Raghaidh, raghaidh - Fionán Mac Coluim

Thu, 10/11/2012 - 14:02 | by Eoghan

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Transcript

Raghaidh, raghaidh, raghaidh gan amhras,
Raghaidh mo leanbh ar aonach na Samhna.
Raghaidh, raghaidh, raghaidh go díreach,
Raghaidh mo leanbh ar aonach Neidíneach.
Ceannóidh mé capall is ceannóidh mé claíomh dó
Is ceannóidh mé corn chun olla do shníomh dó.

Translation

My child will go, will go, will go,
My child will certainly go to the fair at Samhain.
My child will go, will go, will go,
My child will go directly to Kenmare fair.
I will buy a horse and I will buy a sword for him
And I will buy him a coil to spin wool.

Commentary

Fionán Mac Coluim published 'Raghaidh, raghaidh' in a collection of children's songs entitled Cosa buidhe árda do’n aos óg cuid a haon (Dublin, 1916), 12. It was also included in an enlarged edition by Fionán Mac Coluim and Pádraig Pléimionn entitled Cosa buidhe árda: cuid a haon (Dublin, 1922), 6-7. Mac Coluim sings the chorus and a verse on the present recording. The song was arranged for piano and voice by Carl Hardebeck for inclusion in a collection of nursery rhymes entitled Amhráiníní do’n aos óg gléasta i gcóir piano (Cork, 1930), 5. Hardebeck acknowledged Mac Coluim as the source for all eleven songs in the book.

Title in English: My child will go
Digital version published by: Doegen Records Web Project, Royal Irish Academy

Description of the Recording:

Speaker: Fionán Mac Coluim from Co. Kerry
Person who made the recording: Wilhelm Doegen
Organizer and administrator of the recording scheme: The Royal Irish Academy
In collaboration with: Lautabteilung, Preußische Staatsbibliothek (now Lautarchiv, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin)
Recorded on 13-09-1928 at 18:45:00 in Convent of Mercy, Killarney (office). Recorded on 13-09-1928 at 18:45:00 in Convent of Mercy, Killarney (office).
Archive recording (ID LA_1092d1, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal Irish Academy) is 00:56 minutes long. Archive recording (ID LA_1092d1, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal Irish Academy) is 00:56 minutes long.
User recording (ID LA_1092d1, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal Irish Academy) is 00:52 minutes long. User recording (ID LA_1092d1, from a shellac disk stored at the Royal Irish Academy) is 00:52 minutes long.

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