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Trad. Arr: Cormac McCarthy

A song of emigration composed by Pádraig Ó Miléadha who was born in Sliabh gCua, Co. Waterford in 1877. He was a poet and a writer of the Irish Language Revival who left a lasting impression on the folk song repertoire in the area. “Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile”, his most popular song, is still part of the local repertoire.

Amhrán faoin imirce é seo, cumtha sa bhliain 1877 ag Pádraig Ó Miléadha ó Shliabh gCua, Co. Phort Láirge. File agus scríbhneoir de chuid Athbheochan na Gaeilge ab ea é agus d’fhág sé a rian ar stór na n-amhrán pobail sa cheantar. Cantar fós “Sliabh Geal gCua na Féile”, an t-amhrán is mó a bhfuil gean air dá chuid, sa dúthaigh sin.

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Ó a Shliabh geal gCua na féile, is fada uait i gcéin mé,
Im’ shuí cois cuain im’ aonar go tréithlag faoi bhrón;
An tuile bhuí ar thaobh díom ‘dir mé ‘gus tír mo chléibhe,
Is a Shliabh geal gCua na féile nach géar é mo sceol?
Dá mbeinnse i measc mo ghaolta i Sceichín glas na séimhfhear,
Nuair a scaipeann teas na gréine ó spéir gheal gan smál;
Nó dá mbeinnse ansiúd fé’n réaltain nuair a thiteann drúcht ar fhéar ann,
Ó a Shliabh geal gCua nár dhéirc sin dá m’ fhéidir é ‘ fháil!



‘Sé mo léan nach bhfuair mé tógaint le léann is mórchuid eolais,
I nGaoluinn uasal cheolmhar ba sheolta mo bhéal;
Ó thabharfainn cuairt thar sáile is thabharfainn bua thar barr chugat,
Mar a Shliabh geal gCua ba bhreá liom thú ‘ ardú fé réim.
Mo ghrása thall na Déise, ‘dir bhánta, ghleannta is shléibhte,
Ó shnámhas anall thar tréanmhuir táim tréithlag gan bhrí;
Ach ó b’ áil le Dia me ‘ ghlaoch as, mo shlánsa siar go hÉirinn,
Agus slán le Sliabh na Féile le saorghean óm’ chroí!





Translation

Bright, bountiful mount Cua so far, far away
I sit by the sea weak, lonely and sad
The foam-tipped waves divide me from my love
Oh bright bountiful mount Cua, how wretched my tale
If I were there with my people on the green-clad hills
Warmed by the heat of the sun in a bright, cloudless sky
Or if I were there on a starry night as dew falls on the grass
Oh bright bountiful mount Cua How wretched my tale


My sorrow, that I was not raised with learning and skill
The noble strains of Gaelic as jewels on my lips
I would travel far and come back with prizes to you
My splendid mount Cua I would sing praise to your name
The Déise is my love Its plains, valleys and hills
Since I crossed the great ocean, I am lifeless and low
But God willed that I should leave So I send my blessings home
And bid farewell to the bountiful mountain with all my soul

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from R​ó​is​í​n ReImagined, released November 11, 2022

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