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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).















 Music

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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.


 Canasg editors 






 Full pronunciation guide provided 










Price


The price of this piece depends on the number of singers in your group. This is a single payment for a licence to make as many copies as you need for your group to rehearse and perform the song as often as you wish.  Copies of the song must not be given, lent or sold to any other group.  








Number of singers in your group


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£3 (approx US$5.00)



















£6 (approx US$10)



















£9 (approx US$15)





















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Companion pieces

          
Meal do bhrògan dùbha, Neill 
            is the next song in Mouth Music Set 2.

          
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