Mairead Nan Cuiread - Scottish Gaelic LYRICS + Translation

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  • @PlaskiJakDeska
    @PlaskiJakDeska 4 роки тому +2174

    Anyone who is currently sad about the Gaelic language dying - there is a Duolingo course for Gaelic! Do your part and save this beautiful language from death :)

    • @Holly-ro2sy
      @Holly-ro2sy 4 роки тому +122

      i plan to learn (im 14 by the way) and hopefully one day be fluent and teach my children if we still have a planet by then of course

    • @kathymetivier2927
      @kathymetivier2927 4 роки тому +87

      I'm at 300 days of Duolingo Gaelic!

    • @s.gallagher4851
      @s.gallagher4851 4 роки тому +15

      Thanks for the information. Will do.

    • @prestonstanton709
      @prestonstanton709 4 роки тому +37

      Shame only 1% of Scotland can speak it

    • @checkyourbrakes
      @checkyourbrakes 3 роки тому +37

      Is there a Scottish Gaelic? Irish Gaelic is dying out too, but - it's doing better than Scottish

  • @bokoe7469
    @bokoe7469 6 років тому +3506

    Sad to see that such a beautiful language is dying out :( same goes for Irish, Frisian and many more. I am currently learning Irish because of my heritage. I beg you Scots, please save this beautiful language!

    • @ginawales8736
      @ginawales8736 6 років тому +230

      OpiumToday just back from a long weekend in Lewis and Harris all Islanders still speaking Gaelic and singing in Gaelic fantastic

    • @quixotic5576
      @quixotic5576 6 років тому +150

      OpiumToday The East coast of Scotland are so disrespectful to the Gaelic language. It’s still very much alive in the West though

    • @robertmcintyre4064
      @robertmcintyre4064 6 років тому +206

      We're not disrespectful to it....we just don't get taught it in school or high school like people from the west or the highlands do. And it has been like that for years, before the 1900's. In high school we get taught either French or German and we don't have a choice. I would have rather leant scots gaelic.But lets also not forget this lands true language was pictish, which was lost in time centuries ago.

    • @georgetael7942
      @georgetael7942 6 років тому +33

      excuse me, who told you that West Frisian is dying out? Because, excuse me, but that is total bullshit. Yes, it's true that northern Frisian dialects will soon probably turn extinct, but that doesn't mean that now the whole lot won't be there.

    • @batraciocascarudo1086
      @batraciocascarudo1086 6 років тому +30

      Faroese and Breton are one breath of fading away.

  • @nicolaberry9550
    @nicolaberry9550 4 роки тому +3155

    Anyone else a Scottish person sadly listening to this and wondering why we couldn’t have learned our own beautiful language amongst english..

    • @themanformerlyknownascomme777
      @themanformerlyknownascomme777 4 роки тому +246

      Not to late! You can always learn something new

    • @planet7694
      @planet7694 4 роки тому +122

      Ye could always take yer lessons, especially now there doin online an stuff

    • @jamesward-parrish2309
      @jamesward-parrish2309 4 роки тому +54

      Duolingo is your friend
      There is also a great community on Facebook to help you learn Scottish Gaelic

    • @heathers-arts3440
      @heathers-arts3440 4 роки тому +46

      Another Scott here, currently learning it on Duolingo app for free. I was so happy when I heard they added it since the first time I checked ages ago it wasn’t there. Best of luck, a charaid :)

    • @claudettebruce8622
      @claudettebruce8622 4 роки тому +89

      I'm currently learning we can't give up

  • @verabeaton7493
    @verabeaton7493 5 років тому +668

    My parents used to join hands and pound the table when they heard this tune, they heard it in their youth when the Gaelic speakers used to gather together and join hands and sing, in the kitchens of Cape Breton

    • @mayachristian33
      @mayachristian33 5 років тому +23

      Do tell more, I’m intrigued

    • @guitarhero849
      @guitarhero849 4 роки тому +14

      Me to I'm intrigued as well

    • @Balor1
      @Balor1 4 роки тому +56

      It's a waulking song. The rhythm of pounding the table was what people used to waulk cloth. It is a work song.

    • @ajrwilde14
      @ajrwilde14 4 роки тому +3

      @@Balor1 what type of cloth? flax?

    • @chikenliken9897
      @chikenliken9897 4 роки тому +20

      Alice Wilde wool into tweeds usually, I believe they still do with Harris Tweeds

  • @spartangurl91
    @spartangurl91 4 роки тому +241

    I’m Greek and I love this.. much of the ancient languages are dying out or have died out and just hearing this makes me want to cry out for them to come back.. Now I wanna go visit Scotland and just hear this and ride the Highlands on horseback or go by foot..

    • @naomiuchiha0906
      @naomiuchiha0906 4 роки тому +13

      I felt that T^T Hey but your culture is just as amazing too! I love everything about ancient greece and the language too. I wish to visit your country too. ♡

    • @iainturpie4269
      @iainturpie4269 3 роки тому +5

      Γεια!! Είμαι από την Σκωτία και μαθαίνω Ελληνικά! Αυτές είναι πολύ όμορφες γλώσσες!

    • @Apollo-qk4bk
      @Apollo-qk4bk 3 роки тому +2

      @@iainturpie4269 Γεια! Η Ελληνικα σου ειναι καλα και το γλωσσα σου ειναι ομορφες.
      Ciamar a tha sibh?

    • @melissa9375
      @melissa9375 3 роки тому +4

      My 100% Greek mother was fascinated by all things Celtic and ended up studying the history, the language, the culture - all of it. It either speaks to your soul... or it doesn't.

    • @Totallynotredtail
      @Totallynotredtail 2 роки тому

      i'm learning greek on doulingo (as well as a few others) but they revamped the homepage and now i can't figure out how to work the thing :-,|

  • @fionamacvane3187
    @fionamacvane3187 4 роки тому +326

    I am learning Scottish Gaelic. I first heard it as a child and vowed that someday I would learn it due to my Highland ancestry. The sound of Gaelic speaks to my soul.

    • @SRCMinistry
      @SRCMinistry 2 роки тому +4

      it literally grips my soul as well..my dad's people are from Scotland...Cash

    • @cashel77
      @cashel77 2 роки тому +3

      Im Irish - ill sing this song in Edinburgh next year when im over! Scotland needs to wake!!

    • @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3
      @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3 2 роки тому +3

      Fiona MacVane How is your Gaelic learning going? I am trying to learn myself. My family ancestry, is from the Highlands as well!

    • @chyennewhisman7166
      @chyennewhisman7166 2 роки тому +3

      I want to do the same thing!

    • @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3
      @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3 2 роки тому +3

      @@chyennewhisman7166 You should! A lot of folks are learning on Duolingo!

  • @justmemyselfandi3131
    @justmemyselfandi3131 4 роки тому +1128

    I may be Asian, but there's just something about the music of Scotland and Ireland that made me feel welcome in their cultures. That's why I've been thinking of learning more about Celtic culture.

  • @dublinpiper
    @dublinpiper 6 років тому +872

    Just for anyone who doesn't already know, these style of songs are called Scottish WAULKING songs. Any outlander fans who liked the bit where she joined all the women working the cloth in the 'Rent' eppisode. Theres a lot of hí rí hú ó iú oró etc.! I love them meself

    • @midgetwthahacksaw
      @midgetwthahacksaw 6 років тому +7

      I love these songs too!

    • @meridathebrave9622
      @meridathebrave9622 6 років тому +19

      If you want to hear more and see our Inverclyde Waulking Group actually waulking tweed, search for 'Sgioba Luaidh Inbhirchluaidh'

    • @andronikusable
      @andronikusable 5 років тому +1

      @Douglas Peixoto Br?

    • @lizzyscorner
      @lizzyscorner 3 роки тому

      Thanks for confirming, was the first thing that came to mind!

    • @jesusa_ikher
      @jesusa_ikher 3 роки тому

      Thank you so much, I thought that this kind of style of Celtic songs were from this band, Tannas. I'm new to Celtic music and I've been trying to find this kid of songs. Appreciated.

  • @Sienna6164
    @Sienna6164 7 місяців тому +25

    God Bless Scotland. Love from California. May this beautiful language never die out

    • @paulreynolds8632
      @paulreynolds8632 6 місяців тому +3

      I read somewhere a while back that gaelic maybe considered a dying/dead language by 2050. Made me start learning it.

    • @Sienna6164
      @Sienna6164 6 місяців тому

      @@paulreynolds8632 That’s wonderful!

    • @brendagagnon8589
      @brendagagnon8589 3 місяці тому +2

      We are keeping this beautiful language alive here in southern, Ca

    • @paracosm0
      @paracosm0 2 місяці тому

      @@paulreynolds8632it's 2030 now apparently

    • @Deejaay83urj38
      @Deejaay83urj38 2 місяці тому

      ​​@@brendagagnon8589you made my day Brenda, from an OzScot. 🇦🇺 ❤️ originally of NW Highlands
      I hope you do "Scottish Gàidhlig with Jason" Gàidhlig scholar from Maine. A legend and a natural teacher. Combined with BBC Little By Little superb lessons by native speakers

  • @judyyy4072
    @judyyy4072 Рік тому +33

    I'm Dutch and strictly following Gaelic Duolingo classes because it's just too beautiful to let it die 🧡

    • @NRiinaa
      @NRiinaa Рік тому +2

      Ik ook!😊

    • @BreninCyhyr
      @BreninCyhyr 5 місяців тому +1

      An bhfuil féidir leat Gaeilge a labhairt fós? Agus grá mór ar na h-Ísiltir ó Mhéiriceá!

  • @bogscholar691
    @bogscholar691 6 років тому +1260

    As someone trying to learn both Scottish and Irish Gaelic, I must say thank you so much for putting up these videos! I find that it's good practice for grammar and pronunciation to learn and sing songs, plus it's fun :)! I don't know how I have not seen your channel before, but I'm so glad I found it!

    • @MrBaalnazzar
      @MrBaalnazzar 6 років тому +20

      I've once heard an opinion that songs aren't good as examples when you learn its language. But if it helps you, then it's only better. I personally would like to know any celtic language, but it's really hard in my country to find such school or even courses, so I wish you good luck.

    • @ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto
      @ZeLeninovoMasoveRizoto 6 років тому +11

      I know that feeling (I'm from Czech Republic), but hey, you could try www.duolingo.com, it works for me

    • @dublinpiper
      @dublinpiper 6 років тому +18

      Maith thú ar son na Gaeilge! Well done on the Gaelic! Another great help is listen to the radio online... Believe or not it works, it sinks in after a while.. how does a baby or young child learn
      www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01mw57d Scottish Gaelic (éist means listen)
      www.rte.ie/rnag/ Irish Gaelic (éist anois means listen now)

    • @joalexsg9741
      @joalexsg9741 6 років тому +2

      That are some wonderful free online courses and even channels on UA-cam with excellent lessons! I personally find the spelling of the Goidelics frightening but I try and learn the Brythonic languages whenever I get the time (and even though I bought books which were once tapes and later cds, we can get sound files on the web as well). If I ever manage to make progress enough with the Brythonics and some other languages I try and learn, I will consider including the Goidelics too, cause I´ve been a staunch lover of Celtic cultures for decades.

    • @audioarchives731
      @audioarchives731 6 років тому +2

      I'M DOING THE SAME...THANKS. VERY HELPFUL TO CHALLENGE MY EARS, TONGUE AND MOVE TOWARDS SPEAKING.

  • @pnpdynamic9720
    @pnpdynamic9720 5 років тому +388

    Theres something about this language and music that transcends. Something ancient and from the earth, in the soul of the earth itself. If we only knew the full extent of the magic we Celts actually possess.

  • @codathompson342
    @codathompson342 5 років тому +767

    I'm from Australia but my blood is Scottish and this music makes me feel at peace makes me feel at home

    • @JoaoGabriel-ob7xg
      @JoaoGabriel-ob7xg 5 років тому +24

      Same here man! But unfortunately I'm based in Brazil

    • @AryaBeltaine
      @AryaBeltaine 5 років тому +19

      same here! from australia, but my grandfather is scottish. the language is so beautiful, and the music

    • @otto4255
      @otto4255 5 років тому

      Arya Beltaine to bad it’s English

    • @AryaBeltaine
      @AryaBeltaine 5 років тому +14

      ​@@otto4255 im talking about scottish gaelic, as the language. it may dying but it still exists

    • @otto4255
      @otto4255 5 років тому

      Arya Beltaine aye I know just saying like I’m not allowed to ye

  • @irenearamendiacintora4384
    @irenearamendiacintora4384 5 років тому +85

    The scottish waulking songs gives me the life!!! Kisses from Spain! 😘

    • @cisvholt9585
      @cisvholt9585 5 років тому +1

      Ey! Soy de España también!! ^_^

    • @ashi3163
      @ashi3163 4 роки тому +1

      Kisses back from Scotland 😘

    • @Alexander-vo4gv
      @Alexander-vo4gv Рік тому

      soy de escocia, pero no hablo gaidhlig :( quiero estudiar a veces

  • @inkedoil7304
    @inkedoil7304 4 роки тому +12

    Scotland is one of the most beautiful places in the world and the people in it are so welcoming.

  • @polytheneprentiss1534
    @polytheneprentiss1534 4 роки тому +34

    I can’t explain why, but listening to the Gaelic songs is very calming to me, and gives me some kind of deep, emotional reaction. Perhaps I was one of those women in a former life 😊❤️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @molly6334
    @molly6334 5 років тому +148

    Actual shivers down my spine. This is such a beautiful language and I hope that we as the peoples of this earth manage to preserve it

    • @inspiringwhisper133
      @inspiringwhisper133 5 років тому +7

      I'll try my best to keep it alive
      I'm learning the language and I'll try to pass my love for it onto others (friends)

    • @francesatty7022
      @francesatty7022 4 роки тому +3

      I agree!
      *pats ground twice*

  • @renaudhobden4236
    @renaudhobden4236 4 роки тому +88

    This language is a Diamond in the rock.
    I appreciate to learn it, in all in subitility (subtilité)...
    Sorry for my English. I am French Canadian.
    J'adore les langues Gaéliques, les langues de mes ancêtres. :)

    • @dragnipur4746
      @dragnipur4746 4 роки тому +1

      Merci.

    • @Tealc-yg2dj
      @Tealc-yg2dj 4 роки тому +1

    • @southforthewinter257
      @southforthewinter257 3 роки тому +1

      Oh there's a gaelic speaking hotspot in Nova Scotia! I bet they have some events there

    • @PetitePluie1992
      @PetitePluie1992 3 роки тому +1

      Je devrai l’apprendre moi aussi,mais je ne crois pas que c’est très répandu à Montréal. Je dois arrêter d’être paresseuse 😅

  • @senju31
    @senju31 4 роки тому +57

    I'm Jamaican and I love this. I'd pay for music like this.

  • @nathanvankoughnett6744
    @nathanvankoughnett6744 4 роки тому +12

    As a Scottish man myself this music gives me life and a breath of peace, as if I was back where I belong.

  • @user-we5tx5tj8m
    @user-we5tx5tj8m 4 роки тому +39

    As an Egyptian I am quite jealous of what you have done and I hope Egyptians understand the importance of such ancient language and heritage. Hopefully, they can retrieve their language like you، Celts.
    Greetings from Egypt 🇪🇬🇪🇬
    ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ, ̀ⲛϧⲏⲧ⸗ Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ 🇪🇬🇪🇬

    • @stevenwood2436
      @stevenwood2436 4 роки тому +1

      You mean Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics ?

    • @user-we5tx5tj8m
      @user-we5tx5tj8m 4 роки тому +1

      @@stevenwood2436 hieroglyphics is just a way of writing the Egyptian language but, now we use coptic alphabet because it is much easier.

    • @stevenwood2436
      @stevenwood2436 4 роки тому

      @@user-we5tx5tj8m yeah I have a book which is helping me understand hieroglyphics for when I become an Eygptologist when I grow up

    • @user-we5tx5tj8m
      @user-we5tx5tj8m 4 роки тому +4

      @@stevenwood2436 Goodluck mate! You could also learn Coptic online which can expedite your learning process and would definitely give you a broad understanding of the the Egyptian language and its evolution over the past 7000 years.
      I hope one day you could come to Egypt and fullfill your Dream 🇪🇬❤️
      ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ

    • @stevenwood2436
      @stevenwood2436 4 роки тому

      @@user-we5tx5tj8m thank you it's going to take me a while because as you probably know the hieroglyphics don't use vowels so its that and the linking them to the pictures and what they mean

  • @zackdarling2887
    @zackdarling2887 5 років тому +65

    So glad I learned Gaelic (I was born in Scotland but I moved when I was young but I decided to learn Gaelic just after I could speak English and that’s what I did)

  • @centerfold8
    @centerfold8 2 роки тому +19

    I’m Black but I love the free spirited nature of Gaelic folk songs

  • @SilencedButNotForgotten
    @SilencedButNotForgotten 4 роки тому +14

    I hope that with the online world the language can get more popular and that the young generation pick it up. Such a beautiful language full of culture, tradition, history.
    Save it!

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle Рік тому +2

      Unfortunately it takes a long while to learn. For most people it can take as long as 3-4 years to fully master it.
      I’m English but I’d really like to learn this lovely language one day

  • @ashi3163
    @ashi3163 4 роки тому +23

    Personally i want to learn this beautiful language. Me and my family have been in scotland for generations and i was braught up with so many Scottish traditions.

    • @Holly-ro2sy
      @Holly-ro2sy 4 роки тому

      you should!

    • @internetual7350
      @internetual7350 Рік тому

      @@Totallynotredtail There's plenty of online resources, I reccommend the Irish Duolingo course and channels "Learn Irish" and "Gaeilge i mo chroí" (which means Irish in my heart) to fill in the gaps.

  • @helicopterpeace7434
    @helicopterpeace7434 3 роки тому +6

    Keep the Gaelic language alive... it is a very very beautiful language. There are no words to describe it properly...the music as well.. may it be preserved.

  • @thomasbeerakis2168
    @thomasbeerakis2168 4 роки тому +5

    I am Greek, and i see many people from other countries commenting on videos of ancient Greece, that they like that language etc... meanwhile here I am, completely mesmerized by this exotic to me language. Cheers and keep those languages alive, this is cultural legacy and people with roots from this heritage should carry this on.

    • @iainturpie4269
      @iainturpie4269 3 роки тому +1

      ΓΕΙΑ! Είμαι από την Σκωτία και μαθαίνω Ελληνικά. Αυτές είναι πολύ όμορφες γλώσσες

  • @demondoggo2768
    @demondoggo2768 2 роки тому +4

    I'm half scottish, I know very little of scotland and my mother migrated to England when she was very young, I didn't get to know my grandparents on her side they died before I could form a sentence and yet somehow this music.. it speaks to me, warms my soul. It calls me to explore scotland and shine light on the dark side of my heritage.

  • @jonkaol260
    @jonkaol260 6 років тому +61

    Thank you for all these beautiful videos... I love the celtic/gaelic culture so much, and thanks to you i can enjoy this collection of incredibly beautiful traditional folk songs 🍀 kisses from BRAZIL!

  • @ivylangdon93
    @ivylangdon93 Рік тому +2

    What I love about this music is how it speaks to peoples souls and brings so many people together. Honestly just scrolling through these comments and seen how many other people enjoy music like this has brightened my day, I love all of you :0)

  • @mera-mori
    @mera-mori 4 роки тому +119

    God I wish they would teach us our own god damn language in school. Like french and Spanish are fab languages and very helpful, but this is our own language (Scots Gaelic) and we aren’t even taught it. A kid once got told of in English for using a tad of Scots. And I’ve practically lost my accent due to the sh*t English lessons. Sorry for that little rant wanted to get it of my chest.. amazing music

    • @stevenwood2436
      @stevenwood2436 4 роки тому +8

      Use Duolingo to learn it or listen to more of these songs I'm British and I'm pretty fluent in what the words mean and in sentences

    • @mera-mori
      @mera-mori 4 роки тому +11

      @@stevenwood2436 yeah that’s gonna be what I do, but I’m struggling to bring my self to open duolingo...
      Ah ahah procrastinon!

    • @gdwiggy3612
      @gdwiggy3612 2 роки тому +2

      @@mera-mori I'm pretty fluent and could show you some stuff in discord or telegram

    • @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3
      @never_ending_studiokkswani85-3 2 роки тому

      @@mera-mori Firstly easy on the taking of the Lords name in vain! 😜🫣😖👌🏼 Secondly, I am not sure why they choice to not teach Gaelic in the Schools! I am a fourth generation American but my great Granny moved to America fro Scotland. And I have Highland blood on my dads side too. And I married a descendent of the steward family. And I am pissed even in American schools we did not have access to our ancestral language. I tried to learn several languages in high school and college. All fails! But I just recently started learning Gaelic. And it come so naturally to me! So don’t be too angry, and maybe try and learn now!👌🏼🥰🤙🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇺🇸

    • @tomscribner5261
      @tomscribner5261 2 роки тому +7

      I am almost 58yr old, my grandfather could speak a dialect of it because of my great grandfather, but his wife,my grandmother and society told him it was toirmisgte. He only spoke it when he was pissed or somewhat inebriated or both. He was a good man so I'm trying to honor him by trying to learn it, even though I know some of the words and phrases are different than what he spoke? 'Ciamar a tha thu? Tha mi ceart gu Leo'r, is mise Tom.

  • @littlemachette1215
    @littlemachette1215 5 років тому +110

    I really need to learn the tongue of my ancestors.....

    • @francesatty7022
      @francesatty7022 4 роки тому +11

      Gaelic with Jason is a great channel to start you off learning gaelic

    • @Tealc-yg2dj
      @Tealc-yg2dj 4 роки тому +2

      Same! ❤

    • @Holly-ro2sy
      @Holly-ro2sy 4 роки тому +1

      me too, i plan to

    • @jambow2904
      @jambow2904 4 роки тому +8

      Duolingo has Scottish Gaelic lessons I know many people have been fluent with it the only problem is someone being lazy and not doing there lessons for the language.

    • @takashi.mizuiro
      @takashi.mizuiro 4 роки тому

      Hali Karley cool do it

  • @lilyshamanova5941
    @lilyshamanova5941 3 роки тому +11

    Such a beautiful language and rich history. Please, save your culture and language. Never let new era step a foot on you. It is all in ur hands.

  • @MrMcNeillNZ
    @MrMcNeillNZ 3 роки тому +5

    My grandfather is a McNeill from Barra, an island on the west coast of Scotland in the Outer Hebrides. His family spoke Gaelic though he seldom spoke of his life before he moved to New Zealand

  • @arsonhycan
    @arsonhycan 4 роки тому +11

    This. This immediately got my blood going for some reason, and brought the biggest smile to my face. So cool.

  • @mrwang420
    @mrwang420 3 роки тому +17

    Gaelic should become the National Language of Scottland. Must be learned in Schools. Never Let our roots Die!

    • @yelljal2764
      @yelljal2764 3 роки тому +4

      Cuimhnigh ar na daoine a d'tianing sibh uathu

    • @mvl6827
      @mvl6827 11 місяців тому +1

      Nobody in the East of Scotland speaks Gaelic. They speak Doric. Should that become the National Language too? Silly Nats. 😅

  • @judieniriain9826
    @judieniriain9826 5 років тому +18

    I love listening to songs in Scottish Gaelic because I’m fluent in Irish and I love to find words that are the same in both languages because they are similar

    • @stevenwood2436
      @stevenwood2436 4 роки тому +1

      Aontaím leis an smaoineamh go bhfuil siad beirt araon. is dócha toisc go bhfuil siad chomh gar dá chéile go geografach agus go stairiúil 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

  • @teivorking8602
    @teivorking8602 2 роки тому +3

    I really wish i was taught this as a child. It's such a beautiful full language.

  • @ah3985
    @ah3985 3 роки тому +26

    I’m a descendant of great and noble Irish and Scottish, this language must be preserved and taught.

    • @oscargarciamiguel6745
      @oscargarciamiguel6745 2 роки тому

      Aquí en España tenemos el ancestral euskera, que también suena mágico y oído en voces como Benito Lertxundi o Mikel Laboa,... suena genial.

  • @itsmeanthony9704
    @itsmeanthony9704 5 років тому +8

    This makes my heart happy, I feel the spiritualism in this song, I know very few in the ways of Gaelic but my ancestral aperture knows this song.

  • @malnuar5535
    @malnuar5535 4 роки тому +10

    I am of Scottish descent and have always loved my homeland of Scotland this makes me feel like I'm really there

  • @faithrichards6790
    @faithrichards6790 2 роки тому +2

    Some of these songs are awesome to listen to when your learning the language love it

  • @lilreal5980
    @lilreal5980 4 роки тому +8

    Sounds like a language of heaven

  • @thedarkside8380
    @thedarkside8380 2 роки тому +2

    I'm a Belorussian. I'm really fond of the songs of this language and itself language. Id like in order this language would be able to live forever

  • @dracodistortion9447
    @dracodistortion9447 5 років тому +7

    All the way from Ireland to Scotland, Mairead, póg mo thóin.

    • @georgenicol4667
      @georgenicol4667 2 роки тому

      na lass yourself mine

    • @Skyebright1
      @Skyebright1 Рік тому +1

      Slandering someone so much that they needed a snood is serious business ;)

  • @abbasgapuri
    @abbasgapuri 4 роки тому +3

    Uyghur. You celtic nations are blessed with this amazing language! So much love ❤💕

  • @dzfonzarelli6731
    @dzfonzarelli6731 4 роки тому +18

    I have different kinds of blood lines and these kinds of songs really speaks to my soul. And also Jewish, Irish, Cherokee native American, and Spanish, and Viking songs 😁😁😊😊😊😊

  • @b_anni
    @b_anni 4 роки тому +6

    I've lately been learning scottish gaelic, and the language fascinates me a lot! This song is such a melody :)

  • @annamagill
    @annamagill 4 роки тому +2

    I love listening to songs like these (mostly folk songs of Gaelic, German, and Nordic). Even when I don't know what they are singing, I still am entranced and use these songs for writing stories and my book series.

  • @princesskenny5270
    @princesskenny5270 6 років тому +1618

    It sounds like a language elves would speak

    • @percafluviatillis4901
      @percafluviatillis4901 5 років тому +197

      well the elvin language in the lord of the rings was based on welsh according to Tolkien.

    • @Gwenhwyfar7
      @Gwenhwyfar7 5 років тому +53

      @@percafluviatillis4901ome of it may have been, but pretty sure it was actually based on Finish.

    • @percafluviatillis4901
      @percafluviatillis4901 5 років тому +44

      bit of both i heard.

    • @zerogbot23
      @zerogbot23 5 років тому +42

      Well the elves are based on Celtic gods aswell

    • @daithio.7378
      @daithio.7378 5 років тому +5

      David De Marchi my name is David and born in March I 😇.

  • @miriam_in_wonderland
    @miriam_in_wonderland 4 роки тому +54

    I'm Italian and I think that this language is one of the most beautiful I've ever heard. Better than English, if I must be honest. It feels like it is sung by some beautiful creature from a fantasy tale, like the Elves in LOTR. Tolkien was inspired by Gaelic, if I'm not wrong.

    • @jennifervallot7003
      @jennifervallot7003 2 роки тому +3

      Yes, indeed. Irish and Scottish Gaelic are very musical languages and do lend themselves to music quite nicely. There is an old form of vocal music known as Sean Nos (shen nohs) in which the voice is used to add the ornamentation in sung songs that would be otherwise added in instrumental accompaniment. It is quite beautiful with it's lilts and trills that are so appealing in Celtic music. Check out Sean Nòs Singing video here on UA-cam.

    • @miriam_in_wonderland
      @miriam_in_wonderland 2 роки тому

      @@jennifervallot7003 thank you for your suggestion! I'm going to search it here on UA-cam.

    • @theotheseaeagle
      @theotheseaeagle Рік тому

      @@miriam_in_wonderland LOTR was inspired predominantly by Beowulf.
      Which is English folklore..

    • @internetual7350
      @internetual7350 Рік тому

      Tolkien actually based Elvish off of Welsh a more distant relative to our Gaelic tongues! 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇲

  • @lifetimelearner11
    @lifetimelearner11 4 роки тому +2

    This is beautiful and brings me such joy.

  • @maireadcorr3083
    @maireadcorr3083 6 років тому +167

    First time hearing a song with my name in it, whoop

    • @Murph_gaming
      @Murph_gaming 5 років тому +5

      A lovely name it is. I assume you're Irish?

    • @eileenmarie1652
      @eileenmarie1652 5 років тому +5

      Murphdawg1 gaming most likely Scottish.

    • @Murph_gaming
      @Murph_gaming 5 років тому +18

      @@eileenmarie1652 The way the fada in her name is facing is Irish so that's why I assume she is Irish.

    • @francesatty7022
      @francesatty7022 4 роки тому +3

      doesnt it translate to "maiden"?

    • @ferncat1397
      @ferncat1397 4 роки тому +1

      As a Gráinne, that's how I felt about óró sé do bheatha abhaile the first time 😂

  • @PatriciaRaney
    @PatriciaRaney Рік тому +1

    Please keep this beautiful language alive!

  • @LittleMongoosie
    @LittleMongoosie 3 роки тому +4

    Right now I'm working on learning some Welsh, but Gaelic will be next on my list of languages to learn and learn about! Thank you for sharing your beautiful music and language, it is deeply enjoyed!

  • @esra6259
    @esra6259 2 роки тому +8

    I was born in Germany, my parents are turkish, my descendants are from Iran and what I actually wanted to say is: I LOVE IRELAND and SCOTLAND ❤️🙏🏽 ALBA agus ÉIRE✨

    • @internetual7350
      @internetual7350 Рік тому

      Tá sé iontach is aoibhinn leat ár náisiúin! Má ba mhaith leat fíos conas a deir tú "I love Ireland and Scotland" as Gaelainn tá sé *Is aoibhinn liom Alban agus Éire*.
      Translation: It is great that you love our nations! If you would like to know how to say "I love Ireland and Scotland" in Irish it is *Is aoibhinn liom Alban agus Éire*

  • @christinesheridan901
    @christinesheridan901 6 років тому +8

    I would love to learn it. It's absolutely one of the most beautiful languages i've ever heard!!

  • @jazzykingjack2846
    @jazzykingjack2846 3 місяці тому

    I'm glad I found music like this it helps me learn the language of my scottish roots

  • @junestrideregbert2862
    @junestrideregbert2862 3 роки тому +3

    I'm so exited to learn this. Its such a pretty language. I refuse my English blood, and become one with my Scottish roots. I want my race back to the beauty it once was at!

  • @juiceberrything5503
    @juiceberrything5503 Рік тому +2

    Hey Person with Scottish heritage here, I am currently relearning Scottish Gaelic 🤩

  • @bocklinskitten4335
    @bocklinskitten4335 5 років тому +4

    i wish i was there, soooooooooo beautiful all of language and landscape, i tried to learn, but soo difficult, got the books, but soooo difficult, but sooooooo beautiful

  • @coachterryc
    @coachterryc 18 днів тому

    I’ve just discovered your channel, thank you so much. It’s amazing to hear our songs in our languages!

  • @elenaskrypnikova3472
    @elenaskrypnikova3472 5 років тому +3

    Heavenly music , angels singing !

  • @37402008
    @37402008 3 роки тому +1

    Learning this extraordinary language!!

  • @JamesLoudMouth19981
    @JamesLoudMouth19981 6 років тому +13

    As someone who has just recently discovered his true Scottish ancestry this makes me incredibly proud to have such a rich history behind me, even if I’ve lived in England all my life, I’m not too far south and I’ll soon be returning to the land of my forefathers

    • @shulamitmavet156
      @shulamitmavet156 2 роки тому

      3 years have passed. Where do you live now?

    • @JamesLoudMouth19981
      @JamesLoudMouth19981 2 роки тому +1

      @a real Irish republican 🇮🇪 Born in Liverpool and lived here all my life mate, doubt I’m 3% when my Great Grandad moved down to Merseyside after the war, didn’t realise you knew me personally. Good try to belittle me though……

    • @JamesLoudMouth19981
      @JamesLoudMouth19981 2 роки тому +1

      @a real Irish republican 🇮🇪 Hahaha it’s alright to be wrong mate, again nice try though, A real Irish Republican? So should I call you a hypocrite now or? As it sounds like with a name like that your the same type of person you’ve accused me of being, just screams, American who found out they’re a 1/4 Irish. At least I live on the same land mass my family’s from, have you even seen Ireland?

    • @JamesLoudMouth19981
      @JamesLoudMouth19981 2 роки тому +1

      @a real Irish republican 🇮🇪 you taking about yourself again? Bit rude if you ask me, I thought we were having a two way conversation, also your use of the term “ Plastic Paddy” towards someone such as myself with a Scottish back ground tells me more than you know about where your from and your knowledge of cultures, I can practically smell the yank on you. Anyway if you do ever make it over to Ireland, I hope you enjoy it, although be warned their a lot better at sniffing out fake Mick’s than me hahah.

    • @JamesLoudMouth19981
      @JamesLoudMouth19981 2 роки тому

      @@shulamitmavet156 I traveled up to Glasgow and from there spent the best part of 8 months travelling all around the country before returning back to England, I’ve got plans to return for good a little later in life but for now work and life in England is restricting that given the cost of living crisis we’re facing. One day though!

  • @_generallake3573
    @_generallake3573 3 роки тому +1

    This song makes me soo happy, I'm soo proud to be Scottish!!!!!. Definitely a song my family would sing and dance to. - 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

  • @nizominizomi5988
    @nizominizomi5988 2 роки тому +3

    I'm not Scottish or anything close to it 😶 but when i listen to this kind of music i have this feeling like I'm home ,the music the language everything is beautiful it bring peace to me when I want to stop overthinking or when i just want to take a little break from reality, and the feeling i have when I'm painting or drawing while listening to this kind of music,i just love it , it's like it make everything go silence,and put me in my painting or drawing world 💜🥰

  • @michaelkoch2109
    @michaelkoch2109 Рік тому +1

    Gaelic is a wonderful language! It should be preserved! I do not understand it, but it sounds beautiful to my ears and it gladdens my heart!
    Love from Dresden! ❤😎

  • @carlottascollages
    @carlottascollages 4 роки тому +10

    Im german but my soul’s scottish and this makes me feel home

  • @MissPagewizz
    @MissPagewizz Рік тому +2

    I`m german (bavaria) and i love this music and this beautiful language. 😍 I hope i can ever visit the scottish Highlands.

  • @kannonjoshuartha9624
    @kannonjoshuartha9624 5 років тому +9

    my god this is beautiful @.@... I can't stop playing, I want to learn the gaelic so hard

  • @DouglasDoc
    @DouglasDoc 2 роки тому +1

    My whole family originates from Scotland so this speaks to me!

  • @JamesKmosko
    @JamesKmosko 3 роки тому +34

    I'm American... But holy crap, this is awesome.
    The song itself is great, and the language... It's so familiar but also so unknown... Like a distant cousin I've never met.

  • @cicilyly
    @cicilyly 3 роки тому +1

    Currently learning Gaelic on Duolingo. I’m a Celtic pagan so it’s wonderful to hear music like this

  • @pedgedemos
    @pedgedemos 3 роки тому +22

    I’m Irish myself, I can just about make most of this out. 🇮🇪🤝🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @basquehound1999
      @basquehound1999 Рік тому

      I have Basque because of my last name (Baskerville). And my older sister once told me that the Basques are genetically identical to the Welsh and Irish. ❤ respect and love to all my Celtic brothers and sisters out there ❤❤

    • @diogoeusebio4111
      @diogoeusebio4111 Рік тому +1

      @@basquehound1999 Portuguese and Spanish people are closely related to Gaelics. That’s a genetically strong reality.

  • @alipliler-lopez868
    @alipliler-lopez868 4 роки тому +2

    This song always makes me want to get up and dance and i love to sing this song to my son

  • @soyombika3373
    @soyombika3373 4 роки тому +15

    Greetings from Russia, Tatarstan republic!

  • @teesta4735
    @teesta4735 4 роки тому +1

    wow all the old songs started out as prayers to the Lady n Lorde or Goddess/God... love this song... the tune is very old...

  • @ArloTheSilver
    @ArloTheSilver 7 років тому +50

    This sounds amazing!

  • @benkaazul
    @benkaazul 4 роки тому +14

    As a mexican, listen to this kind of music feels magical, because we really aren't used to hear this languages (scottish, irish) nor this type of instruments of rhythms, and let me tell you I've fallen in love with this! Everything stared with Céltic Woman and it just got better from there

    • @lemorab1
      @lemorab1 3 роки тому +3

      It has been said that Celtic music can make you you homesick for places you've never been and proud of an ancestry that you don't have. I am Scots-Irish, and so I have the ancestry and the connection, but I know exactly what is meant by this statement.

  • @mikey-fi4cw
    @mikey-fi4cw 4 роки тому +26

    I'm asian, but when I was a small kid, around 5 or 6, I would dream about a woman and a baby, and the woman was singing in a language like this. The only words that I remember were the last two which she sung, "Ma~~~~mi~~~"

    • @aidananderson6608
      @aidananderson6608 4 роки тому +4

      is dòcha nach eil thu Albannach ach is dòcha gum beannaich do bhràthair Dia thu

    • @mikey-fi4cw
      @mikey-fi4cw 4 роки тому +2

      @@aidananderson6608 thanks friend 🙂

  • @dresnovagniou7706
    @dresnovagniou7706 4 роки тому +7

    Alba gu brath!!! Tha mi a ionnsachadh gaidhlig airson 6 seachdain. Tha e aon canan gle breagha. Madainn mhath á Ghreig!!! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇬🇷

  • @andrei1vlogs902
    @andrei1vlogs902 3 роки тому +3

    I love the bagpipes! This whole song makes me feel like I’m on a mystical journey! (without reading the translation)

  • @fathinzakaria1719
    @fathinzakaria1719 4 роки тому +1

    Even though I am a Malay, this song truly bring me peace.. i love it so much

  • @TikiFoamy38
    @TikiFoamy38 5 років тому +22

    The language of Angels.

  • @aleqrobinson2876
    @aleqrobinson2876 Рік тому +1

    I'm distantly Scottish, mostly African from America and this is actually a beautiful song.

  • @thomazahuallidesanctis9972
    @thomazahuallidesanctis9972 4 роки тому +62

    I feel proud to be scottish hearing this, and I'm not even a single bit scottish, hahahaha

    • @ashi3163
      @ashi3163 4 роки тому +7

      My family have been in Scotland for generations. It is a beautiful place rich in history. The songs are amazing too and does make you feel proud

    • @Holly-ro2sy
      @Holly-ro2sy 4 роки тому +7

      you can be an honorary scots!

    • @anuk1311
      @anuk1311 3 роки тому

      Hi I am German I want Scottish citizenship pls

    • @kelseyboyle2487
      @kelseyboyle2487 3 роки тому

      Dads family

    • @lunarequine7734
      @lunarequine7734 3 роки тому

      I’m part Scottish (predominantly Welsh) as well (don’t know which side of the family it’s from I’m adopted) but I’m from America may I also become an honorary Scot?

  • @ameliarappell4895
    @ameliarappell4895 Рік тому +1

    Absolutely love Gealic language and the songs and I really want to learn

  • @Flufferz626
    @Flufferz626 6 років тому +13

    This is beautiful

  • @TheSorceress_
    @TheSorceress_ 9 місяців тому +1

    Im not scottish, but I would love to learn this beautiful language

  • @feathertouchasmr
    @feathertouchasmr 5 років тому +3

    I want to learn Scottish Gaelic due to a third of my heritage being Scottish. Thank you for putting up these videos.

    • @RandomHuman-yp7lt
      @RandomHuman-yp7lt 4 роки тому

      If you want to learn gaelic watch "learn gaelic with jason" he is very informative

  • @skyricharde6629
    @skyricharde6629 5 років тому

    Thank you thank you thank you thank you! This has been one of my favorite songs since I was 12, and I've wanted a translation for the lyrics along with the correct Scottish lyrics for YEARS!

  • @wendyballi8252
    @wendyballi8252 4 роки тому +4

    Gaelic language is still alive and kicking

  • @herrk.i5090
    @herrk.i5090 5 років тому +1

    Only wonderful singing with a wonderful voice and a beautiful Language

  • @dirty0spoon623
    @dirty0spoon623 3 роки тому +3

    Nice find. I’m a Texan with Scottish heritage So I’m trying to learn some more of the native culture there.

    • @chickeninyeezes3759
      @chickeninyeezes3759 2 роки тому +1

      seems like americans are more intreated in other countries culture than there own i say that the empire will fall

    • @dirty0spoon623
      @dirty0spoon623 2 роки тому

      @@chickeninyeezes3759 😂 fuck you think we like it here with the joke in house😂

  • @marinecor23
    @marinecor23 4 роки тому

    Glad to know i'm not the only one feeling genuine callings to this music in a language i don't understand.

  • @joalexsg9741
    @joalexsg9741 6 років тому +5

    Thanks for the big onscreen lyrics, for my poor eyesight they are a wonder, lol! Majestic song!

  • @MidwestRebel89
    @MidwestRebel89 4 роки тому +1

    Being half Scottish an Irish I'm so happy for this music I hope to learn this language one of these days

  • @InGratiaDei
    @InGratiaDei 6 років тому +5

    I first heard this sung live by Sileas. That was a treat.

  • @FangzRomania
    @FangzRomania 3 роки тому +1

    Love Scotland from Romania
    🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤🇷🇴
    SCOOOOTTLAAANNDDD FOREVERRRRR!!!