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| Northern Europe: Ireland | |
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| Fáilte Don Éan Welcome to the bird | |
Original text | |
Fáilte don éan is binne ar chraoibh Labhras ar caoin na dtor le gréin; Domsa is fada tuirse an tsaoil Nach bhfeiceann í le teacht an fhéir Cluinim, cé nach bhfeicim a gné Seinnm an éan darb ainm cuach; Amharc uirthi i mbarra géag Mo thuirse ghéar nach mise fuair Gach neach dá bhfeiceann cruth an éin Amharc Éireann deas is tuaidh Blátha na dtulca ar gach taoibh Dóibh is aoibhinn bheith dá lua Mo thuirse nach bhfuaireas bua ar m'amharc d'fháil Go bhfeicim ar uaigneas uaisle an duilliúir ag fás! Cuid de mo ghruaim – ní ghluaisim chun cruinnithe le cách Ar amharc na gcuach ar bhruach na coille go sámh | |
English Translation | |
I can hear it, though I cannot see her, The chant of the bird they call cuckoo; To look on her in the branches above 'Tis my bitter grief that I don't have that gift. Each one may behold the charm of the bird, For all Ireland is gazing, north and south, With all of the flowers on the hills around, And everyone can speak of such things with delight. Refrain My sorrow that I did not receive the gift of sight So that in my loneliness I could watch the beauty of the leaves as they grow! Part of my sadness – I'm not along with all those people As they go at their leisure to watch the cuckoos at the forest's rim. Credits Song: Irish Gaelic folk song Text: Séamus Dall Mac Cuarta Composer: Michael McGlynn Choir: Anúna Soloist Cait Frizzell Music video: Courtesy of ANÚNA - M'ANAM Text & translation: anuna.bandcamp.com Copyright: Fair use principle, for educational purposes. | |
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