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Bidh Clann Ulaidh

from kist o dreams by Christina Stewart

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I first heard this song being sung by Ishbel MacTaggart from Islay, but it also appears in Eilean Fraoch, a book of songs collected in Lewis. It's a charming song, looking forward to the splendid wedding of the child being sung to, and relatively easy for Gaelic beginners to master! In the context of this song, "clann" means children in the sense of family or clan. Historically there were blood ties between Ulster and Clan Donald.
Nuala Kennedy has recorded a version of the song from the Ulster perspective.

lyrics

Bidh Clann Ulaidh, laoigh 's a lurain
Bidh Clann Ulaidh, air do bhanais
Bidh Clann Ulaidh, laoigh 's a lurain
Deanamh an danns' air do bhanais

Bidh Clann a Rìgh, bidh Clann a Rìgh
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, air do bhanais
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, seinnear a phìob
Olar am fìon air do bhanais

Bidh Clann Amhlaidh, nam fir ghreanmhor
Bidh Clann Amhlaidh, air do bhanais
Bidh Clann Amhlaidh, nam fir ghreanmhor
Deanamh an danns' air do bhanais

Bidh Clann a Rìgh, bidh Clann a Rìgh
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, air do bhanais
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, seinnear a phìob
Olar am fìon air do bhanais

Bidh Clann Choinnich, nam feachd soilleir
Bidh Clann Choinnich air do bhanais
Bidh Clann Choinnich, nam feachd soilleir
Deanamh an danns' air do bhanais

Bidh Clann a Rìgh, bidh Clann a Rìgh
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, air do bhanais
Bidh Clann a Rìgh, seinnear a phìob
Olar am fìon air do bhanais

Bidh Clann Dhomhnaill, tha cho neonach
Bidh Clann Dhomhnaill air do bhanais
Bidh Clann Dhomhnaill, tha cho neonach
Deanamh an danns' air do bhanais

Translation:

The children of Ulster, young bucks and pretty boys
The children of Ulster will be at your wedding
The children of Ulster, young bucks and pretty boys
Will be dancing at your wedding

The children of the king, the children of the king
The children of the king will be at your wedding
The children of the king singing (playing) the pipes
Drinking wine at your wedding

The children of MacAulay, lively, active men...

The children of MacKenzie, the shining host (army) ...

The children of Donald are so unusual ...

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from kist o dreams, released October 1, 2001

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Christina Stewart Scotland, UK

A voice described as the aural equivalent of ‘sweet, organic honey drizzling slowly from a honey wand’ in Dirty Linen magazine. Christina is a singer, teacher, tradition bearer and musical explorer, singing in Gaelic, Scots and English. She belongs to Inverness, the Highland capital, where the Gaelic and Scots heritages of the north of Scotland meet. ... more

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