by Kenneth Macleod (1872 - 1955)
Eilean mo Chridh
Language: Scots Gaelic
Mo chridhe fo lèon, ochoin, nach fhaod mi bhi ann! Mo chridhe fo lèon, ochoin, nach fhaod mi bhi thall, Mo chridhe fo dhìobhail Righ! nach robh mise thall, An eilean mo chridh, 'sfo thaobhghil leiter nam beann. Sior iargain 'nam chom is fonn an eilein 'nam chluais, Sior chrònan nan allt 'san deannruith siaradh gu cuan, Sior ghàirich nan stuadh sior bhualadh shios agus shuas, Is nigheanag nan dual ri duan fo leiter nam beann. Mo chridhe fo lèon, ochoin, nach fhaod mi bhi thall, Mo chridhe fo dhìobhail Righ! nach robh mise thall, An eilean mo ghaoil 'sfo thaobhghil leiter nam beann, Tha cuid de mo shluagh 'nan suain an eilean mo ghraidh, Tha cuid diubh 'nan duisg ri urnuigh dhion air mo sgàth, 'S cha chaill mi mo dhùil 's mo run, mun criochnaich mo lá, Gu'n till mi, dheoin Dia, gu m'iarrtus, leiter nam beann. Mo chridhe fo lèon, ochoin, nach fhaod mi bhi ann, Mo chridhe fo lèon, ochoin, nach fhaod mi bhi thall, Mo chridhe fo dhìobhail Righ! nach robh mise thall, An eilean mo chridh, 'sfo thaobhghil leiter nam beann.
After a traditional Scots Gaelic song from the Hebrides
Text Authorship:
- by Kenneth Macleod (1872 - 1955) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser (1857 - 1930), "Eilean mo Chridh", published 1917 [medium voice and piano], London: Boosey & Hawkes [ sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, a translation by Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser (1857 - 1930) ; composed by Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser.
Other available translations, adaptations or excerpts, and transliterations (if applicable):
- ENG English (Kenneth Macleod)
Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]
This text was added to the website: 2019-04-09
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Word count: 187