here is the song "am buchaille ban" which capercaillie do a lovely
version of on their crosswinds album. i was sent these words by john
angus macleod of gaidhlig aig deas, who got them from someone at an comunn
gaidhealach. john angus wrote a song (na laithean a bh´ann) for karen of
capercaillie, which she broadcast on radio nan gaidheal.
if anyone whould like to translate this, i would really appreciate it.
what is a "gini"?
craig
1. och ochan a righ, gur tinn an galair an gradh;
chan eil neach air am bi nach saoil gur seachdain gach la
gun d´bhrist e mo chridh ´s gun d´sgaoil e cuislean mo shlaint´
bhith ´g amharc ad dhe/idh, a gheug, a bhroillich ghil bhain, ghil bhain.
2. nam faiceadh tu geug ´s i ´g e/irigh, madainn chiuin cheo
le maise da re/ir ni ceudan mhealladh ´nan doigh -
gur binne do bheul na teudan fhidheall ri ceol,
´s nach truagh leat mi ´d dhe/idh leam fhe/in air cnocan ri bro
, ri bro
.
3. ´s ma the/id thu air sraid, a ghraidh, biodh gini ´nad phoc,
is ol mo dheoch-slaint´ gach ait an suidh thu m´an bho d,
an cridhe geal fialaidh, eutrom aighearach og,
´s gur milis leam fhe/in am beul o´n tigeadh an ceol, an ceol.
4. a bhuachaille bhain, ma´s aill leat labhairt air thus,
´s ann leat-sa gun dail mo lamh ma thig thu rium dlu h;
is truagh mar a ta nach d´tha aidh mis´ agus tu
ann an eilean gun traigh, gun ramh, gun choite, gun stiuir, gun stiuir.