Received: from PACIFIC-CARRIER-ANNEX.MIT.EDU by po8.MIT.EDU (5.61/4.7) id AA04399; Fri, 2 Oct 98 14:56:24 EDT Received: from xkey.com by MIT.EDU with SMTP id AA17968; Fri, 2 Oct 98 14:56:21 EDT Received: (from majordomo@localhost) by xkey.com id LAA05029 for minstrel-outgoing; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:43:25 -0700 Received: (from smtp@localhost) by xkey.com id LAA05023 for ; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 11:43:24 -0700 Received: from wcuvax1.wcu.edu(152.30.1.2) by xkey.com via smtp (V1.3) id sma005018; Fri Oct 2 11:43:16 1998 Received: from WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU by WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU (PMDF V5.1-9 #24282) id <01J2HYUJAI1S938IO2@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU> for minstrel@pbm.com; Fri, 2 Oct 1998 14:43:10 EST Date: Fri, 02 Oct 1998 14:43:10 -0500 (EST) From: mn13189@WCUVAX1.WCU.EDU Subject: minstrel: Griogal Cridhe (Beloved Gregor) To: Minstrel Mailing List Message-Id: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-minstrel@rt.com Precedence: bulk Since my first mentiono f this song I have had several people wite me privately and request the lyrics. So here they are! One thing before I give the lyrics, though--does anyone have the lyrics to a (post-period) song called Jack Haggarty? Thanks. (The spellings are all in modern Gaelic, which differs from period forms of the language. I'm not even going to attempt period spelling an punctuation, though!! The modern is hard enough!) GRIOGAL CRIDHE (Beloved Gregor) by Lady Macgregor, 1570. This song is a lament and lullaby, composed by teh wife of the cheif of the Clan MacGregor of Glenstrae, who was executed at taymouth Castle, Perthshire, on April 7th, 1570. This is one of the ealiest recorded songs in gaelic. The chorus (obhan obhan obhan, etc. . .) is made up of nonsense words, meant only to convey emotion, not meaning. Therefore there is no literal translation. It should be on teh second, up-coming Atlantian recording, sung by myself, but it has also been recorded by Mac-talla on their CD _...mairidh gaol is ceol_, among other artists. The fisrt version is Gaelic. The second is a phonetic pronunciation. The third is English. Moch maduinn air Latha Lunasd' Mi sugradh mar ri m' ghradh Ach mu'n tainig meadhon latha Bha mo chridhe air a chradh 'S iomadh oihche fhliuch is thioram Side nan seachd sian Gheibheadh Griogal dhomh-sa creagan Ris an gabhainn dion Obhan obhan obhan iri Obhan iri o Obhan obhan obhan iri 'S mor mo mhulad 's mor Nuair bhios mnathan og a' bhaile Nochd nan cadel seimh 'S ann bhios mis' aig bruaich do lice Bualadh mo dha laimh Chaneil ubham idir agam 'S ubhlan uil' aig cach 'S ann tha m'ubhal cubhraidh canail 'S cul a chinn ri lar ---------- Moch madain yair oh-a Lunas Me shoor grav mar reem gra Ak mun tanig me on loo-ah Va moo cree-ah air ah crah Shay may gaik a-look as ye-dam Sheek chan in-chack shee-an Yo-aik giri-gal oh-say creegan Reesh an go-hain shion Ovan ovan ovan iri ovan iri oh ovan ovan ovan irir smoor mo mulad smoor Nar vis nahan oag a vall-ay Nock nan cadel shay San vis mishaig bru-aik do leek ay bual-ah mo ya lam Anyway oo-lan eechir agam Soo lan oo-leg cach San ha moo-all coo-ree canil Scool ah heen ri lar ----------- Early morning on Lammas Day I sported with my love But by midday My heart was wounded Many nights wet and dry In the worst of weather Gregor would find me a rock Where I could shelter obhan obhan... etc. Great is my distress When the young wives of the village Tonight are sleeping soundly I'll be at your graveside Beating my two hands I have no apples While all others have My sweet-spiced apple Lies withe the back of his head to the ground "I brought ye to the ring. Now dance best ye can." -------------------------- Matthew Allen Newsome | Lard Eogan Og Mac Labruinn curator/historical consultant | Sangster of Scotland&Atlantia Scottish Tartans Museum | Chronicler, MSoB & Heritage Center | Companion of the Pearl http://intertekweb.com/tartans/ | Clan Og, SCA | "IT'S ONLY A GAME!" --------------------"Bring Forrit The Tartan"--------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, send email to majordomo@pbm.com containing the words "unsubscribe minstrel". If you are subscribed to the digest version, say "unsubscribe minstrel-digest". To contact a human about problems, send mail to owner-minstrel@pbm.com