Trying to catch a word

Redwolf · **Posted:** Wed 10 Apr 2013 3:09 pm

franc 91 wrote:

In the songbook I have, for the third line it has -
Cailíní maiseach go gealgáireach gléasta

Ceolta Gael 2 (Mánus Ó Baoill - Ossian/Musicroom) Do you not have a copy of that, Redwolf ?

I see that on Mudcat, they give another version by Pádraigín Ní Uachacháin and I also know of the version by her (late) sister Eithne (Bridgid's Kiss)

Cailíní maiseacha bángheala gléigeal

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=53420

That's the version I know too, franc, but it's not what they're singing, and I need to be sure the words match.

This is one of those songs that have umpteen versions (including two different tunes that I know of...quite possibly more)

Alas, my copies of both Ceolta Gael 1 and Ceolta Gael 2 have disappeared...I don't know what happened to them, but I suspect I loaned them to someone (now if I could only remember who!)

Redwolf

Mick · **Joined:** Fri 18 Nov 2011 2:27 pm **Posts:** 622

Calíní muimbil muimbil dada dada gléasta

(Professional singing tip)

Redwolf · **Posted:** Wed 10 Apr 2013 5:57 pm

Mick wrote:

:lah: Calíní muimbil muimbil dada dada gléasta

(Professional singing tip)

Yep...that's pretty much what I do! :darklaugh:

Braoin · **Joined:** Sat 17 Sep 2011 11:52 pm **Posts:** 460

Gumbi wrote:

Is it not cailíní maisithe? That's both what I'm familiar with and what they're saying.

My hearing is not the best, but listening to that it does indeed sound like:

cailíní maisithe bán-gheala gléasta

with 'maisithe' pronounced fully (with the 'e' at the end) and with an 'a' after 'bán' - 'bán - a - gheala'

Something like the way we say 'an-mhaith' as 'an-a-mhaith'

So I am inclined to agree with 'bán' for that missing word.

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