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A waulking song


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Rebsie

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A one take wonder.

Been away with the faeries for a while, this is what I came back with.
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Lyrics
Tha mulad, tha mulad
Tha lionn-dubh orm fhéin

(Hi ri hoireann o
Hi ri hoireann o)

Tha do mhingean air m'aire
Ni nach aidich mo bheul

(Hi ri ri ri o ho
Ro ho i hoireann o)

Mu'n òganach ghasda
Ùr-mharcrach' nan steud

Chan innsinn dha m'phiuthar
Meud mo chumha as do dhéidh

No dha'm mhàthair a rug mi
Chuir mi cudtrom 'na ceum

Tha sac trom air mo chridhe
Nach tog fidheall nan teud

Ach a Mhaighread nan Cuiread
'S dàn a chuir thu orm breug

Thilg thu ormsa mar ailis
Nach b'fhuilear dhomh 'm bréid

Gu robh leanabh am pasgadh
Fo asna mo chléibh

C'uim' nach innseadh tu'n fhìrinn
Mar a dh'innsinn ort fhéin

Cha b'ionann dha m'athair
'S dha t'athair-sa fhéin

Cha b'ionann dha'n taighean
'N am laighe fo'n ghréin

'S ann a gheobhte 'n taigh m'athar
Cinn is casan an fhéidh

'S ann a gheobhte 'n taigh t'athar
Cinn is cnamhan an éisg
Song Stats
Hits: 876
Comments: 37
Fans: 28
Plays: 120
Downloads: 40
Votes: 9
Uploaded: Dec 31, 2008 - 06:56:33 PM
Last Updated: Dec 31, 2008 - 06:56:33 PM Last Played: Nov 25, 2009 - 09:33:30 AM
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Keywords:
traditional (76), Scottish (16), waulking song (2)
Comments
Feter said 330 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
A waulking song
AHHH what a treat for new year eve ...Rebsie's acappella
..what a treat ...what a gem ...the feel of the celtic
old medievel sound of this song just took my breath ...
you realy like these spirits and faeries songs ...best
of the best for sure and you done them wonderfully ...
thank you so very much for the gem ..and have a very
blessed year with all the happiness ..you and yours ;-)
Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)

Thank you Feter, I hope the coming year brings you all the things you dream of.
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LunaTrick said 330 days ago (December 31st, 2008)
The Year is complete now!
Thanks Rebs.... fantastic a cappella! And where did you get that super pict pronunciation? You have been dallying with the faerie world haven't you. Happy new year to you!
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Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)

Apologies for being slow to reply to your emails ... I appreciate you buying my album!

Yeah, the faeries came up with the goods. I was taught Gaelic by a bard (yes a real one) in the early 90s. I always assumed I had Scottish heritage because I have such a powerful bond with the place and my grandmother had a Scottish surname but when I researched her ancestors it turns out they all came from Wandsworth.
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paul f. page said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Translation, please...
I love the antiphonal singing and especially the simple open chords in your choral response as the piece progresses. You are awfully tentative with the drum. You might bring it up a bit. Oh, and might you consider--dare I say it?--timbrels on off-beats? ... This is beautiful and such a pleasure to hear artistic and satisfying music from you again.
Peace.
Paul
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Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)

Thank you Paul, much appreciated. Translation attached below ... doesn't have much in the way of intellectual substance though I'm afraid!

I didn't put much thought into the accompaniment, it was done in a trance-like state in a couple of hours (including the mixing) so it probably would benefit from a bit more of a considered approach. It's up for grabs if anyone wants to play with it.

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Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
TRANSLATION
(The chorus is just nonsense syllables)

There is sorrow, there is despair upon me (literally "there is a black net over me")
There is a discontent on my mind which I dare not speak

Concerning the fine young man, the young horseman
I wouldn't even tell my sister how much I'm yearning for you

Nor the mother who bore me, and weighed me upon her step
There is a sadness in my heart which even the strings of the fiddle can't lift

But deceitful Margaret, you've cast lies about me
You maliciously said I should wear a wife's apron

That there was an unborn child inside my body
You couldn't tell the truth, as I would have done about you

Things were not the same for my father and for yours
Things were not the same in our houses at the going down of the sun

In the house of my father you'd find the heads and feet of deer
In the house of your father you'd find the heads and bones of fish

(The last bit is class snobbery ... deer were eaten by the wealthy, fish by the working classes.)
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DWL said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Lovely work Rebsie
Good to hear you back here again, and what a great song to start with.

Beautifully done.

Cheers

Dick
Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)

Thank you dear, and it was you who talked me into coming back.
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kristyjo said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Rebsie-
I love the picture. Then I sat transfixed while I listened to this. It is absolutely beautiful. The open harmonies are perfect. I didn't notice the percussion until near the end of this, but it was very fitting, and would have been great just a touch louder, maybe? Do you know what it means? To hear you get all of those syllables out, and still use such an assured, dulcet voice was a real treat.
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Rebsie said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Translation now posted
Thank you. The picture was taken a long time ago on the Isle of Lewis, one of the few places they still speak Gaelic and have interesting rubbish dumps.

This was one of the first Gaelic songs I learned, in the late 80s, so I've had a lot of practice at it.

Fair point about the percussion. :)
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Rocha Malhada said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
ummmm. ummmm.....
had me 'ummmm'in along, dear. Din't stdunnerand a bit of the prose, but it all did raise my kilt a good measure.

:-|

. - 'arold
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Jim Bouchard said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
No Rubbish Here...
Not a trace, indeed! 100% excellent, as always! I think I'll go for a waulk now, you've inspired me so.
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saymme said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Happy New Year to You !!!
So great to see this & hear ....totally awesome song & photo : ) : ) : ) Such a beautiful language...I'm so week for foreign languages they're music inthemselves & being sung like You sing this is just magnificent !!! ThankYOu & Best To You 2009 !
magnatone said 329 days ago (January 1st, 2009)
Waulking Song
Rebsie, this is wonderful! What a treat for the ears, your acappella is gorgeous. Thanks for the post! (And, GREAT photo!)
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jiguma said 329 days ago (January 2nd, 2009)
Rebsie
Like you, I have an emotional connection with Gaelic which I thought was something to do with a genetic thing, but I have similar connections to Scandinavian languages and Arabic, so I can't work that out!

This is really beautiful, and Im so pleased that you have made your return to MJ with such a powerful piece. Apart from your magical voice, I'm super-impressed by how tight your harmonies are in the chorus, in both pitch and timing.

Absolutely spine-tinglingly wonderful - there goes all my superlatives for 2009 in one phrase!

A great 2009 to you and Ian.

Neil
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davajonah said 326 days ago (January 4th, 2009)
Beautiful
Stunning stuff. You're right about the rubbish dumps on Lewis. I once cycled the length of the Outer Hebrides and couldn't believe the things I saw on the roadside! South Uist had the worst ones. However, despite the wrecked cars and whiskey bottles everywhere, 'tis a lovely part of the world. And the world is better for you having done this.

Anyway - I had to download this lovely tune and I thank you for sharing it.
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Rebsie said 324 days ago (January 6th, 2009)

You cycled the Outer Hebrides?! Blimey, that's brave. I drove up and down them in a van. :)

But yes, I'm glad you know what I mean about the rubbish dumps. They are truly amazing, in an environment where people are resourceful and refuse collection sparse. I remember one house in Lewis where the occupants had dumped every car they'd ever owned on the grass verge outside ... an old pre-war sit-up-and-beg Austin, a 1950s Popular, a MkIII Cortina from the 70s and a couple of other things ... so they formed a nice little chronological progression, all parked in a row and in varying stages of decomposition. Another croft had a 1950s bus dumped outside.

Thanks for your nice comment.
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Joe Brady said 326 days ago (January 4th, 2009)
Just beautiful!
Real nice work Rebsie; Nice and tight, all music and no noise. Tickles the Celtic gene in my DNA. Think I'll go for a waulk :-)
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Rebsie said 324 days ago (January 6th, 2009)

Thanks Joe. I'm not sure how I managed to get it noise-free because it was recorded on New Year's Eve with fireworks going off outside!
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guitapick said 325 days ago (January 5th, 2009)
The faeries...
...must have loved having you there...

Lovely

Reminds me of a cd called "Mouth Music", with Talitha Mackenzie singing...one of my favorite cds...
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Rebsie said 324 days ago (January 6th, 2009)

Ah, "mouth music" is not far away from what this is, a form of very fast rhythmic singing. Except that this one is a work song so it's a bit slower. I have a "mouth music" song I'd like to have a go at some time but it's difficult to sing it without passing out.

Thanks Bob!
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kassia said 325 days ago (January 5th, 2009)
rebsie
beautiful. i love the little percussive elements you've added to support this, but the song is all about your vocals and they are superb. gorgeous layering. great tune and fun picture of you!
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Thanks so much Kassia. I never waste an opportunity to have my photo taken beside a rubbish dump. :)
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richardhowardjones said 325 days ago (January 6th, 2009)
Whoo
You got my Celtic blood stirring. Think I'll go for a walk to cool off.
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

:)

Thanks Richard. You've probably got more Celtic blood than I have ... I'm pretty much an Anglo-Saxon through and through, but I love the sound of Gaelic.
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bronco said 313 days ago (January 17th, 2009)
Beautiful and mysterious
Is this a Hank Williams song? Just kidding. Your voice is as beautiful as ever. You are one of the few that can pull off an acapella song. This makes me feel like The Lord of the Rings was a true story.
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Wha- ? You mean they made it up?

Lovely to see you Tom. Thanks for stopping by.
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bud said 308 days ago (January 22nd, 2009)
Beautiful Rebsie
what a treat. Your voice sounds wonderful and this music stirs my Celtic blood.
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Hello Scottie dog, glad it did the trick for you. Your comments are always appreciated.
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VicDiesel said 306 days ago (January 24th, 2009)
Nifty
A cool song. There are just a couple of little bits that don't seem to fit. The percussion is very tentative. Either shake your thing like you mean it, or leave it out altogether.

Initially I thought I didn't like that low harmony voice: with the big leaps it seems to blend in and stick out of the mix more or less on a note by note basis, but on second though I guess it's ok after all.

Over all: very nice. Creative harmonies, and always fun to hear languages that you don't hear every day.


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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Thanks Vic. You're right about the drums. I recorded, mixed and posted this in two hours (as an antidote to my usual habit of dithering over songs for weeks) so there are some rough edges. If I ever get round to doing a more considered version there will be improvements to the harmonies and the backing.
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woofer3 said 304 days ago (January 27th, 2009)
charming
and clear as a bell, can't suggest any changes, so to me I suppose that makes it perfect.

John.
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Can't argue with that. :) Thanks John.
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Bob Rodgers said 303 days ago (January 27th, 2009)
This
is beautiful Rebsie, really enjoyed this.

Bob
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Rebsie said 302 days ago (January 28th, 2009)

Thank you Bob, I really appreciate you dropping by and giving it a listen.
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echoroom said 301 days ago (January 29th, 2009)
Nive picture!
No really. Acapella does do this justice - this is fully realised... magical, Rebsie!
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