Gaelic Lament

Gaelic Lament

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• Gaelic
• Lament

[TheFionuir]

Us Irish and Scots are Gaelic and not Celts

[recon19d20d3]

@94iou32

Fhir a’ chinn duibh, thug mi gaol dhut

Fhir a’ chinn duibh, thug mi gràdh dhut

Thug mi gaol is thug mi gràdh dhut

Thug mi gaol nach d'thug mi càch dhut

Fhir a’ chinn duibh, thug mi gràdh dhut

[hafpipe]

@94iou32 If you go to 'Allan MacDonald The Lament for the Children' (on Youtube) you'll hear Allan playing and singing it. Someone has also put up the lyrics and translation as well.

[94iou32]

has anyone lyrics of firr a ciann dhubh?

[liamcrouse]

@SkySpiral8 You're not the first - see J. Purser, 'Scotland's Music'. The closest comparison he could make to Gaelic tonal usage is Ethiopian nasal singing.

[SkySpiral8]

In terms of their overall culture, yes, it is quite a stretch. Thus I found it intriguing that they produced similar "wailing sounds." But diff peoples experience common emotions, which seems to explain that.

[cscptdave]

@SkySpiral8 Trying to relate the Gaelic people to Africans is a HUGE stretch, don't ya think?

[SkySpiral8]

@cscptdave Ahh, racist much?

[cscptdave]

@SkySpiral8 What a crock.

[SkySpiral8]

The sound is similar to old African American spirituals. Which makes sense, not only because humans,especially those living close to nature, behave similarly, but also because the AA slaves had much to sorrow for as well--oppression, separated families, etc.