Sublime Julie Fowlis, vibrante, pure et fluide comme le vent, les sources, le ciel marin confondus avec le murmure de l'âme celtique qui imprègne l'histoire et les terres des contrées celtiques, de Bretagne à l'Écosse en passant par la verte Erin, la Cornouaille et le Pays de Galles...
I got to see her and her group live in a small venue just a few days ago. She did this song as an audience sing along. She taught us the chorus and the attendees did their best with it. I'm sure we wrecked the Gaelic, but it was great fun!
This song is very old if you listen carefully to the lyrics it's not the person but the bird that she sings of the songs origin is the song sand by the thrush the original lyrics are taken from the melody that the thrush sings at the harvest time of the year this only my I temptation of the song and lyrics and it is sang beautifully by julie-stephen
If being at the center of an orchestra is what it takes to claim the title of Queen of gaelic singer, I would prefer Julie being the singing spirit as we knew her in the first place.
Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-rò ì Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò Smeòrach le Clann Dòmhnaill mì Smeòrach mis' air ùrlar Phaibil Crùbadh ann an dùsal cadail Gun deòrachd a thèid na 's fhaide Truimid mo bhròn, thòirleum m' aigne Smeòrach mis' air mullach beinne 'G amharc grèin' is speuran soilleir Thig mi stòlda chòir na coille - Bidh mi beò air treòdas eile Ma mholas gach eun a thìr fèin Cuim thar èis nach moladh mise Tìr nan curaidh, tìr nan cliar An tìr bhiadhchar, fhialaidh mhiosail? 'N tìr nach caol ri cois na mara An tìr ghaolach, chaomhnach, channach An tìr laoghach, uanach, mheannach Tìr an arain, bhainneach, mhealach An Cladh Chomhghain mise rugadh 'N Àird an Rùnair fhuair mi togail Fradharc a' chuain uaibhrich chuislich Nan stuagh guanach cluaineach cluiceach Measg Chlann Dòmhnaill fhuair mi m' altrum - Buidheann nan seòl 's nan sròl daithte Nan long luath air chuantaibh farsaing Aiteam nach ciùin rùsgadh ghlas-lann Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-rò ì Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò Smeòrach le Clann Dòmhnaill mì (Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò) Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-rò ì Hoilibheag hilibheag hò-aill-il ò Smeòrach le Clann Dòmhnaill mì
