Clannad - Seachrán Charn tSiail

From the album, Magical Ring. Buy it here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Magical-Ring-Remastered-Repackaged-Clannad/dp/B0000AM...

Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal.[1] Their music has been variously described as bordering on folk and folk rock, Irish, and New Age. They are known for performing in various languages, including English, Latin, Gàidhlig, Mohican and most of all in their native tongue, Irish.[2]

Clannad are Moya Brennan (born Máire Ní Bhraonáin), Ciarán Brennan (born Ciarán Ó Braonáin), Pól Brennan (born Pól Ó Braonáin), Noel Duggan (born Noel Ó Dúgáin) and Pádraig Duggan (born Pádraig Ó Dúgáin).

Clannad first made their mark in the folk and traditional scene in the 1970s in Ireland and Europe, they subsequently went on to bridge the gap between traditional celtic music and pop music in the 1980s and 1990s with albums such as Macalla and Anam.[3][4]During their successful career they toured the world extensively and gained fans in every major territory. Lead singer Moya Brennan and her sister Enya have also enjoyed huge success as solo artists. The band won a Grammy Award in 1998 for Best New Age Album, and their record sales exceed the 15 million mark. They are also regarded as the band which, for the first time, put Irish traditional music and the Irish language on the world stage and paved the way for many other Irish artists.[5]

After ten years disbanded, the five original members of Clannad reunited on stage at the Celtic Connections Festival in February 2007 in Glasgow. They expressed their wishes to release a new studio album, but no official announcements have been made as yet.

LYRICS (Liricí):
Ar mo tharraingt siar go Carn tSiail dom
Go haonach bliantúil n Féil' Muire Mó
Tharla an ainnir as an taobh aniar dom
Is í go cianmhar 'gabháil tharam sa ród
Dar liom féin, ó, gur scar mo chiall uaim
Mar bheinn ag siabhrán nó seal ag ól
Chonacthas domhsa gur dhorcha an ghrian gheal
Le taobh 'ach dealramh 'raibh ina grua mar rós

Bheannaíos féin go preab don mhaighdean
Agus feasbhaidh céille ní raibh in mo ghlór
D'fhiafir mé féin dí 'raibh aon fhear in Éirinn
A ghlacfadh sí 'e roghain orm ins an ród
D'fhiafir sí domhsa cá raibh mo léine
Mo bhuig, mo bhéabhar, 's gan fiú na mbróg
Go mb'annamh a chonaic sise sac ma éideadh
Ar fhear ag bréagadh cailín óg

Níl siúd áit ó íochar Fhánad
Nach bhfuil mé i ngrá le bean nó dhó
Bean sna Rosa thiar i Mín na Manrach
Ó thaobh Ghleann Átha 'go dtí 'n Mhucais Mhór
Dís i mBaoilleach, dis i mBáineach
Bean in Árainn 's a chois Ghaoth Dobhair
Ó Leitir Ceanainn go dtí mullach Gháigin
'S go Curraoin Mhanuis a chois an róid

Bhí mé ar an Mhuine Mhór is i gCaisleán Cába
I mBaile Uí Dhalaigh is i Lios na Sciath
Bhí me i Muineachán agus ar an Ghráinsigh
Is ag Droichead Chúil Áine le corradh is bliain
Aréir a tharlaigh i nDroichead Átha mé
'S anocht atá mé fá Charn tSíail
'S anois más roghain leat ar fhearaibh Fáil mé
Seo mo lámh duit, bíom ag triall

Category:

Music

Tags:

• irish
• song
• gaelic
• gweedore
• magical
• ring
• gaoth
• dobhair
• donegal
• traditional
• world
• music
• folk

[CJWensleydale]

Clannad - you were part of the process that turned this little east Belfast gobshite into something better.

All through my adult life to date I have kept your songs close to me...thanks.

[Eadhmonn]

For all of you wishing to learn Gaelic; Irish , Scots or Manx-Please use the search engines-as there are classes, tapes, discs, available, (even pronunciation guides) and Welsh, Breton, and Cornish are not Gaelic- But from the P-Celtic branch of Celtic langauges.

[irishsidhe1]

Замечательная песня.

Божественный голос Мойи.

(слова сейчас напамять раучиваю :) )

[DPO263]

I don't care one bit that I cannot understand ONE word. The Celtic and Gaelic language is just so indescribably beautiful and moving.

[ATranquilDaze]

aaah, I'm glad I'm finally getting in touch with my Irish roots. This is beautiful.

[alastarter]

Classic as Clanned does. TAL a Chara

[ottoandre1959]

bjutivol

[LaviniaVeiled]

Could anyone provide an english translation and guide to pronouncing this gorgeous song? I hope to learn Irish but I haven't found the resources yet...

[topito2]

beautiful song!!!!

[tigertale9]

@honypoboy Hm, I'm not sure. I'm a "pure scandinavian", and still it just connects to me somehow.. yet I agree with you about the rest (:

[honypoboy]

This is a prime example of what is meant when folks say music is a universal language. I don't understand a word they are singing but I still like hearing the song. It takes me to a magical place in my mind and I can picture a small celtic band around a bonfire playing and I want to be right there with them. I do have a scot/Irish bloodline from my mothers side. Perhaps it is that blood that draws me in. I just know I like it and others by Clannad.

[locomotive1804]

It looks like Avebury... but it isn't, it can't be....