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SG1507

Tha mi sgìth

traditional Gaelic words and tune

arranged by Peter Hill
for soprano, alto, tenor and bass chorus
SATB performance time approx 1m 10s

Arranger's note

This is a lively yet haunting piece of Gaelic puirt-a-beul ('poorsht-a-beel') or mouth music – the name for songs written to accompany dancing.

Traditionally, puirt-a-beul is sung unaccompanied and in unison but the tunes harmonise very well. Frequently they are sung in sequences of three or four, each song leading without a break into the next. Tha mi sgìth works well as the first song in the following set of four: Tha mi sgith; Meal do bhrògan; An tàillear mhór; Gaol mo chridh-sa Màiri Bhàn (all published by Canasg).

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Words

Tha mi sgìth

Tha mi sgìth, 's mi leam-fhìn,
'Buain na rainich, buain na rainich,
Tha mi sgìth, 's mi leam-fhìn,
'Buain na rainich, daonnan.

Cùl an tomain, bràigh' an tomain,
Cùl an tomain bhòidhich,
Cùl an tomain, bràigh' an tomain,
H-uile latha 'nam aonar.

traditional Gaelic song

Translation

I am tired, and on my own,
pulling the bracken, pulling the bracken,
I am tired, and on my own,
pulling the bracken, always.

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Tha mi sgìth

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