Celtic Music - Various Artists

[Hagar]

Alan Stivell - Brian Boru - Lyrics in both Gaeilge 7 Breton and translation into English

Green parts are as Gaeilge, Blue parts are in Breton

[Hagar]

The Chieftains - O Neill's March - Mairseal Ó Neil

[Hagar]

The Dubliners - Dublin in the rare auld times

[jembo]

[Hagar]

Two versions of my favourite song/tune

Samhradh, samhradh, thugamar féin an samhradh linn.








Gaeilge
Bábóg na Bealtaine, maighdean an tSamhraidh,
Suas gach cnoc is síos gach gleann,
Cailíní maiseacha bán-gheala gléasta,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.

Thugamar linn é ón gcoill chraobhaigh,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.
Samhradh buí ó luí na gréine,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.

Tá an fhuiseog ag seinm ‘sag luascadh sna spéartha,
Áthas do lá is bláth ar chrann.
Tá an chuach is an fhuiseog ag seinm le pléisiúr,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.

Samhradh, samhradh, bainne na ngamhna,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.
Samhradh buí na nóinín glégeal,
Thugamar féin an samhradh linn.


Béarla
Mayday doll, maiden of Summer
up every hill and down every glen,
Beautiful girls, radiant and shining,
We have brought the Summer in.

Summer, Summer, milk of the calves,
We have brought the Summer in.
Yellow summer of clear bright daisies,
We have brought the Summer in.

We brought it in from the leafy woods,
We have brought the Summer in.
Yellow Summer from the time of the sunset,
We have brought the Summer in.

Summer, Summer, milk of the calves,
We have brought the Summer in.
Yellow summer of clear bright daisies,
We have brought the Summer in.

The lark is singing and swinging around in the skies,
Joy for the dat and the flower on the trees.
The cuckoo and the lark are singing with pleasure,
We have brought the Summer in.

Summer, Summer, milk of the calves,
We have brought the Summer in.
Yellow summer of clear bright daisies,
We have brought the Summer in.

[jembo]

[Zurn]

This is not really Celtic Music, it´s a Medieval Rock band from Germany.
The lyrics are Irish, Rea Garvey wrote the lyrics for the band.
I think it´s an awesome song.

[cogito]

Clannad

Just listening to Máire Ní Bhraonáin being interviewed on the radio. From the ITV series Harry's Game made in 1982... think it got them on Top Of The Pops.

[jembo]

[KatieMorag]

Just listening to Máire Ní Bhraonáin being interviewed on the radio. From the ITV series Harry's Game made in 1982... think it got them on Top Of The Pops.

One of my all-time favourites, Cogs.....thanks.

[KatieMorag]

I've never really rated Sinead O'Connor, but I think this is beautiful.....

[cogito]

I've never really rated Sinead O'Connor, but I think this is beautiful.....

I can't stand the waggin either... but I agree - it's a great version.

Did Kate Bush do a cover also a while back ?

[KatieMorag]

It would seem so......just looked on youtube, but, in spite of the fact that I was Kate's biggest fan in the late 70s, I'd have to say Sinead's version is better. (Kate of course had an Irish mother, incidentally, which perhaps influenced her interest in Irish music).

[Hagar]

Would ye lookit the head on Christy!