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Julie Fowlis (born 20 June 1978 on North Uist, Outer Hebrides) is a Scottish folk singer and multi-instrumentalist who sings primarily in Scottish Gaelic. Fowlis won the Horizon award at the 2006 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, won Folk Singer of The Year at the 2008 awards, and was nominated for the Folk Singer of the Year award at the 2007 awards.
British broadcaster Mark Radcliffe hailed her voice and songs as “enchanting, beguiling and as fascinating
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A simple version of Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird a' Chuain by Julie Fowlis. I came up with this version of
the English translation, as it can be rhymed and sung normally, while the original translation could not.
You can find the original translation here:
http://www.celticlyricscorner.net/fowlis/tha.htm
CHORDS (repeated for each verse):
C Em F G
C Em
F Em G7 C
F Em Am G
C Em
F Em G7 C
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C Em
Feasgar ciùin an tùs a' Chèitein On a quiet may evening,
F G
Nuair bha 'n ialtag anns na speuran When the bat was in the skies
C ( G ) Em
Chualaim rìbhinn òg 's i deurach I heard a tearful young maiden
F Em G7 C
'Seinn fo sgàil nan geugan uain' Singing beneath open skies
F Em
Bha a' ghrian 'sa chuan gu sìoladh No stars yet graced the sky
Am G
'S reult cha d' èirich anns an iarmailt And sun was setting on the seas,
C Em
Nuair a sheinn an òigh gu cianail When the young girl sang sorrowfully
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Thòisich dealt na h-oidhch' ri tùirling The night's dew began to fall
F G
'S lùb am braon gu caoin na flùrain Each bloom did softly yield
C Em
Shèid a' ghaoth 'na h-oiteig chùbhraidh The wind blew in fragrant breeze
F Em G7 C
Beatha 's ùrachd do gach cluan Bringing life to every field
F Em
Ghleus an nighneag fonn a h-òrain The girl softly sang her tune,
Am G
Sèimh is ciùin mar dhriùchd an Òg-mhìos Notes drifting on the breeze
C Em
'S bha an t-sèisd seo 'g èirigh 'n còmhnaidh And this chorus always mourning
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Chiar an latha is dheàrrs' na reultan Day darkened, stars shone
F G
Sheòl an rè measg neul nan speuran Setting course amongst the clouds
C Em
Shuidh an òigh, bha 'bròn 'ga lèireadh The maiden sat, quiet and brooding
F Em G7 C
'S cha robh dèigh air tàmh no suain Singing sadly but so proud
F Em
Theann mi faisg air reult nan òg-bhean I moved closer to the sound
Am G
Sheinn mu 'gaol air chuan 'bha seòladh Pining her love on the sea
C Em
O bu bhinn a caoidhrean brònach How sweet, her sad lament,
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Rinn an ceòl le deòin mo thàladh The music called to me
F G
Dlùth do rìbinn donn nam blàth-shul Bringing me to her side
C Em
'S i ag ùrnaigh ris an Àrd-Rìgh And she prayed to our lord
F Em G7 C
"Dìon mo ghràdh 'th' air àird a' chuain" "Bring him back with the tide"
F Em
Bha a cridh' le gaol gu sgàineadh Tears fell unbidden, freely
Am G
Nuair a ghlac mi fhèin air làimh i When I took her by the hand
C Em
"Siab do dheòir, do ghaol tha sàbhailt "Wipe your eyes, your love is safe
F Em G7 C
Thill mi slàn bhàrr àird a' chuain" "I am safetly back on land"
the English translation, as it can be rhymed and sung normally, while the original translation could not.
You can find the original translation here:
http://www.celticlyricscorner.net/fowlis/tha.htm
CHORDS (repeated for each verse):
C Em F G
C Em
F Em G7 C
F Em Am G
C Em
F Em G7 C
---------------
C Em
Feasgar ciùin an tùs a' Chèitein On a quiet may evening,
F G
Nuair bha 'n ialtag anns na speuran When the bat was in the skies
C ( G ) Em
Chualaim rìbhinn òg 's i deurach I heard a tearful young maiden
F Em G7 C
'Seinn fo sgàil nan geugan uain' Singing beneath open skies
F Em
Bha a' ghrian 'sa chuan gu sìoladh No stars yet graced the sky
Am G
'S reult cha d' èirich anns an iarmailt And sun was setting on the seas,
C Em
Nuair a sheinn an òigh gu cianail When the young girl sang sorrowfully
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Thòisich dealt na h-oidhch' ri tùirling The night's dew began to fall
F G
'S lùb am braon gu caoin na flùrain Each bloom did softly yield
C Em
Shèid a' ghaoth 'na h-oiteig chùbhraidh The wind blew in fragrant breeze
F Em G7 C
Beatha 's ùrachd do gach cluan Bringing life to every field
F Em
Ghleus an nighneag fonn a h-òrain The girl softly sang her tune,
Am G
Sèimh is ciùin mar dhriùchd an Òg-mhìos Notes drifting on the breeze
C Em
'S bha an t-sèisd seo 'g èirigh 'n còmhnaidh And this chorus always mourning
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Chiar an latha is dheàrrs' na reultan Day darkened, stars shone
F G
Sheòl an rè measg neul nan speuran Setting course amongst the clouds
C Em
Shuidh an òigh, bha 'bròn 'ga lèireadh The maiden sat, quiet and brooding
F Em G7 C
'S cha robh dèigh air tàmh no suain Singing sadly but so proud
F Em
Theann mi faisg air reult nan òg-bhean I moved closer to the sound
Am G
Sheinn mu 'gaol air chuan 'bha seòladh Pining her love on the sea
C Em
O bu bhinn a caoidhrean brònach How sweet, her sad lament,
F Em G7 C
"Tha mo ghaol air àird a' chuain" "My love is on the seas"
C Em
Rinn an ceòl le deòin mo thàladh The music called to me
F G
Dlùth do rìbinn donn nam blàth-shul Bringing me to her side
C Em
'S i ag ùrnaigh ris an Àrd-Rìgh And she prayed to our lord
F Em G7 C
"Dìon mo ghràdh 'th' air àird a' chuain" "Bring him back with the tide"
F Em
Bha a cridh' le gaol gu sgàineadh Tears fell unbidden, freely
Am G
Nuair a ghlac mi fhèin air làimh i When I took her by the hand
C Em
"Siab do dheòir, do ghaol tha sàbhailt "Wipe your eyes, your love is safe
F Em G7 C
Thill mi slàn bhàrr àird a' chuain" "I am safetly back on land"
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