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Irish pronounciation for this song?
Could you help me with how to pronounce this in Irish? Or maybe do you know of a website with a feature that would do so? Or maybe a recording?
It would be of great help to me!
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Is thíos i nGort na Saileán
sea casadh dom mo rún
Ba luath a cos ar féar ann
is ba luaineach a leagan siúil
Sé dúirt sí liom bheith suaimhneach
mar a fhásann duilliúr is bláth
Ach bhí mise óg is uaibhreach
is níor éist mé le guth mo ghrá.
Is thíos cois abhann go déanamh
sea sheas mé le mo ghrá
Gualainn ar ghualainn le chéile
is leag sí orm lámh
Sé dúirt sí liom bheith suaimhneach
mar a fhásann féar aníos
Ach bhí mise óg is uaibhreach
'stá na deora anois mo chloí
Is thíos i nGort na Saileán
sea casadh dom mo rún...
3 Answers
- cenfath26Lv 41 decade agoFavorite Answer
I must have a different canúint (dialect) I'd pronounce some of the words differently - there's lots of different accents and pronunciations in Irish - I'm from Munster and I'd find Connaught Irish difficult to understand for example. This is how I'd pronounce it:
is he-us ih nurt nah salawn
sha cosa thum muh roon
ba loo-a a cus ar fair awn
is baah loo-nock a lagin shool
shay thoort shee lum veh soovknock
mar a awsan dilluur is blaw
ock vee misha og (long o as in low) is oovrock
is near aysht may leh guth mo graw
is he-us cush owan guh jay-nuv
sha shass may le (short e) muh graw
goolin ar goolin le (short e) kayla
is laag she urum lawv
shay thoort she lum veth soovknock
mar a awsan fair an-ish
ock vee misha og (long o, as in low) is oovrock
sthaw na dyoora anish muh klee
is he-us ih nurt nah salawn
sha cosa thum muh roon
It's a beautiful song - Down by the Salley Gardens
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Down_By_The_Salley_Ga...
Midi file available here - it'll give you the general air but it'd be well worth buying one of the recordings listed on the wikipedia site to hear it properly it's lovely.
- Anonymous5 years ago
This is what I found (the song title is "Buachaill On Eirne" instead of Come By The Hills!): I am a boy from Ireland and I'd coax a nice young girl, I wouldn't ask for a dowry with her, I'm rich enough myself, I own Cork, big as it is both sides of the glen and Tyrone, And if I don't change my ways I'll be the heir for County Mayo. (This is the end of the verse you requested, but there is more!) Cow herding, my Leo, I did not never practice, But playing and drinking with new young women by the mountain. If I lost my wealth and I don't think I lost my sense, And your kiss is no more to me than a show worn for a year. My love and treasure, don't marry the old grey man, But marry a young man, my Leo, even though he lives but a year, Or you'll still be without a daughter or son above you, Crying in the afternoon or in the morning hard. I have learned to sing this song in Irish Gaelic by listening and singing along with Clannad, with the Gaelic lyrics printed in front of me.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Im live in ireland and im in school. we do about 2 hours irish a day so i know what im doing lol!! I'll do it in phonetics:
is thee-us ih nyort nah salaahn
sa casa dum muh roon
ba loo-a a cus air far on
is baah loo-nock a lagin shuul
shay doortch she lum veh soomnack
mar a faasan dilluur is blaah
aak vee misha oog is oohvrach
is near aysht may leh guth mo graa
is thee-us cus aahvan guh jay-nuv
sa h-yas may leh muh graah
gooilin air gwilin le chayla
is laag she urum laahv
shay doortch she lum veth suu-nach
mar a aahsan far an-ish
ahk vee misha oohg is oohbhrack
staah na duhra anish muh chlee
is thee-us ih nyort nah salaahn
sa casa dum muh roon
hope it helps!!