Gaelic Song : Bothy Band - Fionnaghuala

English translation at www.hazelwhyte.com slash Scottish underscore Music slash Eilean underscore Nam underscore Bothan dot html .

Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi"
'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi
'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail
A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail
Gu rachadh e a shuirghe
.
Sèist: Chorus (after each verse):
'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala
'Si eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Eilean nam bothan nam bothan
Am bothan a bh' aig Fionnghuala
.
Bheirinn fead air fulmairean
Bheirinn fead air falmairean
Liuthannan beaga na mara
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
.
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Bheireamaid greis air an tarraing
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
.
Bheirinn fead air fulmairean
Bheirinn fead air falmairean
Liuthannan beaga na mara
Bheireamaid greis air an tarrainn
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
.
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Cha d'fhuair sinn dad an a' seo
Bheireamaid greis air an tarraing
Na maireadh na duirgh dhuinn
.
Thuirt an gobha fuirighidh mi
'S thuirt an gobha falbhaidh mi
'S thuirt an gobha leis an othail
A bh' air an dòrus an t-sàbhail
Gu rachadh e a shuirghe

Usually called 'Eilean nam Bothan' - 'The Island of Huts' (Bothy and Bothan mean the same - a hut.) This song was learnt by Micheal from Calum Johnston of the Isle of Barra. The photo is of Habost Bothan, which I take to be one of the infamous drinking huts of Ness in the parish of Ness, Isle of Lewis (might be wrong in that though!)

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[Brengor69]

Dónal Lunny ag canadh, nach bhfuil?



[UISTMAN59]

@Brengor69 Micheál O Domhnaill le Triona Ni Dhomnaill agus Dónal :-)

[bballman]

My brother can sing this he learned it word for word from this recording.

[UISTMAN59]

@bballman How about yourself.?

[Jamjareyes]

Is aoibhinn liom an bothy band, go han-maith ar fad agus ceapaim go bhfuil an piosa seo go hairithe ar fheabhas, Bualadh bos an bothy band! ;D

[00JTM]

Man they can sing fast!! thanks for posting UISTMAN59.

[ShunkawakanOkawingha]

@nadaoferie I am hahaha. I am Grant, Stuart, and Henderson on one side, The other is French Canadian-Irish. I was given my Lakota name from my Lakota family when I was 14

[nadaoferie]

This is my favorite Bothy Band song. Thank you for posting!

[nadaoferie]

@ShunkawakanOkawingha Wow! My Lokata name is Shunka Wia Wakan! Nice 2 meet you! Are you Scot?

[ShunkawakanOkawingha]

You can't help hea yer father was, and we Scots call whoever has the heart of a scot a scot. :)

[bballman]

He taught me the chorus so I joined him on that.

[CelestialElf]

Very Beautiful, love it :D