Julie Fowlis - Ged A Sheòl Mi Air M' Aineol

From 'Mar a tha mo chridhe' by Julie Fowlis.

Lyrics:

Sèist:
Ged a sheòl mi air m' aineol
Cha laigh smalan air mi' inntinn
Ged a sheòl mi air m' aineol

'S ann à Boston a sheòl sinn
Dol air bhoidse chun na h-Ìnnsinn

Rinn sinn còrdadh ri captain
Air a' bhàrc a bha rìomhach

Trì latha roimh na Nollaig
Thàinig oirnn an droch shìde

Shèid i cruaidh oirnn le frasan
'S clachan mheallain a bha millteach

Cha robh ròpa 's cha robh òirleach
Nuair a reoth ann nach robh trì ann

Chaill sinn craiceann ar làmhan
Bha ar gàirdeanan sgìth dheth

Cha còignear nan seasamh
'S bha seachdnar nan sìneadh

Trì latha is trì oidhche
'S mi ri chuibhle ri droch shìde

Nuair a labhair an captain
"Illean tapaidh na dìobraibh

Nuair a ruigeas sibh cala
Bidh ur drama dhuibh cinnteach

Tha lionn-diubh aig mo mhàthair
Is dùil aic' nach till mi


English Translation:
Chorus (after each verse):

Although I sailed to foreign countries
Sadness did not linger in my mind
Although I sailed to foreign countries

We sailed from Boston
On a voyage to the Indies

We came to an agreement with a skipper
Of a handsome ship

Three days before Christmas
Bad weather descended upon us

The wind blew strongly with rain
And stinging hailstones

When the inch-thick ropes froze
They became three inches in girth

We lost the skin of our hands
And our arms were tired of the struggle

Five of the crewmembers were standing
And seven were prone

I spent three days and three nights
At the wheel during the storm

That is when the skipper said
"Do not yield, stout-hearted lads

When you reach port
"Your dram will be certain"

My mother is dejected
Because she does not expect me to return

Category:

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• Gàidhlig
• Scots
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[UISTMAN59]

Sann agad a tha na orain sgoinneal ach nach tu a tha math airson na leisgeadaran a thalaldh nuair nach amais iad air faclan an oran a lorg :-)

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[animalunaris]

Tha mi duilich, Chan eil mi tuigsin 'leisgeadaran' is 'a thaladh', de na facail seo? Tha mi ach ag ionnsachadh agus chan eil faclair gu math air-loidhne! ;)

[Robertmacdonald1986]

De tha na faclan airson ant-oran seo?

[animalunaris]

Ar an eolas >

[Eeekxx]

What a cool language. :3

[martharoyce]

It's such a beautiful language. I wish I could speak it but I can't even read it.

[martharoyce]

I travelled France when I was 5-6 for 7 months in a caravan. Truly the best days of my life and some of my most cherished memories were spent there.:)

[martharoyce]

@baobubs Thankyou. May I ask, how and where did you learn Scottish Gaelic? I would love to learn but ,living in the part of Devon that I do, there is really nothing interesting to do or anything like this. I agree that it is the perfect language for beautiful songs like this one.

[baobubs]

@martharoyce. when i type it, i usually translate to the english sound... so "smi-shuh Robert, kim-mer uh huhshiv?" (my name's robert, how are you?) To which you could reply "hah gu mah, tah-puh leh-eev" (i'm well thank you). It's spoken very smoothly, NOT like german -- so it's the ideal language for singing beautiful songs!

[marconatrix]

@ninodelbayble Cha chuala mi riamh a leithid 'sa bheula :-)

[ninodelbayble]

Se oran beurla bha seo uair ga robh saoghal.Bheil mi ceart no cearr?...........

[nbr1631]

Although I sailed to foreign countries.....says it all.What a beautiful language!

[Lisnageeragh]

@xKandiKatZombies This lady is a rare genius indeed!

[xKandiKatZombies]

i'm only part Scottish..

But i have to say,

i LOVE this song, really brings out

a vivid image of a voyage. :)

I was thinking about learning about

italian but it's too common, and i have no interest.

I can't wait to engage in the Scottish culture! (: