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kids songs in irish?

  • 23-11-2007 3:04pm
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    Closed Accounts Posts: 59 ✭✭


    hey hey!
    as a kid i remember learning irish songs in our english speaking school!!i think if i heard them again the memories would come flooding back and i would know the words again so then maybe i could pass them on(and maybe sing them with my friends when drunk:p) so does anyone remember them?
    appreciate the help........


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  • Registered Users Posts: 90 ✭✭Gibbins123


    oh hee oh hee deir on bho (about a cow)

    baidin adhlaime (pronounced i-la-me) (sad song about a man in a wooden boat and the boat breaks on the rocks)

    thats all i remember, could be spelling mistakes there!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 217 ✭✭folkswagen


    Trasna na dTonnta

    Báidin Fheidhlimi

    Peigin Leitir Mhór

    Maidrin Rua

    Buachaill ón Eirne

    Chill Cais


    If you want to wander down memory lane with the old Irish songs from school you can get hold of a copy of Cas Amhráin - my memories from the early eighties in National school:D


  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Suaimhneach


    A Cailín Alainn - one of my all times favs!
    And most of whats been mentioned.

    Tho, you might have to be more specific if you want excat songs.

    Edit for lyrics:

    An Chailín Álainn

    Tá cailín álainn, a dtug mé grá dhi
    Sí ‘s deis’ is áille, ná bláth ‘s ná rós
    Gan í ar láimh liom, is cloíte atá mé
    Ó a chailín álainn, ‘s tú fáth mo bhróin

    Curfá:
    A chailín álainn, a dtug mé grá duit
    Ó bí ar láimh liom, mo mhíle stór
    Ó abair liomsa, gur tú mo ghrá gheal
    Beidh orm áthas, in áit an bhróin

    Nuair a éirím, amach go huaigneach
    Siúd é an uair, is mó mo bhrón
    O bím ag smaointeamh, ar an chailín uasal
    Atá i bhfad uaimse, mo chreach ‘s mo bhrón

    Dá dtiocfá liomsa, a chailín álainn
    Aríst go brách ní, bheadh orm brón
    Sheinnfinn ceol duit, mar cheol na cláirsí
    Nó ceol binn smóilín, ‘s an drúcht gheal cheo

    The Lovely Girl

    There’s a beautiful girl whom I gave my love
    She is kinder and lovelier than a flower or rose
    Without her hand in mine, I’m weak
    O beautiful girl, you’re the cause of my grief

    Chorus:
    O beautiful girl whom I gave my love
    Give me your hand, my dearest one
    Tell me that you’re my bright love
    And there will be happiness upon me instead of sorrow

    When I rise, lonely
    That is the time my sorrow is greatest
    I think of the precious girl
    Who is far from me, my ruin and my grief

    If you came to me, beautiful girl
    Ever again, I wouldn’t be sad
    I would play music for you like music of the harp
    Or the sweet song of the thrush in the fog’s bright dew


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5,366 ✭✭✭luckat


    Óró Mo Bháidín
    Is Trua Gan Peata Muir Agam

    agus rud nua-fhaiseanta: An Dreoilín


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 517 ✭✭✭SarahMc


    Spraoi le Cheile is a brilliant free book of traditional childhood games, rhymes and songs, half the book is in Irish, and half in English.

    Local County Childcare Committee will give you a copy, or PM me and I'll post one on.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭FredsWebHead


    I'm actually looking for a song I heard on RnaG twice, but can't find it anywhere. Thought I'd try this tread before I make a new tread. First time i heard it it was sung by Cian O'Rourke (Not sure about this) from his first album. Then I heard school kids singing it last night on a documentary. It's an emigrant song about someone lamenting for connemara. It goes Ohh Connemara, tá tu imigh uaimh a fada. Ta mó chroi briste ón uaighneas...........Something like that. Hope you can help me out.It's starting to drive me mad. And thanks in advance. Please excuse my grammar and not replying in irish,(Not too bad speaking it, But very bad writing it)
    Fred.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,012 ✭✭✭uch


    Beidh Aonach amárach

    21/25



  • Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Ballerina


    ...


  • Registered Users Posts: 473 ✭✭Ballerina


    theres a great simple one called (i think) nil sé ina lá


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 127 ✭✭Tá Mé Gaeilge


    Óró sé de bheatha abhaile- a classic,

    Ólaim Puins is ólaim té

    Baidín Fheilimí- most suited to young kids

    Súil amach an doras

    Is Leatsa í

    Niamh Cin Óir (as Tír na nÓg)

    Dúlaman na Buinne Buí- from the Telecom Eireann Ads

    Cad é sin don té sin

    Sí do mhamó í

    There's actually a website which has most of the famous ones where you can buy a CD of them for karaoke- if you're really into it like

    http://www.fiosfeasa.com/script/gaeilge/products/gamhran21.asp


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 4,436 Mod ✭✭✭✭Suaimhneach


    http://home.connect.ie/smacsuibhne/amhran/amhran.htm

    Tá liosta iontach san nasc sin!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭RAFC


    SarahMc wrote: »
    Spraoi le Cheile is a brilliant free book of traditional childhood games, rhymes and songs, half the book is in Irish, and half in English.

    Local County Childcare Committee will give you a copy, or PM me and I'll post one on.
    Got a copy of Spraoi le Cheile this morning in the post, from the East Cork Childcare Centre, have to say it's very good. Thanks for the heads up on this one SarahMc.

    Looking forward to summer to get the kids out playing again.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,730 ✭✭✭✭simu


    I'm actually looking for a song I heard on RnaG twice, but can't find it anywhere. Thought I'd try this tread before I make a new tread. First time i heard it it was sung by Cian O'Rourke (Not sure about this) from his first album. Then I heard school kids singing it last night on a documentary. It's an emigrant song about someone lamenting for connemara. It goes Ohh Connemara, tá tu imigh uaimh a fada. Ta mó chroi briste ón uaighneas...........Something like that. Hope you can help me out.It's starting to drive me mad. And thanks in advance. Please excuse my grammar and not replying in irish,(Not too bad speaking it, But very bad writing it)
    Fred.

    Here it is on youtube:http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=Qktz0rXIkEE&feature=related

    And again: http://hk.youtube.com/watch?v=4SSjRNq_JTA&feature=related


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 636 ✭✭✭conor2007


    cool

    anyone know if ''niamh cinn oir (tir na nog-fado fado)'' is on youtube or anywhere like that
    or any cd its on


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 123 ✭✭Seán MacSuibhne


    Jesjes wrote: »

    Tá áthas orm go bhfuil tú ag baint taitneamh as! Tá sé i gceist agam cuir leis an liosta uair eigin. Má tá amhrán ar bith agat ná fuil ann is féidir é a sheoladh chugam agus cuirfidh mé suas ann!

    Seol ag smacsuibhne@yahoo.com agus cuir Amhran ag tús an Abhar.

    Seán


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 5 Caillin Gaelige


    Heya does anyone know the lyrics to the song Niamh Cinn oir? Because I remember learning it in primary school and my irish teacher was asking if any of us knew the song and i just blanked when she asked me the words i said id look for the lyrics for her but i cant find them anywhere can anyone help me? :confused:


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 601 ✭✭✭alexanderomahon




  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84 ✭✭FredsWebHead


    simu wrote: »

    Gur a milé maith simu. That was bugging me for a good while.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭Tzetze


    Another vote here for 'Oró sé do bheatha bhaile'.

    I've always had a soft spot for this line from the song;

    B'fhearr liom thú ná dha bó bainne. :D


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,297 ✭✭✭Ron DMC


    Heya does anyone know the lyrics to the song Niamh Cinn oir? Because I remember learning it in primary school and my irish teacher was asking if any of us knew the song and i just blanked when she asked me the words i said id look for the lyrics for her but i cant find them anywhere can anyone help me? :confused:

    You're thinkin of "Tír na n-Óg" by "Na Firéin".

    Found the following lyrics at http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=49833

    TÍR NA nÓG
    Colm Mac Séalaigh

    Fadó fadó Éirinn, roimh theacht don nua-aois,
    Bhí conaí ann ar an bhFiann,
    Fionn 's a mhac Oisín
    Is iomaí eachtra a bhain leo siúd,
    Is iomaí casadh croí,
    Ach ní dhéanfar dearmad ar an lá
    A bhuail Oisín le Niamh.

    Niamh Chinn Ór, as Tír na nÓg,
    B'í an bhean ab áille gné a chas ar Oisín Óg
    Mheall í é le breathacht,
    Mheall sí é le póg,
    Mheall sí é gan aon agó
    Go Tír na nÓg

    Bhí Oisín, lá brea gréine,
    Ag siúl le ciumhais na habhann
    ' Measc blathanna buí, is luachra,
    Taibhsíodh dó an tsamhail,
    Spéirbhean ghléigeal álainn
    A d'fhag croí an laoich sin fann,
    Thug cuireadh dó go ír na nÓg
    Go síoraí cónaí ann.

    Tír álainn, tír na hóige,
    Tír dhiamhair aislingí
    Trí chéad bliain chaith Oisín ann
    I ngrá mór le Niamh
    Ach fonn nár fhág é choíche,
    Is nach bhféadfadh sé a chloí,
    Dul thar n-ais go hÉirinn,
    Go bhfeichfeadh sé í arís.

    "Ná fág an áit seo," arsa Niamh
    "Ná himigh uaim, a chroí"
    "Ma fhágann tusa Tír na nÓg,
    Nó fhillfidh tú arís."
    Ach d'fhill Oisín ar Éirinn,
    Mar bhí fiabhras ina chroí
    Is fuair sé bás ós comhair an Naoimh
    B'shin deireadh lena thriall.

    Tír na nÓg, ó Tír na nÓg,
    Tír uasal na draíochta a bhí ann fadó,
    Féach thiar ansin í
    Thiar ar fhíor na spéire
    San áit go mba mhaith liom bheith,
    Sin Tír na nÓg,


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,620 ✭✭✭Grudaire




    Not what you meant I know..... :L:L:D


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 kdowd


    can you tell me where i can find the song Tir Na n'Og....I tried utube but no luck..I want to download it and teach it to the class.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 16 Thelly


    Does anyone know the words of a song called ' Dean Deifir'. Its a lovely childrens song from what I can remember but don't know the words.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 861 ✭✭✭KeyLimePie


    does anyone know the irish version of "one two buckle my shoe three four knock on the door etc"?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,619 ✭✭✭Fast_Mover


    Is it this one KeyLimePie..
    Aon, dó, muc is bó
    Trí, ceathar, bróga leathair,
    Cúig, sé, cupán tae,
    Seacht, ocht, seanbhean bhocht,
    Naoi, deich, císte te.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1 NiLorcain


    SarahMc wrote: »
    Spraoi le Cheile is a brilliant free book of traditional childhood games, rhymes and songs, half the book is in Irish, and half in English.

    Local County Childcare Committee will give you a copy, or PM me and I'll post one on.


    Hi,

    I have only just joined and saw this post-does anyone know if these are still available?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 422 ✭✭RAFC


    Try emailing your local Childcare Centre.

    I enquired with the East Cork Childcare Centre by email, and they sent me one in the post within a few days, that was back in January so I don't see why it wouldn't still be available. :)

    Welcome to Boards by the way :)


  • Registered Users Posts: 127 ✭✭dohc


    Can anybody give me an irish poem on farm anials because mt girlfriend needs one for her class


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,143 ✭✭✭Tzetze


    Heard an ad for this on the radio the other day. Might be of interest to you guys. Irish songs we learned at school - John Spillane


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,344 ✭✭✭Thoie


    While we're on the topic, there was one song that we used to sing in "rounds". The only bit I can remember is

    Tá na baid go deimhin san fharraige
    Slán abhaile go dtaga na fir.

    (apologies for the spelling/grammar). In my memory those two lines were just repeated ad nauseam. Anyone remember the song, or know if there was any more to it than that?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 3 oliviaf81


    anyone have the words for Oisin agus bo? its a lovely irish song but cant find it on the internet.
    Any help appreciated!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,653 ✭✭✭conchubhar1


    http://www.claddaghrecords.com/www/product.asp?pID=2587&c=94449

    track 10 - thats about all i could see on a quick google search


  • Registered Users Posts: 19 buzzibee


    Does anyone remember "Ceol arsa an T-asal"(sé istigh sa gort?)


  • Registered Users Posts: 4 connemaramarble


    There is a book (that comes with a cd) of 20 childrens songs available from futa fata in spiddle, galway.
    it has Peigin Leitir Moir, Beidh Aonach Amarach.. Bean Phaidin, Damhsa na GCoinini (my favorite) An bhFaca tu mo Sheasmaisin and a bunch of others

    i got it for my kids and it's their favorite!

    (sorry about not putting in the fada's - maybe someone can send me a msg as to how to get computer to do that!!)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 357 ✭✭djcervi


    http://abairleat.lurgan.biz/moodle/eir/3/books/casAmhran/book.html

    This is the music programme by Colaiste Lurgan. If the link is broken you can enter it through desbishop.com and click cursa gaeilge and guest. It's a good way to learn songs and audio is availiable by clicking on the play buttons.
    Note: when accessing an clar type in the number before that number to get the song your want. i.e. 2. Buachailli alainn, you put in 1 instead and so on.


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  • Registered Users Posts: 20 agk2007




  • Closed Accounts Posts: 401 ✭✭franc 91


    There's one thing I miss on the Abair Leat website and I would dearly love to be able access again, and that's the on-line songbook where you could turn the pages, read the lyrics and press the buttons to hear the songs sung verse by verse - Cas Amhràn.
    It might be difficult to find but there's a songbook for children by Noirin Ni Riain called Im Bim Baba Ro and published by Mercier, though it's out of print. (This was one of the songs that was sung so beautifully on the Cas Amhran). I like Rahblai Rabhlai and now there are two more books with CDs available - Tidil Eidil Ero and Scéilin o Bhéilin from Oidhreacht Corca Dhuibhne - http://www.oidhreacht.ie/foilseachain.asp


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭EdRedbird


    I found this one looks promising
    http://www.mamalisa.com/?lang=Irish+Gaelic&t=el

    BUT
    Where can I get it the CD's ... Dont presume its is on ITunes


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 64 ✭✭EdRedbird


    níl aon focal cuí do piaraí a piaraí i nGaeilge


  • Registered Users Posts: 2 smitho2


    Anyone know a kids song in Irish about sport?


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 18,962 Mod ✭✭✭✭Moonbeam


    Tá an leabhar "Spraoi le chéile" maith faoi amhran agus rainn do daoine óga.

    http://home.connect.ie/smacsuibhne/amhran/ maith freisin.


  • Registered Users Posts: 8 lexip


    Traditional Irish singer Dick Hogan has a new CD available that features a collection if Irish songs for Children
    http://www.tradirishsongs.com/collection

    Track list includes:

    Mo Ghile Mear
    An Puc Ar Buile
    Óró Sé Do Bheatha ‘Bhaile
    Beidh Aonach Amárach
    Buachaill Ón Éirne
    Níl Sé ‘Na Lá
    Báidín Fheidhlimidh
    The Frogs Wedding
    The Rich Man And The Poor Man
    Rub-A-Dub-Dub
    The Flip Flop Song
    We’ll Have Meat Tomorrow
    One Day For Recreation
    Bheir Mí Ó
    Wim Wam Waddles
    Cosher Bailey’s Engine
    Double Miracle At Lourdes
    I Saw A Saw In Warsaw
    I Spied A Spider Spidering
    I Went To The Pictures Tomorrow
    If You Should Meet A Crocodile
    The Man That Would Give Me A Fag
    Poet And Fool
    What A Wonderful Bird Is The Pelican
    Our Old Grandfathers Clock
    The Story Of Mother Shiptons House
    The Wonders Of The World,
    The Night The Goat Broke Loose On Grand Parade
    The Boat That First Brought Me Over,
    The Devil He Came To Our Town One Day
    Cill Chais
    Nell Flahertys Drake


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,689 ✭✭✭An Riabhach


    Dilín ó deamhas,ó deamhas
    Dilín ó deamhas ó dí
    Dilín ó deamhas,ó deamhas,ó deamhas ó dilín ó deamhas ó dí
    Cuirfead mo rún chun suan
    Cuirfead mo rún ina luí
    Cuirfead mo rún chun suan go ciúin le dilín ó deamhas ó dí
    Is buachaill maith súiste súiste
    Is buachaill maith súiste Páid
    Is buachaill maith súiste súiste súiste
    's cailín deas í Cáit

    Ag gabháil ó thuaidh dom thar Sliabh Luachra
    's mise cur tuairisg mo ghéanna
    Ar mo chasadh anuas,sea fuair mé mo thuairisg go raibh maidrín rua á n-iarracht
    An maidrín rua rua rua rua rua
    An maidrín rua atá dána
    An maidrín rua ina luí sa luachar
    's barr a dhá chluais in airde


    Trasna na dtonnta dul siar,dul siar
    Slán leis an uaigneas is slán leis an gcian
    Geal é mo chroí agus geal é an ghrian
    Geal bheith ag filleadh go hÉirinn.

    Siúl leat, siúl leat, le dóchas i do chroí, is ní shiúlfaidh tú i d'aonar go deo.



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