Irish Translation Forum

Christy Moore sings this beautiful song on YouTube
Black is the colour
as do many irish singers

Where i can i hear it in Irish ??

or would some one please translate ( phonically as well ) ...cheeky!!
Im gonna sing it a a do when im home in the summer (Waterford .Pórt Laírge) fadas correct ?

It was written in scotland but in English

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvEcsN__VoI
But this works
Chorus :
G D Em
In the city if Chicago,
G D Bb
As the evening shadows fall,
C D Em
There Are people dreaming,
C D Am
Of the hills of Donegal.

Verse 1 :
Am C
Eighteen forty - seven
D Em
Was the year it all began,
Am C
Deadly pains of hunger,
D Em
Drove a million from the land.
Am C
They journeyed not for glory,
D Em
Their motive wasn't greed,
Am C
A voyage of survival,
D Em
Across the stormy sea.

Chorus x1

Verse 2: Same cords as 1st verse

Some of them knew fortune,
Some of them knew fame,
More of them knew hardship,
And died working on the plane.
They spread throughout the nation,
They rode the railroad cars,
Brought their songs and music,
To ease their lonely hearts.

Chorus x1

Finish on Am

There surely HAS to be an irish version..Im shocked
Whose the fella who translated The lakes of Pontchartrain to Irish..remember him??
He must have done it..I hope !!
Maybe not .. well there are so many people who have done this song so get your guitars out boys and girls and have a go
"Black is the ..F,G,Am F,G Em F,G Am F G Am (think thats right)...beautifull..i have to learn it !!!

Another great song Teifeach
Going to see Christy in Bristol in May

Found the lakes of pontchartrain irish version. Paul Brady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5xZIDhy28A

Christy does this amazing in English

Tá fáilte romhat , agus Go raibh maith agat , sin go hálainn

Im a newbie at this...what does that mean please

You are welcome,,,???
If someone can translate Black is the colour, i ll sing and play it to YouTUBE for you !!
Phonically as well as written !!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5fBppsntAE
Black is the colour of my true love's hair,
Her lips are like some roses fair,
She's the sweetest smile, And
the gentlest hands,
I love the ground, Whereon she stands.
I love my love and well she knows,
I love the ground, whereon she goes,
I wish the day, it soon would come,
When she & I could be as one.
Black is the colour of my true love's hair,
Her lips are like some roses fair,
She's the sweetest smile, And
the gentlest hands,
I love the ground, Whereon she stands.
I go to the Clyde and I mourn and weep,
For satisfied, I ne'er can be,
I write her a letter, just a few short lines,
And suffer death, a thousand times.
(Guitar)
Black is the colour of my true love's hair,
Her lips are like some roses fair,
She's the sweetest smile, And
the gentlest hands,
I love the ground, Whereon she stands.

As it's a traditional balled surely there must be an Gaelic version. If you found that it would be easier to translate it to Irish in the same scan (if that's the right word).
I might give it a shot in Irish but it wouldn't be very poetic.

I see you worked out the avatar tooler.

Took me bloody days though
Doesnt look to bad i guess...thanks for your help...have a go at the irish. I dont think it was ever written originally in Gaelic in scotland but i agree , someone must have done it ..its so beautifull

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