Thank you, 'childoflove', for putting into words what I have long felt about this extraordinary and tender lullaby but could not describe.
The translation was a labour of love that helped me get to the heart of the words - I am not a native speaker. I learned Irish at school in Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s and went back to it in the 1970s. I have found it to be good for everything but especially for the heart...
Thank you so much for posting this and going through the struggle of translating it for all of us. This song feels like a warm embrace -- from a mother, childhood friends, a beloved land...
It is indeed an extraordinary lullaby, one that remains almost completely unknown outside the small Irish-speaking district of Ring in County Waterford.
The Irish words are wholly exquisite and my translation was a struggle to put into English the thoughts and feelings inspired by the lovely Gaelic words
Beautiful song, but Homer Simpson's the strangest "birdeen" I've ever seen. Again, hauntingly beautiful simplicity - thanks for the upload (I'll sleep well tonight with this lullaby in mind).
D'éist mé le seo, tá sé go h-álainn, Níor chuala mé é ariamh cheana. Go raibh maith agaibh.
Londubh1 2 weeks ago
Thank you, 'childoflove', for putting into words what I have long felt about this extraordinary and tender lullaby but could not describe.
The translation was a labour of love that helped me get to the heart of the words - I am not a native speaker. I learned Irish at school in Ireland during the 1940s and 1950s and went back to it in the 1970s. I have found it to be good for everything but especially for the heart...
muisire 1 month ago
Thank you so much for posting this and going through the struggle of translating it for all of us. This song feels like a warm embrace -- from a mother, childhood friends, a beloved land...
childoflove 1 month ago
It is indeed an extraordinary lullaby, one that remains almost completely unknown outside the small Irish-speaking district of Ring in County Waterford.
The Irish words are wholly exquisite and my translation was a struggle to put into English the thoughts and feelings inspired by the lovely Gaelic words
muisire 8 months ago
Beautiful song, but Homer Simpson's the strangest "birdeen" I've ever seen. Again, hauntingly beautiful simplicity - thanks for the upload (I'll sleep well tonight with this lullaby in mind).
miriamnz 9 months ago