The Silver Whistle -- Sileas

The Celtic singers Sileas, with harp accompaniment to their harmonic singing, all sweetened with photographs of garden flowers.

The words mean, in English translation:

Who will play the silver whistle?
Ho ro hu a hu il o Ho ro hu a hu il o
Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o

Since the son of my king has come to Scotland
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

On a great ship with three masts of silver
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

On the handsome vessel with the silver rigging
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

Young Charles with the blue bewitching eyes
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

Welcome, welcome, may you be desired and famous
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

May there be fiddling and the choicest music before you
Ho ro hu a hu il o...

Who'd play it? Who'd say that I'd not play it myself?
Ho ro hu a hu il o ...

Who will play the silver whistle?
Ho ro hu a hu il o Ho ro hu a hu il o
Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o Hi ri hu o, hi ri hu o

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Thanks to capercallie -- http://www.geocities.com/celticlyricscorner/capercaillie/anfhideag.htm

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Music

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• celtic
• gaelic
• world
• music
• sileas

[nelsonholly]

Je suis heureux de vous entendre, et heureux que vous avez apprécié ma vidéo. (Je ne parle pas le français, le pardon et j'espère que mon sens est clair.)

[Sholla21]

Thanks so much for posting this song. I just heard it for the first time today and fell in love. I had to hear it again. Beautiful montage.

[nelsonholly]

I'm happy to hear you enjoyed this. Look up the albums and other pieces by Sileas, they are well worth acquiring.

I'm still confined to Microsoft Movie-Maker for video editing, which has discouraged me from more videos at present. I'd really love to do a treatment of Sileas's song from "Beating Harps" called "Miss Gordon Of Gight". Dreamy!

[ClydeTriCanauos]

@nelsonholly

Si votre réponse s'adressait à nous. (Nous sommes les derniers français à poster ici). Sachez que nous avons très bien compris le sens de vos mots et nous vous remercions d'avoir eu la grâce de nous les dire en notre langue. Nous sommes les enfants des celtes du continent.Qu'importe que le temps et les invasions aient passée. Cette musique transperce encore nos cœurs et nous fait rêver des temps anciens.

Clyde , Tegernos Uenias Cones Senas Gobas Tris Canauones.

[ClydeTriCanauos]

Hello,

L'internet est parfois magique et c'est pour nous une merveilleuse découverte.

Merci.

Clyde TriCanauos, Tegernos Uenias Cones Senas Gobas Tris Canauones.

[Criticalizzy]

I love Sileas. I have one of their CD's and I wore it out - seriously, it's unplayable. I cannot find any Sileas recordings. Why?

[luganotron]

beautiful images! It's a shame you can't use FinalCut...

But the video is perfectly edited, and the music fits very well. Compliments!

I knew Mary McMaster a few years ago - I was the sound engineer for her concert in Friuli/Italy (very lucky for this). Beautiful girl!!!! And friendly and sunny as the scottish people can be. I love her!!!!!!!

[SpeedOfDark186Kmps]

I saw the MP3 album on amazon for $6.99. They also have the CD $14.71 new. I think that I will go buy the MP3 album right now.

[Criticalizzy]

Play On Light -- that's the CD that I love. I wish I could buy it - mine's worn out... can't find it anywhere. Is it out of production?

[Criticalizzy]

I don't have Beating Harps but another CD of theirs, and I've 'loved it' so much on my CD player that it's worn out beyond playability. I, too, want more Sileas!

[metalbearuk]

Vocally, these ladies are quite Mellow Candle- ish, which is a good thing!

[seancoppinger]

oooh pleeease put more up, I had the albums pinched and can only find beating harps on cd