Irish Translation Forum

Dear All and Sundry,

I know it's a bit early to be thinking about Christmas but does anyone have lyrics (and perhaps music) to any traditional Irish Christmas carols sung in the Irish language? The ones I have were translated from the English and I was hoping some of you out there would be able to refresh my memory with the ones I grew up with but can no longer write down.

This is a genuine request as I am to present one of them to a group of critical listeners next week *gulp*

I can send you a box of TimTams in return......

Is mise le meas,
Londubh

Have you taken a looksie at the frequent translations section as of yet? The might be some pretty good links over there!

Someone posted a link a while back to Christmas carols in Irish, but I think they were the same old traditional carols.

Redwolf

Nothing in the Freq forum
Any links at this stage would be good!

Thanks.

all I have are translated ones from a book I bought "Ceol na Nollag" ...but if it helps I'll try to photograph a few pages (don't have a scanner )
Would you have any titles for me to go on? I don't have much battery left in my digicam and I can't photograph the whole book before it gives out. Here are the titles I have:
Teacht Críost
Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil (Cóirithe)
Íosagán do Thainig Chughainn
Seol Chughainn Síocháin
Suaintraí na Maighdine
Ghluais an Dís
Dia do Bheatha, a Naí, Anocht (Cóirithe)
Íosagán
Cró na Nollag (Cóirithe)
Dia do Bheatha
Oíche Chiúin (Cóirithe)
An Leanbh Íosa
Suantraí Ár Slánaitheora
Na Leanaí i mBeithil
Bualadh Bos
An Drumadóirín
A Dhia Na Nollag
Bethlehem
Deinimís Troscadh Lá 'le Stiofáin
An Dreoilín
Le Croí Soilbhir
Gloria in Excelsis Deo
Fadó, Fadó
Rug Muire Mac do Dhia
Eipeafáine
A Mhuire (Cóirithe)
An Teitheadh go hÉigipt (Cóirithe)
Don Oíche Úd i mBeithil
Carúl Iinis Córthaidh
Veni Emmanúél
Tháinig Tú ar Talamh
Oíche Nollag (Cóirithe)
Cuireadh do Mhuire
Adeste Fideles

---edit --- I took a few of them and will post links soon

all righty: www.kampfdichterin.de/ceolnanollag

rightclick to download em links will be up for 3 weeks

some of them are the works of no less than St. Columba and Pádraig Pearse as far as I can tell
http://www.kampfdichterin.de/ceolnanollag/bethlehem.JPG

I have a few we learned in Irish class.

Carúl na Nollag

Dia do bheatha a Naí anocht
A rugadh insa' stábla bocht
Go ciún gan chaoi ad' luascadh a luí
Tá do mháithrín le do thaobhsa

Anseo 'na luí sa mhainséirín
I gcró chúng an asailín
Gean is grá ó Bheithlín
Cuir síocháin i gcroí gach éinne

Na haingle insna Flaithis thuas
Na haoirí a' triall ó shliabh anuas
A' neosadh dúinn gur rugadh Críost
'Tabhairt féirin uainn go léir dhuit

Dia do bheatha a Naí anocht
A rugadh ins a' stábla bocht
Go ciúin gan caoi ad' luascadh a luí
Tá do mháithrín le do thaobhsa


Oíche Chiúin

Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé,
Cách 'na suan, dís araon,
Dís is dílse 'faire le spéis,
Naíon beag gnaoigheal ceananntais caomh,
Críost 'na chodladh go séimh,
Críost 'na chodladh go séimh.

Oíche chiúin, oíche Mhic Dé,
Aoirí ar dtus chuala 'n scéal;
Allelúia aingeal ag glaoch,
Cantain suairc i ngar is i gcéin,
Críost an Slánaitheoir féin,
Críost an Slánaitheoir féin.

I have some other Christmas stuff, too, if anyone is interested.

I should come in here more often!

I cannot thank you enough for the kind posting of songs. I've managed to get a few down in time for tonight's presentation and I'm just rapt.

Shall I let you know how it goes? The choir I'm singing with doesn't want to do Irish - it would appear they're afraid of it. Perhaps this is my chance to give the language a "plug". I'm so excited.....

Fingers crossed I don't break something. Haha!!

Is mise le meas,
~L~

Londubh wrote:I should come in here more often!

I cannot thank you enough for the kind posting of songs. I've managed to get a few down in time for tonight's presentation and I'm just rapt.

Shall I let you know how it goes? The choir I'm singing with doesn't want to do Irish - it would appear they're afraid of it. Perhaps this is my chance to give the language a "plug". I'm so excited.....

Fingers crossed I don't break something. Haha!!

Is mise le meas,
~L~

Sure!! Let us know how it goes.