ireland
gsm1881 2 years ago
Does anyone out there know which Na Casaidigh CD this song is on? I love their work, and would like to add this to my collection, but I'm not a member of the "download one song at a time" generation, I'm afraid!
FaolchuRua 2 years ago
ta gaeilge teanga go haillin.
ta se simuill is dathuill.
is aoibhinn liom gaeilge.
daoine i hEirinn ... ca bhfuil do chroi?
MrWayneo17 2 years ago
Cad e an bearla ar muintir?
anelfintheforest 2 years ago
muintir means family
bopsmom 1 year ago
How could Irish people forget this gorgeous language? It is a very beautifull and very melodic language. But today fewer and fewer people are using it, although the gouvernment is trying to save it... I sawed on wikipedia: Irlands gaeltacht areas cowered almost a half of the country in 1926, but today they are almost all gone. English language kills everything. :(
szalard 2 years ago 3
We still have to learn it in school
anelfintheforest 2 years ago
Wow this song popped into my head tonight while singing the kids to sleep. I learned it in primary school but couldnt remember the second verse just checked here on the off chance of finding it thanks sportymike
bopsmom 2 years ago 3
Thank you for sharing this video with us. I just love this song. We learned it at school over forty years ago now and it still brings me back to the classroom all those years ago. thank you for the memories
mollynolan1 2 years ago 31
amhrán iontach, Dia bles Éirinn agus iad siúd a dieor é.
calBHA1 2 years ago 14
@calBHA1 I´m from Brazil, but also like this ancient tongue,[is ceol an teanga uilíoch ar ár mothúcháin!] Music is the universal language of emotions! Listen,please Dealramh go deo from Clannad,very beautiful song!!
neodralireland 11 months ago
What a beautiful song :))
mturrini 2 years ago 2
Beautiful - wonderful (yndyssagh) - I found you from my own song Wave Song. I popped it on as a response.
pauljanr 2 years ago 2
Is aoibheann liom an amhráin seo =D
Rinne mé é don mo scoile nuair a bhí mé i rang a cheathair ^^
cubone4eva 2 years ago 3
Ta tu go hiontach as gaeilge! Ta me go huafasach as gaeilge!
anelfintheforest 2 years ago
Eiream beagánín uigneach nuair a cloisim an amhrainn seo. Nuair a rachfaidh me arais go Eireann beidh me ag canadh é seo comh laidir is a feidher liom!
thethedev 2 years ago 2
thought that this was westering home which is a scottish air
leftclog51 2 years ago
irish emmigrants in scotland singing about returning to the land of their birth
stcwrnn 2 years ago
thanks for replying to me. well i learn something new every day thank you xxx
leftclog51 2 years ago
@leftclog51
Hi that's how I learned as a 11yo in the Christian brothers school in Melbourne in the mid 1950s
Westering home and a song in the air
Light in the eye and its good by to care
Laughter o love and a welcoming there
etc
Niddrie40 1 year ago
it sounds beautiful!
hope I could speak Gaeilge. =)
ohotongjae 2 years ago 2
its actually quite easy to learn. there are only 11 irregular verbs as Gaeilge.
My nana used to sing this to my mam when she was small . R.I.P. a Mhamo.
stcwrnn 2 years ago 2
Is Gaelic taught in Irish schools? Do you speak it? Also, is it easy to learn Gaelic?
Jane1620 2 years ago
It's called Gaeilge. And yes, it's a mandatory subject all throughout school. I speak it, but most people in Ireland don't and can't. I would estimate that out of 4 million people, there is probably only 100,000 who can speak it at a reasonable level.
SeanOBriain 2 years ago
i taught myself i thaught its a ncie language so when i had extra time i just learned more and more :) even thou i am a english citizen i love the language and its actually not as hard as it looks to learn :P
atkinsm0607 2 years ago
whereu from?
kerryhorse 2 years ago
Korea. =)
ohotongjae 2 years ago
beautiful music
copihuesrojos 2 years ago
is aoibhinn liom an amhrán seo is is aoibhinn liom eireann!!!
therebeccawild 2 years ago
Is Gaeilge an teanga deacair ach in an deireadh , is fiu e :)
Slan go foill mo cairde Eireannach ;]]
CizzaaSkittles 2 years ago
Tuigim an rud atá i gceist agat.
pedroderos 2 years ago
Im Proud to be Irish and to be able top speak it!
Conas atá tú?
theacleire 2 years ago
Irish should be spoken more..
Tejinu 2 years ago
agreed, except ITS SO HARD TO LEARN AND SPEAK
boberbobofbobland 2 years ago
no it isn't cad e mar ata tu
habbogalaxy 2 years ago
Tá sé deacair ar dtuas, ach tar éis tamail eiriann sé éasca.
jkeppel90 2 years ago
Tá seo Awesome!!!
ninicfc 2 years ago
Amhráin Ghaeilge go deo.......
Sonas01 2 years ago 2
Lovely, lovely Mike.Lovely scenery of Gweedore. Thanks for sharing Noreen.
nonie285 2 years ago
Caithfidh me na focail as Bearla don amhran seo.
johnkeppel90 2 years ago
ar fheabhas :D x
is aoibhinn liom an amhrán seo
xx
R4INBOWBRIGHT09 2 years ago
Looking at sentimental songs this evening.
I live in Donegal now and I love it. My children were born here and they are getting the lilt. We'll always be the "blow ins".
qu1zmaster 2 years ago
So will we and I left ireland aged 12! Keep at it agus go n-eiri an t-adh libh.Been back 13 years years myself,it takes a while.
capndoomed 2 years ago
Maith go leor, muise!
Tech98 2 years ago
saoirse go deo
canyonerodriver 2 years ago
That's a poetic paraphrase, but yeah...pretty much the same.
1st. vs: I've seen my fill of far-away lands/
Gold and silver and worldly wealth/
My heart rises within me at the break of each day/as I draw near to the territory of my people
TheErbie 2 years ago
And verse 2:
The folk of the west are the friends of my heart/Welcome and feasting will be before me on all sides/When I leave this life, I pray to the King/to lie in the churchyard with my ancestors.
TheErbie 2 years ago
Bródúil Agus Éireannach
djlynch13 2 years ago
I spent 5yrs in Letterkenny Nurse training ..the happiest days off my life i loved to cycle out to Rathmullan..Donegal is beautiful
jeaniemac73 2 years ago
I remember having to learn this in school....living in California for the last 5.5yrs listening to Trasna na dTonnta makes me homesick-"slan leis an uaigneas....
jeaniemac73 2 years ago 2
one ireland! that's what i want. i know a few Orengemen even; (my dad, for one) who think it should be one Nation. Ireland forever!!!
illinois1776 2 years ago 3
Eirinn go bragh!
qualqui 2 years ago
Is draoíocht na ceolta a ghuid mo chroí!
brendangwbergin 2 years ago
Very beautiful photos love the song!!!
00JTM 2 years ago
EH??!! The song is about a person who is sad that they have to leave Ireland and cross the ocean....Not about the North! It's about the famine. They sing about ever returning to Ireland and leaving their loved ones behind.
nhmoore 2 years ago 3
taim faoi driocht ag eist le ceol na farraige hehe
ach is maith liom ag amramh sin :)
taim sios sios anis..nil is agam cen fath mar ta me ag staidair gaeilge! zzz ;]
xcallierosex 2 years ago 2
Actually, the song is about someone who is happy to be RETURNING to Ireland. This is one of the few happy immigration songs...the chorus translates to:
Chorus:
"Across the waves, going back, going back/Farewell to loneliness and farewell to sorrow/Bright is my heart and bright is the sun/Bright to be returning to Ireland.
TheErbie 2 years ago
Hmm....i wonder if Great-great Granddad Scanlan and his brother ever went back to Eirinn,.....i know Great-Granma Josefa Scanlan married here, same as Grandda Serrano, same as me dad...on down to me!
qualqui 2 years ago
Have peace but always continue looking for what IS OURS!!!
dotheanga 2 years ago
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This country of Ireland don't understand all the division everyone needs to just get along and let by gones be by gones no matter how much it hurts it will not bring anyone back or make any difference...we all need to be one
kdawnwatson 2 years ago
Need to be one...need to have one Ireland!
theRod1995 2 years ago 3
yeah i hate the fact that i feel foreign when i'm in the north. i don't feel like its mine and this doesn't feel right.
strasheep 2 years ago 2
I agree it should be a one Ireland
kdawnwatson 2 years ago 3
alot of people feel like that (including me) but what about the people in the north cuz it's there opinion that matters most
sarz248 2 years ago
it is one ireland if you live your life as an irishman and refuse to recognise british rule in the north as many of us do
bfastjim 2 years ago
bygone is one word not two.. and apparently you didn't understand the meaning of the song.. listen to it again.
Draca3 2 years ago
At my school we learned this song, becuase we had visitors come over from Ireland. And I live in Norway ^^ Beautiful song
2rilA9e 2 years ago 12
@2rilA9e that's great!!!
Frankieireland 1 year ago
@2rilA9e Det er sikker mange som har kommet "over bølgene" til Irland fra Norge ;)
midikid98 1 year ago
@midikid98 jag tror de inte fattar norska
Msvampiredarkness 1 year ago
great Song to wonderful pictures. Regards from Ireland / Dungarvan
AOWAOde 2 years ago 2
Excellent traditional !! Phalaïna
PhalainaBelgium 2 years ago
Beidir me ag canadh an amhran seo sa fleadh ceol an mi seo chugainn.
jkeppel90 2 years ago 5
thank u so much
schnuddeldi 2 years ago
Sung this at Christian Brothers school Melbourne in the mid 1950s- but as "Westering Home" - the scottish version.
Niddrie40 2 years ago 2
They shud put more emphasis on the chorus
TRASNA na dTONNTA dul siar dul SIAR haha learned it in the gaeltacht!!
My video is comes up in related videos 'Tír na nóg' check it out its a good irish song..:D
RosserD18 2 years ago
ta se go hiontach!!!lol im learnin this now 4 seactin na gealige!!lol
puppysecret 2 years ago
''sambongo91''
It isn't obligatory for all Irish people to learn Irish, in the 6 counties it isn't compulsory, in all Catholic schools it is an option.
Connallach 2 years ago 2
In the days Samboongo91 and many others like myself Irish was compulsory-but the way it was taught wasn't the most engaging, Nuair a chriochnaigh me scoile chaill me a lan de me teanga! Which is sad really, as the language is a badge of national identity.
ceiltoic 2 years ago
it still is compulsory.fortuneately
barraomathuna 2 years ago
trasna na dtonnta... what a song...these are the kinda tunes that make ya homesick.. EIRE 32!
Hashpotato 2 years ago 3
ar fheabhas
dotheanga 3 years ago
How wonderful this was to see the words written as we heard the words sung. Thank you so much.
Maewynia 3 years ago
i'm mostly of irish origin and i'm pregnant... trying to learn some unique lullabies before the baby is born but the way the lyrics are written is hard for someone that doesnt speak the language to pronounce. can anyone rewrite the lyrics in an anunciation manner? i'd greatly appreciate it (my baby too :D
PaulsJadeAngel 3 years ago
hi paulsjadeangel yes if you google "trasna na dtonnta translation with phonetics" you will have some luck i was reading it a few days ago. congratulations and good luck in the future
dougies83 3 years ago
How are the lyrics hard?! Thats why they teach this song to primary school children...:P
Unless your not Irish??
RosserD18 2 years ago
dunno what i wrote u were replying too... but i'm american (i'm mostly irish by blood but i dont speak any languages from there)
a song (in a foreign language) is never hard when taught to primary school children that speak the language or are accustomed to it. but not to teach a 22 year old that doesnt speak a world of gaelic XD or any language similar in concept.
PaulsJadeAngel 2 years ago
i just found it on wikipedia..:D
RosserD18 2 years ago
This is the clearest Donegal Irish I've heard so far. Usuall it's difficult to understand.
jkeppel90 3 years ago
oh i so agree!!!
doing for the tape section in the lc is so hard!
Damdiea 2 years ago
bonita musica *****
abelloayza 3 years ago
im learning this song at school .... It is nice
bartekgolicki 3 years ago 2
beautiful song im proud to be mostly irish and in highschool they let you study irish?
ps3b3yond2 3 years ago
It's obligatory for all Irish people to learn Irish between 4-18.
sambongo91 2 years ago
I remember learning this under the tutelage of the Christian Brothers in Ballingeary in the 80s. Not surprisingly, in a classful of 12/13 year old boys the line "Chonaic mo dhóthain de thiortha i gcéin" became "Chonaic mo dhóthain de thiortha i GAY!". You'll never guess what we did to "Tá an Poc ar buile" :)
thedarkarse 3 years ago 2
gra <3
RomanHolidayGal 3 years ago
Music like this makes me feel proud about the Irish language.
Sportymike you really do make good videos.
Supreemox 3 years ago 6
táim in ann é seo a casadh ar an fidil ó nuair a bhí mé i mo lad óg lol
kalvinise 3 years ago
bhí mé in ann*
kalvinise 3 years ago
Is coimhin liom an amhrán seo a fhoghlaim ar scoil ach rinne mé glán dearmad de go dtí inniu! Go raibh míle maith agat :)
sineadheaney9 3 years ago
Eamon O'Cuiv is coming to my school from Ireland to visit. We are the only High School in America that teaches Irish study (the language and the history) I'm singing this for a presentation.
TarkinsApprentice 3 years ago 5
I love this song so much. I've been wanting to hear it again for ages.
Hiberniensis 3 years ago
Ta se go maith go bhfuil daoine ag thosu a labhart as Gaeilge freisin.
jkeppel90 3 years ago
I was der! Wen i was at Rann Na Feirste!
Is gra liom Dún na nGall Tógadh tú mo daidí Downings,Nic Giolla Bhride an sloinne atá orm....(Ned mhór)
tradmusicaddict 3 years ago
Ta bron orm - I dont know much Irish - yet - I'm doing it at school :D:D:D
Triail mé!!!
tradmusicaddict 3 years ago
Good for you! I'm trying to learn Ghaidlig (Gaelic)!
If you like Celtic/Gaelic music, check out Runrig, a group from Scotland. Anything off their CD The Stamping Ground is a great place to start. My 15-year old daughter found this brillant band on a Celtic radio station on the internet and we're crazy about them.
Slainte!
(Enjoyable post, Sportymike!)
SavedandSound 3 years ago 2
Love this song!
AskSOmeoneelse 3 years ago