Seán de hOra - Bean Dubh an Ghleanna - 1980

Tá bó 'gam ar an sliabh agus tháim le seal ina diaidh,
ó chailleas mo chiall le nóchar
Mar bím dá seoladh soir is siar i ngach áit dá ngabhann an ghrian
ó __________ go tráthnóna.
'S nuair a fhéachaim féin anonn, ins an áit ina mbíodh mo rún,
ritheann óm' shúil sraith deora,
Is a rí gheal na gcumhacht, go bhfóire tú ar mo chúis
mar gurb í an bhean ó Ghleann ___ a bhreoigh mé.

Bean Dubh an Ghleanna, í an bhean óg do b'fhearra,
í an bhean óg ba mhilse gáire,
Mar do bhí a grua siúd mar an eala is a píob mar an tsneachtain
is a com seang singil álainn.
Níl ógánach cailce ó Bhleá Cliath go dtí Gaillimh, as súd go dtí Tuaim Uí Mhéara
Ná raibh ag triall is ag tairiscint ar eacha donna deasa
ag tnúth leis an gcailín álainn.

Gheobhainnse bean sa Mhumhain, agus triúr ban i Laighean,
agus bean ó rí gheal Seoirse,
Ach 's í bean na lúibe buí is graidhní lem chroí,
bean óg agus dhá mhíle bó léi.
Tá iníon óg an Iarla go dubhach tinn diachrach
__ mise _____ le pósadh
Ach dá bhfaighinnse féin mo rogha idir cailíní deas' an domhain,
'S í an cailín ón nGleann do phógfainn.

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Tá fáilte riomh níos mó cabhair leis na liricí seo! ní ar Sheán de hÓra, go ndéana Dia grást air, atá an locht!


Seán de hOra - Bean Dubh an Ghleanna - 1980 (2007 Siar an Bóthar www.tg4.ie)

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[alinamugur]

i can't understand him, but he feels what he is singing

[consairtin]

would that i be able to sing with such profound simplicity!

[DasHearach]

Pity no-one thought of stopping the clock! Ach tha e math a mhain sin!

[Neamhchodladh]

Ar an drochuair nior chuala me riamh faoi an seanfhear seo leis an guth alainn.

Bhi se fantaiseach an amhran seo a chloisteail !

[janeos01]

Thanks so much for this. I loved it and Munster Gaelic is so beautiful. What a wonderful singer.

[angelabinu]

@Webgerr07

Thank you for your reply. Found info on Wikipedia Sean-nós song.

You might be interested in reading it.

Byee.

[Webgerr07]

@angelabinu

Hi . I don't know the answer to your question but did you see the comment from lars 3939 below that seems to be the most logical answer. Isn't his connection with the song wonderful . You can see the feeling from his heart that comes through in every note he sings. A pity my Irish isn't better so I could translate what he is singing!

[angelabinu]

Request for help from CH: would anyone be so kind as to explain to me why the singer is holding the hand of somebody, in this case, a lady's hand?

A bit daft, I'm afraid, my question, but I am sure there's a specific reason for it. There's also a reason for the inuit to stand facing each other while performing their throat singing, for instance. So, is there an explanation for it?

Thanks in advance from the Alps, A.

[Lisnageeragh]

@lentilux You were lucky to have this man to assist with interpretation of slow airs.

[lentilux]

Seán was a great singer and a generous man. I paid him a visit in 1979 when performing with a group at the Fionn Tra House in Ventry. He kindly offered to help me with the interpretation of slow airs on the uilleann pipes. I always remembered his version of Bean Dubh an Ghleanna and it's wonderful to see Seán sing it after three decades. Thanks, TV4gaeilge, for posting this. Much appreciated!

[TheRedGynger]

I wish I could speak Gaelic..

[Cally200233]

Brilliant