Brian Boru, Defeater of the Danes - Song in Middle Irish | The Skaldic Bard

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Time for something a little different! This is a song I wrote and performed in Middle Irish with reconstructed pronunciation, based on the mediaeval text Cogad Gáedel re Gallaib, “The War of the Irish with the Foreigners”, describing how the Danish invasions of Ivar the Boneless and his descendents were put to an end by the Dalcassians (Irish Dál Cais), which was the dynasty of the High King Brian Boru. He and his family led the charge against the Danes, culminating in the Battle of Clontarf in 1014. Both he and his glorious warrior son, Murchad mic Briain, died either in the battle itself or events surrounding the battle, but they won the war and freed Ireland from Viking tyranny.
I myself am pretty much entirely Irish, and I am proud to be a descendent of the Úa Dálaigh bardic family. Given the family history, I’d like to make more Irish stuff in the future. I hope I can do my ancestors justice in the modern day, even just a tad.
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My intention is exclusively to teach history and languages through song. I do not condone, endorse or seek to glorify violence.
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Lyrics:
Tánic rí longes adbal clainni Ímair innÁṫ Clíaṫ, ro hinred urmor Erend!
Ropaḋ neṁni olc da ffúair Eire i naṫfegaḋ uilc na feḋna sin.
Ro sccaoílset a scrine ocus a mionna ocus a liubra ocus a neiṁeḋa!
Mór in scél a Dé do nim, a beiṫ ic muintir Erenn!
Brian Bóruma, Ardrí Gaíḋel Erenn!
Ní rabi cara do Gallaib acci eter!
Is maiṫ ċosnaiḋ a Briain do báid!
Sursan ríg do rígni fáilid! Dursan rí forsan maig!
Bai imorro arali ciniud suairc sairclannṫa soċeneóil ségaind in nErind,
naro odaim ecomnert na anforran ó ciniud ele is in domun ríam.
Cid dna aċt, ní ba míad menman, maċtain dóeri docair ó Danaraib.
Ro gab Brian ic fogail ocus ic friṫireċt for Gallaib fo cetóir.
Brian Bóruma, Ardrí Gaíḋel Erenn!
Ní rabi cara do Gallaib acci eter!
Is maiṫ ċosnaiḋ a Briain do báid!
Sursan ríg do rígni fáilid! Dursan rí forsan maig!
Ocus ro ferad caṫ fíċda fuleach, ocus ro gab caċ ar leód ocus letrad.
Ba comrac da cómcruaid, ocus comaculuim da contrárda in óen inad sein.
Ocus ni suáil in ni ris ba samaltá, ocus nir bec in ni dar ba comċasmaill
torandcles taile, talċar, tinnensaċ na muintiri sin leṫ ar leṫ.
Brian Bóruma, Ardrí Gaíḋel Erenn!
Ní rabi cara do Gallaib acci eter!
Is maiṫ ċosnaiḋ a Briain do báid!
Sursan ríg do rígni fáilid! Dursan rí forsan maig!
Ro comraicset caṫ dolig díulaind in dámraid na nDanmargaċ
ocus gamanraiḋ galaċ gnímaċ, rígda Dálcais in óen inad.
Imtúsa Murċaid mic Briain, in rígmilid. Rob é sin intErcoil totaċtaċ tanasi
im soċar ocus im sairi a atarda. Tánic ma caṫ na nallmaraċ!
Ro gábside a da claidium croda comnerta claidium ina deis, ocus claidium ina clé,
Is é duni dédenaċ irrabi comlond cet in Erind é!
Batar ar in linisen, ocus ar in nimbualad íat, ó tráth ergi co iarnóin.
Á Dáil Cais is calma sin! It becca fir ifair fáil!
Ro maid roen ro madma ar Gallaib. Ro ṫeċsetar isin fargi.
Tuc Gall tadall do Murċad ocus ni ro marb in adaich sin itir, cor ċaiṫ corp Crist.
Brian Bóruma, Ardrí Gaíḋel Erenn!
Ní rabi cara do Gallaib acci eter!
Is maiṫ ċosnaiḋ a Briain do báid!
Sursan ríg do rígni fáilid! Dursan rí forsan maig!
Brian mic Cinnéittiġ, Ardrí Erenn!
Is é ro bris cuicc caṫa ficet for Gallaib!
Noċa dernaḋ íar ccreideiṁ in nErinn
aongníoṁ buḋ mó ina sin.
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@SkaldBard Год назад

@meusisto Год назад

First Old Norse, then Irish... add some Finnish and I can see it's clearly becoming Tolkienish haha. Did you learn Irish in your family?

@SkaldBard Год назад

@@meusisto Hah, Finnish feels a bit of a step too far, sadly! But we'll see ;-) Sadly my great grandfather was the last Gael in my family to speak Gaeilge and it was passed down no further, but I'm going to do my utmost to ensure it's resurrected in the family

@jamesbatesibusquets7617 Год назад

@@SkaldBard Good luck!

@keysofperception4377 Год назад

Thanks for sharing this history fact with us. It would be awesome if they would do another season of Vikings where they would deal with this battle and the aftereffects from Ivars point of view. I bet Oleg could teach him a little bit

@russianboogeyman544 6 месяцев назад

@@SkaldBard You did a great job, lad. I'm sure your ancestors are proud of you. And this song is simply amazing, I can imagine the gael bards sang songs like this in a castle during feasts, reminding everybody the great deeds of Brian Boru.

@uberfeel Год назад

Medieval Irish history is truly one of the most fascinating thing to read.

@ChirkunovIvan Год назад

Irish is one of the most beautiful and aesthetics languages in the world, Ireland has a wonderful rich culture. What a pity there are so few Irish songs now.

@LAC03098 Год назад

I agree, although not being the most attractive Celtic language in my opinion, it’s certainly the best Gaelic language, besting Manx and Scottish easily

@lopakacooper1668 Год назад

@@LAC03098I know this might be a far stretch, but Irish, at least to my ears, sounds reminiscent to Spanish? (Then again, I could be completely far from it from my assumption)

@DevotionToChrist Год назад

@@lopakacooper1668 The Celtic settlers who first came to Ireland were from Iberia, but as far as I can tell the Irish language isn’t very closely related to Spanish because of the Latin influence on Spanish. I’d guess the commonalities are either based on Latin influence on Irish or their common Indo-European roots.

@lopakacooper1668 Год назад

@@DevotionToChristMakes a lot of sense. Thanks for telling me this.

@eoin3591 9 месяцев назад

Look up TGLurgen, they translate songs into Irish

@sunkan_dunkan_ Год назад

Love the flute in this one, and the line of “joy to the king who won, woe to the king who lost” is great

@LucidWanderer 10 месяцев назад

Sigurd: "Look out Irishmen, here come the Vikings!" Brian Boru: "Look out Vikings, here come the Irish!"

@joeysonofander7479 Год назад

I am impressed by your knowledge of so many different languages (especially the ones that are technically dead.)

@jandaly-ou3wf Год назад

Love the jaunty Celtic-ness of the tune, especially the flute. Rouses the Celtic ancestry in me (of which there is a lot). Wonderful!

@Constantine5624 Год назад

It's a song that makes all Irish proud. Thx for posting.

@rockaphett3727 Год назад

You always manage to surprise us with more languages to sing in. Great song 👍

@blugaledoh2669 Год назад

I wonder what would happen if Brian Boru had lived longer and became king of Ireland.

@Zombehnation1001 11 месяцев назад

To be fair he was 73 in an Ireland with 0 history of medical research, he probably would've died naturally a few years after the battle of Clontarf.

@cathalodiubhain5739 10 месяцев назад

@@Zombehnation1001 It is nearly impossible to pinpoint the exact start of Irish medical history as many sources, both primary and secondary, have been lost to time. Thankfully with the aid of historical town annals and medical manuscripts stored in either a private collection or at an institution, historians can peer into ancient times and learn more about professional medical practices in Ireland. Like many cultures, the medical traditions in Ireland were uniquely tailored to the lives and societal norms of the time period, often adapting to changes in the social hierarchy. There are books, articles and other scholarly sources that provide analysis and detailed overviews on Irish medical practices. Pre-Christian Irish medical history is believed to be closely tied to the Druids and druidic practices. Due to a lack of firsthand knowledge about the Druids, their beliefs and practices, historians must separate facts from myths often ending up with inconclusive results. In Irish mythology, the Druid “Diancecht' was known as the God of Healing and is said to have practiced hypnotism. He is said to have recognized fourteen disorders of the stomach. Physicians and medical figures are woven into early Irish myths and legends, hinting at the importance of their profession during the ancient times when warfare was a common occurrence. “King Cormac who reigned in AD 227 made an order that all future monarchs of Ireland should at all times be accompanied by ten persons, a chief, a judge, a druid, a physician, a poet, a historian, a musician and three servants. This order apparently lasted until the death of Brian Boru in 1014 AD. With the arrival of Christianity and the decline of the Druids, medical responsibilities shifted towards monasteries and Christian priests.

@cjquirk5735 10 месяцев назад

Ireland could very likely have stayed unified and become it's own continental power.

@hohetannen4703 8 месяцев назад

See Conor McGregor for context

@renanschimuneck9369 8 месяцев назад

@@Zombehnation1001yes, but Clontarf, albeit a victory, was a phyrric one. His son Murchad died aswel, and his grandson Toirdelbach. A tragic victory indeed, but at the cost of ceasing the majors viking incursions? Seems worth it.

@instaurareomniainchristo777 Год назад

Masterclass 🇮🇪✝️

@aronsirup56 Год назад

Beautiful, as always 👏

@alphaomega2937 Год назад

Another great song by you! I hope too hear more Irish themed songs form you!

@ragingsmurfling7205 Год назад

I was listening to your song about Harold Godwinson, again, when I got the alert for this. Looks like I got a new song to listen to. Keep up the excellent content, love it.

@MaurycyNejman Год назад

Wow another language Im truely impressed I was always intrested in Irish culture especially the language so im very happy that we will have more of irish in this channel I think the Irish culture and tongue should be promoted and protected at all costs Im happy that you can share Your familys and nations traditions with us here on this channel, I will surely dive more in irish culture after this song and maybe i will finally try to learn the language because it is on my list but my experience so far with learning celtic languages is.. it wasnt much of a success with scottish and welsh but maybe irish will be better Thank You for your work and im looking forward for more!

@ruadhan1798 Год назад

Go hana-mhaith! Bhíos ag lorg amhrán sa mheán-ghaeleann do ré ana-fhada, mar gheall go raibhas ag iarraidh an teanga an t-ardrí a chloisteáil

@JorgeTrejo23 Год назад

Nice! I had been waiting for something sung in Irish for a while now. Thanks a lot!!!

@SkaldBard Год назад

Good stuff!

@robinrehlinghaus1944 Год назад

Another language? You continue to become more impressive. Great work! I must admit I haven't had the best experiences with Irish people so far, but seeing this oddly enough makes me more hopeful that that won't repeat. Thank you for what you do!

@SkaldBard Год назад

Thank you very much, and sorry to hear that, friend! Here's hoping relations improve with the folk of the Emerald Isle 🤝

@sbk2023sbba 10 месяцев назад

As an Irishman I’m sorry to hear it, hopefully you have better experience in future

@emanuels.pezente1899 Год назад

That is a song to which I would definitely dance. Great song and story told as always! Godspeed, Skaldic Man!

@jamesbatesibusquets7617 Год назад

Nice! I like the song. Kinda makes me want to play as the Irish in Medieval TotalWar lol.

@MatthewVanston Год назад

I can't help but think about the Shire when I hear the melody.

@williammaguire9066 4 месяца назад

Ive jus found this and it is beautiful ❤❤

@IESVSCHRISTVSDOMINVSNOSTEREST 11 месяцев назад

my man straight up dropping the ocarina of time shop theme

@apostoladosaoboaventuraes Год назад

I feel happy to have the same name as this man!

@MrMoonGhost Год назад

Added this to my main playlist. Thank you, sir for this wonderful sound!

@pcarro11 5 месяцев назад

In old Irish, p, r, and s, looked a lot alike. A dot over a consonant means to add an "h" in modern Irish. With that in mind, the song is comprehensible to a modern Irish speaker (ok, me) in snatches. The accent over nouns is a "fada," meaning "make the sound, only more so." It sounds like "m" is a "w" in places, which is achieved in modern Irish as "mh." "Gaillib" keeps "caol le caol agis leathain le leathain," and also connotes all foreigners are English. Oh, I am enjoying this song so much. It really brings "Toraiocht Diarmud agus Grainne" to mind.

@kristiangg4263 Год назад

Amaizing song hope o see song about Bulgaria

@bouse23 9 месяцев назад

Brian boru the lion of ireland

@kratosboy5557 4 месяца назад

Aye Good man That He was

@Ionlytellthetruth 9 месяцев назад

Ireland was so close to having an empire it's a shame Brian Cennétig died :(

@iberius9937 Год назад

Lovely! Tá sé go brea! Go rhaimh maith agat!

@unimaginative5352 Год назад

Do you know irish irl ? Its such a great language, I think it's a pity so few irishmen and women seem to care about it.

@drtimothydaly Год назад

Well bladdy done

@DimitryDonskoy777 20 дней назад

I almost noticed badly😂

@TruekingoftheLeinstermen 9 месяцев назад

Im irish and although my ancestor mael morda faught against hima nd died at clontarf i can respect brian boru may god have mercy in the both of them

@WesleyDawes-yo7dv 3 месяца назад

Both true leaders who fought in battle along side their men.

@owenmurphy5029 Год назад

Faugh á Baullagh!

@ivanisakov4465 7 месяцев назад

Слава свободной Ирландии! ✊🏻

@kamikazefilmproductions Год назад

I have irish and danish in me (along with other stuff). History is weird when you have two sides that is ethnically part of you, hate each other in the past. Its odd feeling

@FartheodoreFartovelt Год назад

Ain't no way this is a real language 😭😭😭😭💀☠☠ Edit: Your singing made it sound 100x better, you are a amazing singer Second edit: I was not insulting the language, I was just commenting on how goofy it sounded. It's uniqueness is fascinating.

@SkaldBard Год назад

Thanks a lot!