© by Caitríona Ní Chléirchín (b. 1978)
Translation Singable translation by Mícheál Ó hAodha (b. 1969)
Voice
Language: English after the Irish (Gaelic)
This morning I heard the voice of a seagull And my soul took flight Far, far away Across waves And oceans Away, far away I travelled to an island To a faraway shore I listened for the waves I read the sky I saw clouds sail past and all the times that were gone I saw the last faint traces of time ran-on
Text Authorship:
- Singable translation by Mícheál Ó hAodha (b. 1969) [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]
Based on:
- a text in Irish (Gaelic) by Caitríona Ní Chléirchín (b. 1978), appears in Crithloinnir, first published 2010, copyright ©
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Ann Cleare (b. 1983), "Voice", 2019 [ baritone and piano ], from Ceo, Glór, Eitilt, no. 2, also set in Irish (Gaelic) [sung text checked 1 time]
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This text was added to the website: 2025-11-14
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Word count: 63