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A fhleasgaich òig

from An Iomall (The Edge) by Alyth McCormack

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A happy love song written composed a woman. Some versions refer to the Isle of Mull, and the person being admired is a MacPhail, a common name on the island.

lyrics

Seist:
A fhleasgaich òig as ceanalta ‘stu leannan nan deas ghruagach
Do ghaol a rinn mo shàrachadh ‘s tha a bhlàth sin air mo shnuadh-sa

Rann:
Shiubhlainn fada , fada leat, shiubhlainn deas is tuath leat
Is shnàmhainn an cuan Ronach leat ‘S ri m’ bheo cha toirinn fuath dhut

Rann:
Gur binn thu na na fìlidhean gur siobhalt leam do ghluasad
Co chunnaic riamh air ùrlar thu nach dùraigeadh bhith suas riut?

Rann:
‘S ged bheireadh Righ Seòras àite dhuinn cho àrd ‘s a th’aig duin ‘uasal
Gum b’fhearr leam bhith air àirigh leat an coill na tràth ‘s na luachrach.


A Fhleasgaich oig (trans)

Oh most gentle youth, you hold the heads of the lovely maidens
Your love, it was that troubled me, and the evidence is in my complexion

Chorus:
I would travel away with you. I would wonder North and South with you
And swim the Rona sea with you as long as I live

I will not grow to hate you are the most melodious of poets
I find your behaviour most courteous.

Who could ever, after seeing you on the floor, not
Wish to be nearer you?

Even if King George would grant us a situation as high as a nobleman’s
I would rather be in a sheiling with you in a young and rushy wood

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from An Iomall (The Edge), released June 10, 2022

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Alyth McCormack Wexford, Ireland

“nothing short of mesmerizing.”

Alyth has earned acclaim for the matchless way she delivers the Gaelic songs on which she was raised & her diversity. Celebrated for her work with The Chieftains (she has been their featured singer for the 14 years) she has shared the stage with folk greats like Martin Carthy and Norma Waterson, jazz musician Edward Simon, Ry Cooder and country icon Trace Adkins. ... more

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