Gaelic Song : The Rankin Family: Gillean Mo Run

This was recorded quite a while ago , in Scotland.
(translation further down)
Chorus:
'S e gillean mo ruin a thogadh mo sunnd,
'S i so a' Bhliadhn' Or thug solas dhuinn:
'S e gillean mo ruin a thogadh oirnn sunnd.

Air m'uilinn 's an leabaidh an am dol a chadal,
Gun d'fhairich mi Challuinn 's gun chord i rium.

Chualas na duain am briathran nam buadh,
"Thoir botul a nuas 's an toisich sinn".

'S e gillean mo ghraidh a thainig o'n bhlar,
Le'n cotaichean sgarlaid 's boidheach iad.

S e gillean mo chridhe a sheinneadh an fhidheall,
Bu mhiann le clann-nighean bhi comhla riuth'.

'S i fidheall nan teud a sheinneadh gu reidh,
'S gun cuireadh i ceud an ordugh dhuinn.

'S aighearrach mi o'n rinneadh an t-sith,
'S mo bheannachd do'n Righ thug forladh dhuinn.

Its the boys I love that would lift my mood
This is the New yer that gave us joy
Its the boys I love that would lift our mood

I was resting on my elbow in bed, at sleeping time,
I heard the Calends (New Year) and I enjoyed it.

We heard the song in the words of victory
"Take a bottle down and we will begin".

The boys I love have come from the batttle
looking good in their scarlet coats.

The boys of my heart play the fiddle
The girls like to be with them

The stringed fiddle sings so sweetly
Would set a hundred in order for us.

I am happy since peace has been declared My blessings on the king who granted us leave.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Rankin
• Family
• Cape
• Breton
• Gaelic
• Gaidhlig

[koodibabe]

this song is so catchy...i can't stop listening to it!!! does nyone know the translation for this song??

[UISTMAN59]

Rough translation now added to the more info bit :-)

[ltsutherland]

Lowland Scots don't just speak English, they speak Lallans Scots which is related to English but a distinct dialect was an institutionalised language, (read rabbie Burns .)The Scots originally Gaelic speaking, probably came over around 1500 years ago. The Kennedy's came over in the 1300's but the MacDonalds always lived in Scotland (they were the Lords of the Isles man!) though they had land in Ireland. My cousin can understand Irish speakers a wee bit apparently.

[UISTMAN59]

Its hard to say for sure whether the Kennedys came over from Ireland at all, far less when! To say the MacDonalds always lived in Scotland is to ignore their whole history before the 13thc when King Haakon IV of Norway made Angus Mor son of Donald "Lord of Islay" . How many MacDonalds were there at that time? Not many I would say. The chief of Clan Donald became Lord of the Isles some time around the mid 14th c. Even then a great number of his "clan" would not be surnamed MacDonald.

[lorgain2]

Evicted from their homes in the Highland clearances, they clung to their native language, what a thing of beauty it is, the Gaels can not be defeated.

[iheartcb59]

The 3 Rankin Sisters recorded this song at a much slower tempo on their Christmas album "do you hear...". It is actually called "A'Challuinn (The New Year)". The liner notes say that this song still remains popular in Inverness Co., Cape Breton, and is a celebratory song about a special New Year's homecoming by soldiers from war. Origins in Lochaber, Scotland. Hope that helps to answer your question.

[dbot66]

nice

[UISTMAN59]

Thanks schuylerlola . Tapadh leat :-)

[schuylerlola]

This is Scottish Gaelic. Actually. I'm studying it right now, and it is definitely Scottish Gaelic.

[angu31a]

Im From Harris and speak Scottish Gealic Fluently. I can understand certain irish gealic words.

[blitzkrieg4334]

BEUTIFUL SONG!!!

[SuperColossal33]

well the dialect is like "Cape Breton Scottish Gaelic" or something, there's slight differences, but they are practically the same.