Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile
Horo, welcome home
- 1. I get pissed off with translations that have "is coming" as if the Irish were "ag teacht" instead of "ar teachd" - see verse 2, line 1, which genuinely has "is coming"
- 2. ie by the English or by the Scandinavians
- 3. a. b. Irish name of Grace O'Malley
- 4. I think the song was written before 1900, and 1924 is the first recorded use of "òglaigh" for "defence forces" or "soldiers" - although use for "volunteers" dates back at least to to 1913; a few hundred years ago it presumbly meant "young heroes" or "young warriors", and probably continued to mean that until it became "volunteers"; but in context here it might as well mean soldiers
- 5. Why are the Spaniards separated from other foreigners here? Probably because only the Spanish, the Scandinavians and the English were seen as enemies of the Gaels in the late 16th century, which is the time the song is about although not the time it was written
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I imagine some will be offended by my translation of "gall" as "wog"; those who are offended, are being silly - to translate "gall" for the period that this song refers to as anything less offensive than "wog" would be inaccurate both for Irish Gaelic and for Scottish Gaelic. I can't think of a better word to use: "foreigner" just doesn't cut it, and anyway would be wrong (French and Welsh were not gaill, at least not always, for example).
I don't know what part of Ireland Sinead O'Connor come from, but wherever it is is this pronunciation is typical I would probably find it much easier to undrerstand Irish there than in some other places. It's not really like Scottish Gaelic, but it's not as much unlike it as some other speakers make it sound.
Thankd to Maluca for posting this version. i hadn't heard it before.
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2. | Sinéad O'Connor - Sean-Nós Nua (2002) |
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2. | Óró, sé do bheatha ‘bhaile |
3. | Thank You For Hearing Me |
My analysis here https://terreceltiche.altervista.org/oro-se-do-bheatha-abhaile/
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