AN CHAILIN ALAINN ~ MAC-TALLA ~ THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL (LYRICS)

MAC-TALLA performs "The Beautiful Girl", in Scots Gaelic, a tune composed by, Tomás 'Jimmy' Mac Eoin of "The Water Boys". MAC-TALLA are; Arthur Cormack from Skye, Eilidh Mackenzie and Christine Primrose, Alison Kinnaird, on harp and cello, and Blair Douglas, from Skye, on keyboards and accordion.
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A CHAILIN ALAINN ~ (THE BEAUTIFUL GIRL)
A chailin àlainn dha'n tug mi'n gràdh-sa ~Oh beautiful girl to whom I gave my love
'S i fhèin as àille na blàths ' nan ròs ~ She alone has more beauty than the fair roses
Gun i bhith làimh rium, 's ann tùrsach tha mi ~ Without her I am sorrowful
A chailin àlainn 's tu fàth mo bhròin ~ Oh beautiful girl, you are the cause of my sadness
An am dhomh dùsgadh is mi nam aonar ~ On waking when I am alone
'S e sin an uair as moth' mo bhròin ~ That is the time I am most sad
Bidh mo smuaintean air a' chailin uasail ~ My thoughts are with the noble girl
A dh'imich bhuam-sa 's a rinn mo leòn ~ Who went from me and wounded me
A chailin àlainn gun tug mi gràdh dhut ~ Beautiful girl, I gave my heart to you
Thig na mo chòmhnaidh mo luaidh 's mo stòr ~ Come to me, my darling and my treasure
'S abair rium-sa gur tu mo ghràdh geal ~ Tell me that you are my fair love
'S bidh mise àghmhor gun adhbhar cràidh ~ And I'll be joyful without reason for torment
Nach tig thu leam-sa, a chailin àlainn ~ Won't you come with me, beautiful girl
Gu sìorraidh bràth cha bhith ort bròn ~ And forever more you'll know no sorrow
Sheinninn ceòl dhut mar cheòl na clàrsaich ~ I would sing to you like the music of the clarsach
'S mar ghuth na smeòraich an driùchd an fheòir ~ Like the voice of the song-thrush in the dewy grass
A chailin àlainn gun tug mi gràdh dhut ~ Beautiful girl, I gave my heart to you
Thig na mo chòmhnaidh mo luaidh 's mo stòr ~ Come to me, my darling and my treasure
'S abair rium-sa gur tu mo ghràdh geal ~ Tell me that you are my fair love
'S bidh mise àghmhor gun adhbhar cràidh ~ And I'll be joyful without reason for torment

[@deoirdanandrei1512]

Such a beautiful song, I love it! Tapadh leat!

[@Christina-dz6nz]

What a beautiful voice.The song is a truly love song.The words can only be Gaelic gaolach.X

[@dominajki]

Such a beautiful song,What a beautiful voice,

[@michaelgilmore2417]

Gorgeous all!!!

[@OtfriedStein]

Beautiful voices of Eilidh MacKenzie and Christine Primrose!

[@AnneMacA]

I have the album and have done my best to memorize this by listening and reading the lyrics. It really helps to learn the Gaidhlig this way!

[@antonaidh]

Indeed, seeing the text as it's being pronounced can be very helpful.

[@theirishroses]

So Beautiful, loving this the lyrics in Gaelic and English helps to sing this lovely song

[@gideonstupke2257]

This brings back a lot of memories of the way my aunt would used to play the piano. Beautiful!

[@williamdonnelly723]

Quite simply....beautiful.

[@theirishroses]

Thank you Anthony

[@antonaidh]

you're quite welcome.

[@antonaidh]

I have to admit, I am completely baffled by the 5 dislikes. There isn't a single thing visually, vocally, instrumentally, or otherwise, to not like about this song. Impaired "clicking" perhaps? 😆

[@sheilamitchell2215]

Tasteless idiots that's all. They've no concept of the beauty of the language or the meaning behind the song. Philistines one and all......

[@Christina-dz6nz]

Sorry but unable to see 1 dislike. !Gaelic love song. Words which mean so much in Gaelic.X

[@antonaidh]

@@Christina-dz6nz LOL, they were there, honestly! They have disappeared over time, though.

[@AndySomething]

I've spent the last few days trying to figure out the correct pronounciation for the scots word alainn. Stumbled across this video, I LOVE this song 😍 so beautiful! 😄 Am I correct that the pronounciation is a-line. Line as in fishing line? There seems to be a different way scottish people & irish people say the word 🤔

[@antonaidh]

Closer to "ah-ling", as I hear it. learngaelic.scot/dictionary/index.jsp?abairt=%C3%A0lainn&slang=both&wholeword=false

[@AndySomething]

@@antonaidh Thanks dude! That's a really helpful link!

[@antonaidh]

You bet! Glad to help.

[@normsutherland660]

Sounds more like ah-leen

[@AnneMacA]

Irish is what they call Gaidhlig in Ireland. Gaidhlig is the Gaelic way of spelling. Scots is a separate language entirely with different roots. Scots grew up alongside English and is a Germanic based language. Gaelic has ancient roots and is a separate language from Scots. I believe the Gaidhlig comes from the Irish.

[@miralong8501]

I would love to know this in English, the song is so beautiful

[@antonaidh]

The translation is below, with the lyrics😁

[@alsoascot02]

The Mingalay boat Song is a pretty similar tune.

[@tomgreene6579]

Is this group still around....bought a tape cassette of theirs in Sky ...around 1997.

[@antonaidh]

I am afraid not. All are still active, but Mac-Talla, no longer.

[@tomgreene6579]

Anthony Xavier Ah good to hear they are still around in some form...great days in Scotland ....home from hills now! Thanks for reply.

[@antonaidh]

Tom Greene Arthur Cormack, male lead, just released his new album," Buanas" this year. It's a great listen!

[@winchestershaw7000]

Skye... Heaven singing...

[@tomgreene2282]

@@winchestershaw7000 Aye!

[@olij76]

Very interesting, am i right in saying that the mingulay boat song is sung to the same tune of this?

[@AnneMacA]

Where are the lyrics?

[@antonaidh]

If you tap on “more” in the description, then scroll down, you will find the lyrics 😃

[@AnneMacA]

Thank you. I was on my walk, so I pulled up the lyrics from google and memorized each line, then went back to the song. Your way is much simpler! @@antonaidh 🤗

[@antonaidh]

@@AnneMacA depending on where you’re walking you may need snowshoes today! 😆❄️❄️❄️

[@AnneMacA]

I wish we had that much snow. I live in Michigan along the Straits, Lake Huron side. We've only had two decent snowfalls. I guess the U.P. really struggled fiancially without the snowmobile business. Where are you that you're getting lots of snow?@@antonaidh

[@antonaidh]

@@AnneMacA Atlantic Canada, we were just hammered the past couple of days. ‘S e sneachd a th’ ann! 🌨️🌨️