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Òran na Maighdinn Mhara

from Haunting by Christina Stewart

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Ishbel MacAskill, the captivating Lewis singer, taught me this sad song sung by a mermaid who is returning to the world of unsurpassed beauty under the sea, because her land-living husband has betrayed her. It's especially sad because she is leaving her children behind. This song is paired with Andrew's story "The Sisters of Loch Duich".

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Hùbha i 's na horainn hùbha
Hùbha i 's na horainn ì
Hùbha i 's na horainn hùbha
'S ann le foill a mheall thu mì
(It was with guile that you cheated me)

A mach air bharr nan stuadh ri gaillionn
(Out on top of the tempest's crest)
Fuachd is feannadh fad 'o thìr
(That would freeze and flay you far from land)
Tha mo ghaol dhuit daònan fallainn
(My love for you is constant and healthy)
Ged is maighdinn mhara mì
(Though a mermaid I be)

Chan eil mo chadal-sa ach luaineach
(My sleep is nothing but restless)
'Nuair bhios buaireas air an tìd'
(When there is violence in the weather)
Bha mi 'n raoir an Coirre Bhreacainn
(Last night I was in Corryvreckan)
'S bi mi nochd an Eilean I
(And I will be in Iona tonight)

Seall is faic an grunnd na fairge
(Look and see on the ocean's floor)
Uamhan airgid 's òr gun dìth
(Caves of silver and gold without end)
Lainnearachd chan fhaca sùil e
(A glittering no eye has seen)
Ann an cuirt no luchart Rìgh
(In the court or palace of a king)

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from Haunting, released October 31, 2011
Lead vocal: Christina Stewart
Additional vocal: Alpin Stewart
Guitar: Martin MacDonald

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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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