Ard Tí Chuain lyrics

KathleenMcCabe

I'm looking to find the irish lyrics to this song. I can find the english translation as translated by Joan O'Hara.

I've had a look in the traditional music archives online and as of yet no result.

Thanks

Kathleen

KathleenMcCabe

I have managed to get the irish lyrics so will post here for anyone who might want them...

I got them from a gentleman who used to work in a printers about 40 years ago and one of the jobs in his apprentiships was to print a load of songs on a record sleeve and as it turns out, Ard Tí Chuain was one of those songs.

Dá mbeinn féin in Ard Tí Chuain
In aice an tsléibhe úd atá i bhad uaim
B'annamh líom gan dul ar cuairt
Go Gleann na gCuach De Domhnaigh.

Agus och, och Éire uilig is ó
Éire lionndubh is ó
Is é mo chori atá trom agus brónach.

Is ioma Nollaig a bhí mé féin
Imbun Abhainn Duinne is mé gan chéill
Ag iomáin ar an trá bhán
Is mo chamán bán i mo dhorn liom.

Mura mbéadh agam féin ach coit is rámh'
Le go n-iomrainn leis an snámh
A' dúil as Dia go sroichfinn slán
Is go bhfaighinn se bás in Éirinn.

trad

The trouble with that song is that you need a voice to sing it. Heard a guy sing it one night to a silent audience when a phone rang. It was the singers phone so he answered it and continued singing. Brilliant performance.

KathleenMcCabe

It's a beautiful song. I think it's very important to keep the irish songs going and also nice to have a few within a good trad session.