Julie Fowlis - Blackbird (Lon-dubh)

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  • Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
  • Beautiful Scots Gaelic version of the Beatles classic. If you like this preview, you can support Julie by buying it at the following link:
    www.juliefowlis...

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  • @sakurakireinagrace
    @sakurakireinagrace 8 років тому +123

    Lyrics:
    Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche
    tog do sgiathan brist' is èirigh suas
    fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tìd' gu togail rithe.
    Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche,
    tog an sgàil bho d' shùil is seall gu geur
    fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tioc a bhios tu saor.
    Lon-dubh sgèith, lon-dubh sgèith,
    Steach dhan t-sòlas dubh na h-oidhche.
    (Blackbird fly, blackbird, fly, fly.....
    into the light, dark black night...)
    Lon-dubh a' seinn ann an dubhar na h-oidhche
    tog do sgiathan brist' is èirigh suas
    fad do rè, bha thu a' feitheamh airson an tìd' gu togail rithe.

  • @drillsargentadog
    @drillsargentadog Рік тому +13

    Saw her live just about a month ago. Amazing performance. Like, literally melt-your-face-off good. After, she was just hanging out up front chatting with fans as if it was nothing. People like her inspire me to try harder and accomplish more with my life.

  • @quietman71
    @quietman71 10 років тому +51

    This is what an angel's voice sounds like.

  • @dalemoreland5106
    @dalemoreland5106 5 років тому +19

    This is the best rendition of Blackbird I have ever heard! Julie has such a beautiful voice! Thank you Julie for singing this wonderful song!

    • @macanbhaird1966
      @macanbhaird1966 Рік тому +2

      I am from Liverpool and The Beatles are my folk music and this is my favourite rendition too.

  • @CMSwithay
    @CMSwithay 9 років тому +47

    Take these broken wings and learn to fly - it's a wonderful message in any language

  • @lilyonkwast
    @lilyonkwast 9 років тому +40

    it`s the most beautiful cover of this song i ever heard... pure light, beauty and kindness

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому +5

    Proud to be Scottish. What a butiful young lady. X

  • @LikeALeafOnTheWind
    @LikeALeafOnTheWind 9 років тому +38

    dont know a word of Gaelic, but that was a really beautiful rendition.

  • @colmhumphries8465
    @colmhumphries8465 4 роки тому +7

    it is the first song I heard Julie sing several years ago and I have loved her since. We watched the programme on BBC Alba last night, May 14, and it was excellent and such a range of styles from musicians known to us and some I did not know like Rodrigo and Gabriela in Mexico. This is a very talented lady and her Scots Gaelic just reminds me of the strong bonds that link Ireland with Scotland. Maith thú, Julie!

  • @abbamad6283
    @abbamad6283 7 років тому +35

    Absolutely beautiful. This girl's got great tone, delivery, presence - everything||

    • @tomgreene6579
      @tomgreene6579 6 років тому +2

      abbamad ...she has...great to hear someone mention tone...a fairly rare phenomenon these days.

  • @TheMisfit291
    @TheMisfit291 7 років тому +9

    I love hearing this in the beautiful Scot Gaelic. It makes me want to return to my ancestral lands where this Celt woman's heart can soar in the Highland mist.

  • @MetalGearGhost77
    @MetalGearGhost77 11 років тому +2

    I'm Australian with the vast majority of my ancestry being Scot, in a way i feel like i'm connecting with ancestor's when i listen to this, i feel like i'm coming home.

  • @FoxRogers
    @FoxRogers Рік тому +1

    This is the best version. Like it was meant to be this way 💗

  • @gotomon12
    @gotomon12 11 років тому +1

    I'm American but I have a ton of Scots ancestors as well . ^_^
    Make makes me so happy and calm to listen to music like this. It's our roots, you know?

  • @thewilythylacine
    @thewilythylacine 10 років тому +23

    Such a beautiful rendition. It brought me to tears when I heard it for the first time today on Thistle and Shamrock.

  • @lars526
    @lars526 9 років тому +98

    John Lennon's original Gaelic surname, Ó 'Leannáin, can be translate as either "lover" or "BLACKBIRD".

  • @tonylightheaded7946
    @tonylightheaded7946 9 років тому +9

    A beautiful voice ,what a gift , There are about a hundred thousand people who speak this language including a few in Cape Breton NS. Julie makes ii magic

  • @kaylawilliams6078
    @kaylawilliams6078 10 років тому +13

    she sounds way better in person i saw her tonight oh was her voice beautiful.

  • @1lightheaded
    @1lightheaded 3 роки тому +1

    I do not speak or understand Scottish Gaelic but the first time I herd Julie sing this it brought tears to my eyes. Her oice Conveyed the feeling beautifully She has a gift and she uses it well

  • @dobbeltfisken
    @dobbeltfisken 7 років тому +1

    There Maby are a 1000 words to explain this georgeus song but ill only say wonderfuld ❤😍😘💐

  • @toddpclayton
    @toddpclayton 9 років тому +7

    Wow! Who could not fall in love with this pure voice?

  • @Chrismacleod777
    @Chrismacleod777 11 років тому +2

    One of my favourite Beatles songs - sung beautifully by Julie Fowlis - in Scottish Gaelic! Sounds great!

  • @georgegagnon4566
    @georgegagnon4566 4 роки тому +4

    Saw her today. Absolutely the best. Beautiful voice

  • @vanessamziray9167
    @vanessamziray9167 7 років тому +10

    she makes me proud to be half Scottish😊

  • @ladytruenorth
    @ladytruenorth 9 років тому +15

    The blackbird was also the name for Druid as well. Blessings to all on here.

  • @purplemonkeyelephant
    @purplemonkeyelephant Місяць тому

    This should be on Spotify!

  • @scarter5035
    @scarter5035 11 років тому +1

    It's a beautiful,lyrical language....even though i can't claim to speak it...i understand it on a much deeper level than mere words.....it hits me in my very soul.... How can that not be good.....

  • @hussam2271982
    @hussam2271982 8 років тому +3

    What a beautiful voice and How beautiful, dear princess
    Julie Fowlis♫

  • @TonyfromBham
    @TonyfromBham 6 років тому +6

    This is the only recording of a Beatles tune that I like way more than the original.

    • @TheOldHacker
      @TheOldHacker  6 років тому +1

      Of course! Elton John's version of Lucy is a pretty good cover. It's got John on backing vocals, which helps.

  • @shadowdroid776
    @shadowdroid776 8 років тому +21

    dammit Julie, stop making great music!
    *I'm just kidding please keep making great music*

  • @hobartbrown4441
    @hobartbrown4441 8 років тому +6

    "blackbird fly,....", your voice soared beautifully like a lark at that part of the song Julie! Like the others here I appreciate your commitment to the Gaelic language and music.

  • @fruitychink
    @fruitychink 9 років тому +7

    Excellent interpretation . Julie is a fine singer

  • @andrewamandarobertson1423
    @andrewamandarobertson1423 9 років тому +5

    Amazing, seen Julie sing this live a couple of times in the last year. Wonderful.

  • @TheUrbanmeister
    @TheUrbanmeister 6 років тому +1

    Oh, my. Just when you think things can't get better you come across this. Beautiful.

  • @lotheeus
    @lotheeus Рік тому

    Glad that the algorithm recommended this video to me. I can't understand a single word of this song. I don't know what language that was even. But that doesn't matter because her voice is just wonderful.

  • @karigunderson5284
    @karigunderson5284 11 місяців тому

    I heard of her when I was traveling in Scotland. She is one of my favorites.

  • @helenhendry9996
    @helenhendry9996 9 років тому +2

    we have everything to share in moving to a new future. I have never been more excited

  • @SoundTracksQH
    @SoundTracksQH 12 років тому

    We love this song. What a magical combination -- Julie Fowlis, Gaelic and the Beatles.

  • @TheFuzzieWuzzie
    @TheFuzzieWuzzie 10 років тому +3

    Beautiful voice and one of my favorite Beatles songs.

  • @ahmeddiaztorres8207
    @ahmeddiaztorres8207 5 років тому +1

    what a beautiful rendition!!...Julie Fowlis is amazing

  • @MuntyScruntFundle
    @MuntyScruntFundle 7 років тому +15

    I didn't think it possible to find a more perfect version than the original, but this is simply stunningly beautiful. Can you send me the guitar tab?!!

  • @dagda54
    @dagda54 12 років тому +1

    Julie is, always, incredible here!

  • @terrysaunders6479
    @terrysaunders6479 4 роки тому

    I keep listening and listening. And its still not enough. God bless you Julie!

  • @alonzogarbanzo
    @alonzogarbanzo 10 років тому +16

    Few covers of this song can approach the near-perfection of Macca's original, but this is right up there. Wonderful reinterpretation, and though the "like" numbers currently suggest that there are 5 sourpusses out there, they are justly and vastly way outnumbered by the approbation.

  • @born_asleep
    @born_asleep 8 років тому +5

    I love this.

  • @giorug275
    @giorug275 Рік тому

    Paul composed this tune for Julie, I have no other explanations. Thanks for your singing.

  • @rimefiredragon
    @rimefiredragon 11 років тому

    Wow I had never heard Gaelic spoken ( or sang for that matter) before its so beautiful and she has a lovely voice. An instant favorite.

  • @Gimmer3
    @Gimmer3 10 років тому +5

    This is perfection!

  • @hoof2001
    @hoof2001 8 років тому +10

    George would be proud and heartbroken all at the same time. Thank you

    • @TheOldHacker
      @TheOldHacker  8 років тому +1

      George who?

    • @gauravcheema
      @gauravcheema 7 років тому

      TheOldHacker clooney

    • @prabhatrai8278
      @prabhatrai8278 7 років тому +1

      George Harrison, the guitarist of The Beatles and one of the writers of the original 'Blackbird'

    • @TheOldHacker
      @TheOldHacker  7 років тому

      It's a McCartney song (although credited to Lennon-McCartney on the White Album).
      en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackbird_(Beatles_song)

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 6 років тому +1

      Prabhat, you know very little about the Beatles. George was one of 3 guitarists + EC . Might be an idea to check things before commenting.

  • @johncartwright8066
    @johncartwright8066 6 років тому +2

    What a voice!

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому

    I am so proud young lady xxx

  • @christopherknorr2895
    @christopherknorr2895 5 років тому

    Rest in peace little sister. I will always miss your sweet voice.

  • @halbarbour7805
    @halbarbour7805 11 років тому

    One of the largest Gaelic speaking communities on the planet is in Nova Scotia, Cape Breton Island and the language is Scots Gaelic. It isn't always the availability of others who speak the language for those who want to learn it, the key to culture is always language.

  • @andydixon2980
    @andydixon2980 4 роки тому

    I heard this on a compliation free music mag CD, years ago and just loved her voice and interpretation. Never forgot her name after that.

  • @vanpaul9024
    @vanpaul9024 6 років тому

    One of my favorite songs in any language.

  • @peterjhillier7659
    @peterjhillier7659 6 років тому

    How I love her Music and Voice Thank you Lassie

  • @halbarbour7805
    @halbarbour7805 12 років тому

    That is one of the most Beautiful songs I have ever heard, ever...it made me weep, thank you.

  • @ronaldmonroe5051
    @ronaldmonroe5051 8 років тому +1

    Fellow Monroe here from the Americas. Caisteal Folais 'na Theine.

  • @KRASIPARVANOV
    @KRASIPARVANOV 12 років тому

    Amazing... I love this song sung by this woman!!!

  • @AmandaJuliette
    @AmandaJuliette 14 років тому

    I love this! The language and her voice are both beautiful.:D

  • @hobertlee7598
    @hobertlee7598 Рік тому

    Beautiful Voice

  • @SuperMitchell57
    @SuperMitchell57 12 років тому

    Hello Julie Fowlis
    and thank you

  • @bazzer124
    @bazzer124 4 роки тому

    Amazing and absolutely gorgeous.

  • @laurentziuro7182
    @laurentziuro7182 10 років тому +3

    Excellent !

  • @kerryloveluck7475
    @kerryloveluck7475 2 роки тому

    Beautiful, what's left to say ,thank you, cheers Kerry

  • @JoshFingerhut
    @JoshFingerhut 11 років тому

    Exactly my thoughts, dude. I sometimes picture Julie Fowlis as an elf and how perfect that would be.

  • @liamgaynor3576
    @liamgaynor3576 3 роки тому

    Beautiful

  • @alexisgarcia1344
    @alexisgarcia1344 11 років тому

    This is such a beautiful song. Amazing!!

  • @dolphinwhispers9981
    @dolphinwhispers9981 9 років тому

    Astoundingly beautiful!

  • @TheAngryZealot252
    @TheAngryZealot252 12 років тому +1

    This video has no dislikes! I've never seen that on youtube before, but I can't really say I'm surprised because the song is so great.

  • @markkohl4730
    @markkohl4730 7 років тому

    So lovely.

  • @jamiegaelcom
    @jamiegaelcom 13 років тому

    Wow. Julie is truly incredible. I learned the song as a guitar solo a few years back, and have always thought it was one of the most touching songs I'd heard. Hearing it in Gaelic takes it a hundred times further into my weeping heart. @pduffy 1943, thank you for putting up a version of Gaelic. I am going to try to learn it. I don't know Gaelic, shame on me, but I can copy it if I can hear and see the phrases at the same time. Terrible accent, but Utahms wont know! wow.

  • @MetalGearGhost77
    @MetalGearGhost77 11 років тому

    Yeah totally, will definitely have to visit Scotland one day

  • @jarredf.2049
    @jarredf.2049 11 років тому

    No idea what they are saying, but it doesn't even matter. It's just so dang beautiful!

  • @winkywankywoo531
    @winkywankywoo531 4 місяці тому

    Most recent comment, from a fellow scots gaelic speaker no less

  • @lenawintrop90
    @lenawintrop90 11 років тому

    I want to learn Gaelic. It's an amazing idiom, so sweet and aaaaaaaahhhh I just love it.....
    I'll learn it, I promise...
    -I speak italian, russian and english... Gaelic is one of my favourite, but here, in Argentina, is very strange find someone who speak this awesome language.

  • @wps2013
    @wps2013 11 років тому

    Beautiful voice and a beautiful.

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому

    God bless you you child xxxxxx

  • @ianwalker3922
    @ianwalker3922 2 роки тому

    Top vocals please keep them coming!!

  • @bhamlax6
    @bhamlax6 12 років тому

    this songs awesome, Julie, people love you!! no dis-likes, that's better reviews than the beatles get on this song. keep making this beautiful music; it obviously touches everyone who hears it, even if they can't understand it!!

  • @Michajeru
    @Michajeru 5 років тому

    I love her for promoting Scots Gaelic with her beautiful singing. Roddy McLeod.

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому

    As always butiful

  • @grahameakagromkelly7278
    @grahameakagromkelly7278 9 місяців тому

    A wonder and such things contain magic. x

  • @bestsisters1
    @bestsisters1 12 років тому

    This is so beautiful

  • @jumerry
    @jumerry 12 років тому

    Wow. This is beautiful.

  • @benihimebankai1993
    @benihimebankai1993 12 років тому

    I'm an Asian-American kid, and I think Gaelic is the most beautiful language in the world! Beats French anytime.

  • @AmayaHyuga13
    @AmayaHyuga13 10 років тому +12

    a good portion of my ancestry is scotts-gaelic, i only wish i knew more about this beautiful culture and language i came from

    • @danbytp
      @danbytp 7 років тому +1

      Kristin Smith Plenty of places on UA-cam and Google to start.

    • @Bruce-1956
      @Bruce-1956 6 років тому +1

      that would be Scots (with one T).

    • @stevestruthers6180
      @stevestruthers6180 6 років тому

      I too would love to learn Gaelic. The conundrum, however, is which form of Gaelic to learn?
      Gaidhlig (Scots Gaelic), or Gaelige (Irish Gaelic)? I'm torn because a good bit of my ancestry comes from the Highlands of Scotland and Ireland. While they are related languages, they are not the same and not necessarily mutually intelligible.
      And then there is the problem of not having a practical use for either language, as I don't live in the Highlands or in Ireland or Nova Scotia, for that matter.
      In any case, I never get tired of listening to this version of Blackbird. It's truly beautiful and even outdoes the original.

    • @BobTaile
      @BobTaile 6 років тому

      @Geoffrey Harris Tentative links. You didn't comment on the music - only about yourself - try again.
      Btw, My daughters were Bay City Rollers fans so they are Scottish now- right?

  • @victorlopez1510
    @victorlopez1510 7 років тому

    Lovely sound !

  • @dadgad888
    @dadgad888 13 років тому

    wonderful

  • @kevinhendryx665
    @kevinhendryx665 6 років тому

    Lovely! Bought and shared!

  • @purplejoy10
    @purplejoy10 12 років тому

    It's a wonderful language, I'm in the process of learning it myself. :) Sure, it's hard sometimes, but I pull through and remind myself that I really do want to be able to speak Gaelic.

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому

    The hills and far away xx

  • @DanielDeRudder
    @DanielDeRudder 12 років тому

    Wow, what a beautiful voice she has (and a beautiful woman too I might add).

  • @JK-jd1ir
    @JK-jd1ir 10 років тому

    Love it!

  • @KapustaGrozy
    @KapustaGrozy 11 років тому

    Beautiful ! :) I'm from Poland , and I'm learning Gaelic ( of course thanks to internet ). It's hard, but I'm trying to do my best , that language is really amazing !

  • @Onlygloo
    @Onlygloo 11 років тому

    Sublime !

  • @xWHITExEAGLEx
    @xWHITExEAGLEx 11 років тому

    Search for "Speaking our Language" on UA-cam, someone uploaded basically the whole series teaching Gaelic and they are really good.

  • @ronnienisbet2797
    @ronnienisbet2797 3 роки тому

    Luv you xx

  • @benjaminbegovic4439
    @benjaminbegovic4439 8 років тому

    This is a good love songs cover of The Beatles.

  • @Laneline5000
    @Laneline5000 7 років тому

    Absolutely beautiful!! Better than the original!