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Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhr​í​de - Beannacht Uaim Siar

from Oran Bagraidh by Various

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(Irish Gaelic) 16th Century

Ireland and Scotland shared the same culture for centuries, and people, especially poets and musicians, often travelled back and forward between the two countries.

This poem was written by a 16th century Irish poet during an enforced stay in Scotland. The period seems to be at the close of the 16th century, and the subject of the poem is the love and longing of the exile, which is very common in modern Irish verse.

lyrics

Beannacht siar uaim go hÉirinn,
críoch mín sleachta saoir-Fhéilim:
buime ar n-oileamhna is í soin,
ní doidhealbha í ar fhéchoin.

Cúrfa
Ì hòro is na hòro eile, bhuam as Albain dhut a mh’ eudaill
Í hóro beir mo beannacht siar, siar go tír na hÉireann.

Siar ó Albain na n-eas mbinn
beannacht uaimse go hÉirinn:
críoch bhreicmhín as mhín moighe,
seintír mar thír tarngoire.

Beannacht go baile Phádruig,
Ard Mhacha am mhúir mhíonfhádbhuig,
‘sgo ríoghDhoire na sreabh seang,
Treabh as líonmhaire léigheann.

Le díoghrais go Dún na nGall
Beannacht uaim arís anall:
Sí shaoilim do fhóir mh’aicme,
Róimh aoibhinn ar n-adhlaicne.

English translation
A blessing westward from me to Ireland,
smooth land of the progeny of noble Féilim:
she is the mother who nursed us;
she is not uncomely to look upon.

Chorus
Ì hòro is na hòro eile, from Scotland to you, my dear
Í hóro convey my blessing over, over to the country of Ireland.

Westward from Scotland of the melodious waterfalls,
a blessing from me to Ireland,
smooth varied region with smooth plains,
an ancient land like to the Land of Promise.

A blessing to Patrick’s city,
Armagh of the wall smooth and soft-sodded,
and to royal Derry of the slender streams,
a home where learning is most plentiful.

To Donegal with sincerity
I send a blessing or two again;
pleasant sanctuary of our burial,
he methinks it is that has helped my kindred.

credits

from Oran Bagraidh, track released February 2, 2019
Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde: voice, harmonium
Josie Duncan: harp, voice
Conor Caldwell: fiddle

Words traditional
Melody by Doimnic Mac Giolla Bhríde

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