Òran Na Maighdinn Mhara
(Song of the Mermaid)
trad. — A tale of a mermaid (aka 'kelpie' - a magical seal-like creature) who came ashore and took off her seal skin to explore the beach, but was entrapped into a relationship with a human when her seal skin was stolen and hidden away. When she finds her skin she'll go back to the rich and wonderous realm of the sea.
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[Scots-Gaelic]
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[Rough Phonetic]
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[Chorus] Hoo-vah iss nah horen oo-vah Hoo-vah iss nah horen EE Hoo-vah iss nah horen oo-vah Sown leh foyl ah vyahl oo mEE [1] Ah-mokh air varr nahn stoo-ugh rEE Foo-achk iss fyun-nag faht oh heer Vah moe Göel ghoot doon-un fall-in(g) Get iss my-jin vahrra mEE. Chorus [2] Xchan ale moe kah-tal-sah akh looy-nyukh Noor viss boor-yuss air ahn cheej Vah meen ry-yor ahn Kor-EE Vreck-in' Bee mEE nahkt ahn Yay-lun EE. Chorus [3] Shawl iss fyke ahn groond nah far-iggeh Oo-ah-vahn air-eget' sore gun jEE Lahn-yer-rock Xchan ahk-kah soo-il ay Awn ahn goorch no loo-khursht rEE. Chorus |
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¢] Hoo-vah iss...etc.[vocalizations] It was in a deceitful way you wronged me. |
1] Away out on the crest of the waves in the storm Cold and chilly far from land, My love for you was always sound Although a mermaid I am. |
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2] My sleep is but restless Whenever the weather is unsettled. Last night I was in Corryvreckan (infamous whirlpool). Tonight I'll be on the Isle of Iona. |
3] Look and see to the bottom of the ocean Silver and gold filled caves in plenty, Brighter than you can see In any court or king's palace. |
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