Clannad - An Bealach Seo 'tá Romhainn

Clannad are a Grammy Award-winning Irish musical group, from Gweedore (Gaoth Dobhair), County Donegal. 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.

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. 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.

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. Moya, Ciarán, Noel and Pádraig embarked on their first UK tour in over 10 years in the Spring of 2008, starting in Gateshead.

LYRICS (also known as An Bealach Seo 'tá Romham)

Is minic mé ag smaoitiú
Is mé ag féachaint ar gach taobh dom
Is feicim sluaite daoiní
Eadar aosta agus óg
'S iad fá dheifre shíoraí
Ag siúl a' bealach céanna
Ina bhfuil mé féin go cloíte
Ag taisteal leo sa ród

Is leanfaidh siad a choíche
Is saint ina gcroíthe
Ag bailiú leo maoin shaolta
Ó mhaidin go neoin
Tá mise ag leanstan daofa
Ní bhfaighidh mé sos ná scríste
Go sroichí mé ceann scríbeadh
Sa bhealach seo 'tá romham

Is iomaí cor is lúbadh
Sa turas chun na huaighe
Is iomaí ábhar buartha
'Casfar ort sa tslí
Ach 's fusa iad a shárú
Le greann agus le gáire
'S a bheith i gcónaí sásta
Nó a theacht le toil an Rí

Is cuma cad é atá i ndán domh
Ag Dia amháin atá a fhios ag sin
Ní bheidh mé choíche cráite
Le buaireamh ná brón
Ach cuirfidh mé mo dhóchas
I nDia mhór na Glóire
Is dhéanfaidh sé mo threorú
Sa bhealach seo 'tá romhainn

Category:

Music

Tags:

• irish
• folk
• new
• age
• celtic
• gaelic
• gaeilge
• amhran
• moya
• maire
• brennan
• enya
• gaoth
• dobhair
• donegal
• rare

[zinpressinn0815]

ich liebe diese musik

[jingwu42]

@beirbuadh but we have been pagen for the rest of our existance

[Biervampy]

@zinpressinn0815 Is maith liom an ceol seo, freisin. (In der Sprache in der das Lied geschrieben ist: Ich mag diese Musik auch. :-))

[NormbrettaMod]

@jingwu42

we haven't always had religion you know...

[PAGANRoots]

@beirbuadh: I seriously hope you're being sarcastic?

[irishhistoryman]

@kealyc Gaeilge was spoken in south Kilkenny up to 1949 and these native speakers have been recorded. So Leinster Gaeilge no longer has living native speakers, written and oral records of it does exist.

[RunrigFan]

Is this song on the lp edition?

[beirbuadh]

I get a great rush of Gaelic pride every time I listen to this. Bród na nGaedhil. If there was any song that would make you pound your fist on a table with blood hot in your veins, and images in the mind harking back to the golden age of our warriors, and last stand of Gaelic Ireland - this is it. I especially love the line ' I'll put my hopes in the one God of Glory' (Christ) !!!!! and for anyone who may dispute this - don't forget we Irish have been Christian for 1500 years.

[shetumare]

Completely nice..nice ... Clannad music is an excellent experience...this song is one of my fav clannad songs

[Villagejonesy]

This song is so beautiful. I have almost all of Clannad's albums, including this first one, but somehow I never focused on this song before. Long live sportymike! Thanks for posting.

[Villagejonesy]

Ich auch! Ich habe diese Gruppe in Berkeley, California gesehen, in die 80er Jahren. Es war toll!