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Bheir mo Shoraidh Thar Ghunnaigh

from C​à​irdeas by Brian Ó hEadhra | Fionnag NicChoinnich

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Tha na h-ìomhaighean cho soilleir is am bròn cho trom sna facail aig an òran ainmeil a tha seo. Bu mhath leinn cuairt, uaireigin, a thoirt do Ghunnaigh, eilean beag a tha na laighe eadar Tiriodh is Colla.

Brian learnt this beautiful yet heart-breaking song from Christine Primrose when he and Fionnag lived in Skye and were studying at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, the National Gaelic College.

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Bheir mo shoraidh thar Ghunnaigh
Gu Muile nam mòr bheann

Hug òireann ò ro hù bha hò
Mo nighean donn bhòidheach
Hug òireann ò ro hù bha hò

Far an cluinnear a’ chuthag
Air gach bruthach ro Bhealltainn

Chì mi ’m bàta ‘s i tighinn
Is Iain ga seòladh

Cùm dìreach, i Iain
Cùm tioram, i Dhòmhnaill

I an ciste chaoil chumhaing
Air a dùnadh s a tàirneadh

’S truagh nach robh mi san fhiabhras
Mun do chuir mi riamh t’ eòlas


Take my farewell over Gunna
Over to Mull of the high mountains

Hug òireann ò ro hù bha hò
My lovely brown-haired girl
Hug òireann ò ro hù bha hò

Where the cuckoo can be heard calling
On each hillock before May morning

I can see the boat approaching
Iain at the helm

Keep her on course, Iain
Keep her safe and dry, Donald

She is in a narrow slender coffin
Closed and nailed down

O, that I’d been in a fever
Before I ever got to know you

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from C​à​irdeas, released April 24, 2021
Traditional

Produced by: Brian Ó hEadhra, Fionnag NicChoinnich, Innes White - inneswhite.com
Recorded by: Innes White, engineered remotely during lockdown in various locations throughout Scotland and Ireland
Mixed by: Iain Hutchison, GloWorm Recording, Glasgow
Mastered by: Alan Douches, West West Side Music
All songs arranged by: Brian Ó hEadhra, Fionnag NicChoinnich, Innes White
Illustrations: Rachael Forbes - rachaelforbes.co.uk
Landscape Photography: Mairead NicIllinnein - instagram.com/nicillinnein
Design: Steve McKenzie - canan.co.uk

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Brian Ó hEadhra | Fionnag NicChoinnich Inverness, UK

Highland based Brian Ó hEadhra & Fiona Mackenzie perform songs from the Gaelic traditions but also sing contemporary songs drawing on their own musical tastes and experiences ranging from Celtic and Nordic to Eastern European; Americana to indie music.

They have performed in bands such as Anam, Seelyhoo, Mackenzie, and Cruinn.

They have performed over 30 albums and have toured the world over.
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