Fòram na Gàidhlig

Sounds like Níall Beag already found it, but here's the English version of the song (Michael, Hero of the Sun): https://margot91.webnode.cz/_files/200000135-cc08bcd033/59%20Michael%20Hero%20of%20the%20Sun.pdf

GunChleoc, thanks for the head's up about the muted soprano: I uploaded a fixed version ...

In the end, the real oddity here to a modern ear is using Michaël rather than Michael in the first place.

Good point. I think the song is from the English Anthroposophical / Rudolf Steiner community -- in that spiritual community, I've heard that English-speakers purposely (always) pronounce the ...

P.S. Tonite our group of 20 sang the tr*nsl*t**n you helped with. People loved it. Thanks GunChleoc and everyone!
People noted that the Gaelic version doesn't sound as "hard / sharp" as the English version, and that it the sound-mood of the words evoked a autumnal golden glow.

Hmm. Okay, but what about, say, Silent Night in Gaelic? Is the tune changed to fit the words?

Here's the revised version - I fixed a bunch of my typos and shifted some of the notes (e.g. so both syllables of greine 'sun' are on a high note, as in the English version).

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And here's the link to the MuseScore: https://musescore.com/user/28202910/scores/6374626
If you would like, I ...

P.S. I see I made some typos (Mìcheal instead of Mhìcheil), which I'll fix -- but that's the gist of it. Thanks to everyone for your help!

I uploaded the tune onto Youtube, with GunChleoc's lyrics. tEkmiCdCKeM
The top line shows my best guess for pronunciation. I realize that Gaelic has different phonemes than English, but I'm trying to render the sounds with the closest Anglicized equivalent, for an Anglophone choir. Still, if you ...

Um, this may be too much to ask...but is anyone here able and willing to render this into IPA phonetic script?:

A Mhìcheil, a ghaisgich na grèine.
Thoir dhuinn do chlaidheamh,
'S am blàr air thòiseachadh.
Ionnsaich èisteachd agus bruidhinn dhuinn.
A Naoimh Mhìcheil, a ghaisgich na grèine.

The "dhuinn" belongs to "ionnsaich". "ionnsaich" = "learn", "ionnsaich do" = teach. So, it can't be left out.

Okay, that makes sense. Follow-up question: what's wrong with teasgaisc ? Is the word archaic/obsolete in Scottish Gaelic?

The "a" is part of the vocative case and is needed also: http ...

akerbeltz wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:33 pm ps faclair.com beats Wiktionary hands down

Thanks akerbeltz!

Question @ GunChleoc:

Are all of the words essential in your tr*nsl*t**n? I ask because: the number of syllables, and brevity, are key factors, as it's an intricate piece of music in three part harmony, which requires each word to correspond to a note. The less syllables the better. The English ...

Thanks a million GunChleoc!

Hi, I translated a song into Gàidhlig for our choir. I used a combination of Google tr*nsl*t* plus a Gàidhlig dictionary (Wiktionary). Could you tell me if my tr*nsl*t**n is correct?

The English lyrics are:

Michael, hero of the sun.
Lend us your sword,
The battle has begun.
Teach us to listen and ...