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from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

An gille dubh ciar‑dubh
 (Sung text for setting by Anonymous)
 Matches base text
Language: Scots Gaelic 
Cha dirich mi bruthach, 's cha siubhail mi mòinteach,
Dh'fhalbh mo ghuth einn 's scha seinn mi òran,
Cha chaidil mi uair o Luan gu DiDòmhnaich.
'S mo ghille dubh ciardubh tighinn fo m'ùidh,
'S mo ghille dubh ciardubh tighinn fo m'ùidh.

Is truagh nach robh mise 's an gille dubh ciardubh
An aodainn na beinne Fo shileadh nan siantan,
An lagan beag fasaich no'n àiteigin diomhair,
'S cha ghabh mi fear liath 's tu tighinn fo m'ùidh,
'S cha ghabh mi fear liath 's tu tighinn fo m'ùidh.

Mo ghille dubh bòidheach, ge gòrach le càch thu
Dheanainn do phòsadh gun deòin do mo chàirdean,
Is shiubhlainn leat fada Feadh lagan is fhàsach,
'S cha ghabh mi fear liath 's tu tighinn fo m'ùidh,
Mo ghille dubh liath 's tu tighinn fo m'ùidh.
Traditional Scottish air taken down from Ann Macneill, from Barra

Composition:

    Set to music by Anonymous/Unidentified Artist , "An gille dubh ciar-dubh", published 1908 [ voice and piano ], from Songs of the Hebrides, no. 1, London, Boosey & Co. ; traditional Scottish, arranged by Marjory Kennedy-Fraser

Text Authorship:

  • from Volkslieder (Folksongs)

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Available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):

  • ENG English [singable] (Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser) , "A 13th Century Love Lilt"


Researcher for this page: Barbara Miller

This text was added to the website: 2012-08-10
Line count: 15
Word count: 134

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