Lyr Req: Ar chonnlaigh ghlais an Fhoghmhair

Subject: Coinleach glas An Fhomair
From: Cliff McGann
Date: 23 Jul 97 - 06:32 PM

Another Gaelic Song my wife is dying to find the words for is Coinleach Glas An Fhomair from Clannad's Magical Ring CD (it is also on Past/Present CD). I assume it is a Donegal song. Any help would be appreciated. Tapadh Leat.

Subject: Lyr Add: AR CHONNLAIGH GHLAIS AN FHOGHMHAIR
From: Cliff McGann
Date: 23 Jul 97 - 06:58 PM

Hey You Idiot. See What Happens when you take a few minutes to look for a song. Quit wasting these good people's time. (Found this on a new Clannad Web-Page)

Lyrics

[From Gerard Manning's List of Clannad Lyrics]

I.
Ar chonnlaigh ghlais an Fhoghmhair
A stóirín gur dhearc mé uaim
Ba deas do chos i mbróig
'Sba ró-dheas do leagan siubhail.
Do ghruaidh ar dhath na rósaí
'Sdo chúirníní bhí fighte dlúith
Monuar gan sinn 'ár bpósadh
Nó'r bórd luinge 'triall 'un siubhail.

II.
Tá buachaillí na h-áite seo
A' gartha 'gus ag éirghe teann
Is lucht na gcochán árd
A' deánamh fáruis do mo chailín donn
Dá ngluaiseadh Rí na Spáinne
Thar sáile 's a shlóighte cruinn
Bhrúighfinn féar is fásach
'S bhéinn ar láimh le mo chailín donn.

III.
Ceannacht buaibh ar aontaigh'
Dá mbínn agus mo chailín donn
Gluais is tar a chéad-searc
Nó go dtéidh muid thar Ghaoth-Bearra 'nonn
Go sgartar ó n-a chéile
Bárr na gcraobh 's an eala ón tuinn
Ní sgarfar sin ó chéile
'S níl ach baois díbh á chur 'n mur gcionn.

IV.
Chuir mé leitir scríobhtha
Annsoir mo sweetheart agus casaoid ghéar
Chuir sí chugam arís í
Go rabh a croidhe istuigh i lár mo chléibh.
Cum na h-eala is míne
Ná'n síoda 's ná cluimh na n-éan
Nach trom an osna ghním-se
Nuair a smaoitighim ar a bheith 'sgaradh léi.

V.
'Sé chuala m/e Dé Domhnaigh
Mar chómhrádh 'gabháil eadar mhnáibh
Go rabh sí 'gabháil 'a pósadh
Ar óigfhear dá bhfuil san áit.
A stóirín glac mo chomhairle
'S a' foghmhar seo fan mar tá
'S cha leigim le 'bhfuil beo thú
A stór nó 's tú mo ghrádh.

Subject: RE: Coinleach glas An Fhomair
From: Susan-Marie
Date: 24 Jul 97 - 01:05 PM

Clif - I'm also a fan of this song, so much so that I went out and bought a language tape in an attempt to learn gaelic. Since I haven't gotten very far with that, maybe you and your wife could help me with something. I can match up the first two verses of this song with what I hear Maire singing in Clannad's recordings, but I can't match up what Maire sings in the third verse with v II, IV, or V of the written lyrics. Do you and your wife have the same problem?

P.S. what does Tapadh Leat mean?