Hi all,
one of my collegues has a baby and he does bring her in every week to the office, which is fine, but she has a tendency to start crying. Any little songs anyone has that might soothe her a bit?
thanks jb

Here's one I sang to my kids:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw8q_pt8iPk

dTigeas a' Damhsa?

dTigeas a' damhsa?
dTigeas a' damhsa dom?
dTigeas a' damhsa damhsa damhsa
dTigeas a' damhsa dom?

Goirm i gconaí gconaí
Goirm i gconaí dom
Goirm i gconaí gconaí gconaí
Maidin De Luain a b'fhearr

Buachaill aniar aniar
Buachaill aniar a b'fhearr
Buachaill aniar aniar aniar
Is cailín ó Shliabh na bPeann

Buachaill maith súiste súiste
Buachaill maith súiste a b'fhearr
Buachaill maith súiste súiste súiste
Is cailín deas tuirne leann

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

Cha rabh's agam ariamh cad é a chiallas "goirm" ins an darna cuid... bhfuil's agadsa?

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

I think it means "laugh" in this context. In other songs, it can mean "call" or "claim".

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).

"Gairm" atá i gceist mar sin, is cosúil.

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Is fearr Gaeilg na Gaeltaċta ná Gaeilg ar biṫ eile
Agus is í Gaeilg Ġaoṫ Doḃair is binne

Here are a couple of CDs you might like to get hold of - the first of course is Suantraí/An Irish Lullaby by Pádraigín Ní Uallacháin and she has also recorded When I was Young and A Stór's a Stóirín. The second is Codail a Mhuirnín which you can get from Forbairt Naíonraí Teo, though it isn't available just at the moment. They have other CDs for young children as well. One lively children's song that you might like to listen to is 'Damhsa na gCoiníní' on the CD Flame of Wine by Lasairfhíona Ní Chonaola.
On the CD 'Rabhlaí Rabhlaí' there's -

SUÍ SÁ

Suí sá,
Maidí rámha;
Fear na breille (= amadán)
I ndeireadh an bháid!

agus

AG IARRAIDH DUL A CHODLADH

Ag iarraidh dul a chodladh, a chodladh, a chodladh,
Ag iarraidh dul a chodladh atáimse.

Ag iarraidh dul a chodladh,
In airde ar an lochta,
In áitín shocair shásta.

Caithfidh muid suas an páiste,
caithfidh muid suas an páiste,
caithfidh suas 's suas é agus
tiocfaidh sé anuas amáireach.


... probably not for putting baby to sleep though.


Welcome to the forum Jay Bee.

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It is recommended that you always wait for three to agree on a translation.
I speak Connemara Irish, and my input will often reflect that.
I will do an mp3 file on request for short translations.
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It would get rid of the crying for a bit, though.

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Not a native speaker.

Always wait for at least three people to agree on a translation, especially if it’s for something permanent.

My translations are usually GU (Ulster Irish), unless CO (Standard Orthography) is requested.

To me that looks more like 'What shall we do with the drunken sailor?' !!!

Only for a short time. You really need a suite of such songs. They soon start to recognise what you are trying to do and as soon as you start singing a song they know they ramp up the volume ...

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Múinteoir Gaeilge - Irish Teacher
My "specialty" is Connemara Irish, particularly Cois Fhairrge dialect, but I can also speak Ulster and Munster Irish with native-level pronunciation.
Is fearr Gaeilge ḃriste ná Béarla cliste, cinnte, aċ i ḃfad níos fearr aríst í Gaeilge ḃinn ḃeo na nGaeltaċtaí.
Gaeilge Chonnacht (GC), go háraid Gaeilge Chois Fhairrge (GCF), Gaeilic Uladh (GU), Gaelainn na Mumhan (GM), agus Gaeilge an Chaighdeáin Oifigiúil (CO).