The Wexford Carol

scw1217 · **Posted:** Sun 09 Dec 2012 7:49 pm

I am wanting to use this song in a scene, but wanted to be sure the Gaelic as reported on Wikipedia was accurate.

Quote:

Ó, tagaig' uile is adhraigí
An leanbh cneasta sa chró 'na luí
Is cuimhnígí ar ghrá an Rí
A thug dár saoradh anocht an Naí.
'S a Mhuire Mháthair i bParrthas Dé,
Ar chlann bhocht Éabha guigh 'nois go caomh,
Is doras an chró na dún go deo
Go n-adhram' feasta Mac Mhuire Ógh.

I mBeithil thoir i lár na hoích'
Ba chlos an deascéala d'aoirí,
Go follas don saol ón spéir go binn
Bhí aingle 'canadh ó rinn go rinn.
"Ghluaisig' go beo," dúirt Aingeal Dé,
"Go Beithil sall is gheobhaidh sibh É
'Na luí go séimh i mainséar féir,
Siúd É an Meisias a ghráigh an saol."

Here's a particularly beautiful version sung in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6vOASt2RU

And here's one in Gaelic. Beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twsUGht0Rk

Scooby · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 7:18 pm **Posts:** 576

scw1217 wrote:

I am wanting to use this song in a scene, but wanted to be sure the Gaelic as reported on Wikipedia was accurate.

Quote:

Ó, tagaig' uile is adhraigí
An leanbh cneasta sa chró 'na luí
Is cuimhnígí ar ghrá an Rí
A thug dár saoradh anocht an Naí.
'S a Mhuire Mháthair i bParrthas Dé,
Ar chlann bhocht Éabha guigh 'nois go caomh,
Is doras an chró na dún go deo
Go n-adhram' feasta Mac Mhuire Ógh.

I mBeithil thoir i lár na hoích'
Ba chlos an deascéala d'aoirí,
Go follas don saol ón spéir go binn
Bhí aingle 'canadh ó rinn go rinn.
"Ghluaisig' go beo," dúirt Aingeal Dé,
"Go Beithil sall is gheobhaidh sibh É
'Na luí go séimh i mainséar féir,
Siúd É an Meisias a ghráigh an saol."

Here's a particularly beautiful version sung in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6vOASt2RU

And here's one in Gaelic. Beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twsUGht0Rk

I see a couple of minor errors:
Is doras an chró ná dún go deo
Ba chlos an dea-scéala d'aoirí

Redwolf · **Posted:** Sun 09 Dec 2012 9:06 pm

Scooby wrote:

scw1217 wrote:

I am wanting to use this song in a scene, but wanted to be sure the Gaelic as reported on Wikipedia was accurate.

Quote:

Ó, tagaig' uile is adhraigí
An leanbh cneasta sa chró 'na luí
Is cuimhnígí ar ghrá an Rí
A thug dár saoradh anocht an Naí.
'S a Mhuire Mháthair i bParrthas Dé,
Ar chlann bhocht Éabha guigh 'nois go caomh,
Is doras an chró na dún go deo
Go n-adhram' feasta Mac Mhuire Ógh.

I mBeithil thoir i lár na hoích'
Ba chlos an deascéala d'aoirí,
Go follas don saol ón spéir go binn
Bhí aingle 'canadh ó rinn go rinn.
"Ghluaisig' go beo," dúirt Aingeal Dé,
"Go Beithil sall is gheobhaidh sibh É
'Na luí go séimh i mainséar féir,
Siúd É an Meisias a ghráigh an saol."

Here's a particularly beautiful version sung in English.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CG6vOASt2RU

And here's one in Gaelic. Beautiful song.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9twsUGht0Rk

I see a couple of minor errors:
Is doras an chró ná dún go deo
Ba chlos an dea-scéala d'aoirí

"Dea-scéal," isn't it? "Good news"?

I know a version with the last two lines slightly different:

"Ina luí go ciúin i máinséar tuí
Siud é an prionsa, Mac Óg an Rí."

Lovely song, regardless of the version.

BTW, the Irish title of this carol is Carúl Loch Garman.

Redwolf

Scooby · **Joined:** Tue 06 Sep 2011 7:18 pm **Posts:** 576

Redwolf wrote:

"Dea-scéal," isn't it? "Good news"?

It is and it isn't! dea-scéala is in the dictionary too. I think scéala has more a connotation of 'tidings'. I prefer it here. In truth, I am going to have to leave it to someone else to explain the difference - if any! I think there is a subtle difference in usage, although both could work in most contexts.

Aha - I've found something I knew I read before:

http://www.aistear.ie/popup.php?ID=231

scw1217 · **Posted:** Sun 09 Dec 2012 11:35 pm

Is the Gaelic they provided the first 2 verses listed in English at the Wikipedia link?

Breandán · **Posted:** Sun 09 Dec 2012 11:50 pm

scw1217 wrote:

Is the Gaelic they provided the first 2 verses listed in English at the Wikipedia link?

More like verses 1 and 3 of the English.

In the Irish version you posted, they are singing the last two lines that Redwolf provided above.

scw1217 · **Posted:** Sun 09 Dec 2012 11:55 pm

Breandán wrote:

scw1217 wrote:

Is the Gaelic they provided the first 2 verses listed in English at the Wikipedia link?

More like verses 1 and 3 of the English.

In the Irish version you posted, they are singing the last two lines that Redwolf provided above.

Helpful! Thanks!

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