#amhráin

[not-that-debonair]

Tá clar oibre agam.

[CÍ: Pictiúr le go leor codarsnachta. Tá lámh ag díriú ar an mbreathnóir sa phictúir. Tá téacs trom taobh thuas agus taobh thíos den lámh. Tá ‘Ba mhaith leat éisteacht le Dysania’ scríofa air. ]

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[fail-eacan]

@cheadarchesse Irish Language Resources

Learning

-Irish Wikibook online textbook

-Philo-Celtic free online Irish classes

-if you have money, learnirishonline.com

-songsinirish.com provides visual lyrics

-Daltaí na Gaeilge

-Tóin Gaeilge

-Try your local library you might be suprised. I found Short Stories in Irish and a translated Alice in Wonderland at mine, and I live in the middle of nowhere upstate NY

Media

-TG4 (I like ros na rún) many shows are available on youtube including ros na rún

Spotify stuff:

-playlists: As Gaeilge by lianblasse, ceol ❤️ as gaeilge by yours truly, Ceol as gaeilge by Sharon Carty

-podcasts: Gaeilge Weekly, Gaeilge Abú, Gaeilge13 Inermediate Irish Podcast, Podchraoladh na Gaelgals, Daly Dose of Gaeilge, Gaeilge don Mheánscoil, and more!

Practice

-Duolingo

-An Siopa Leabhar (they have a Heartstopper in Irish coming out soon! I preordered :) )

-Foras na Gaeilge

-Cula4 Spraoi

-The Internet Archive (free online books)

-Nuacht1

Irish gov cites to check out if you’re bored that may or may not be helpful

-ainm.ie

-dúchas.ie

-celt.ucc.ie

-aistear.ie

-isos.dias.ie

Community

-Discord servers! Found on disboard: Sciortaí agus Stocaí, Amhráin na dTonna

-Irish language AO3! Super fun, write fic and get feedback!

Advice

-Switch your keyboard to the Irish one, it’s much easier to use fadas

-LEARN PRONUNCIATION RULES or you will be screwed

-Ask questions!

-Find something to speak ONLY Irish to. Maybe a person but that’s hard. A pet, a stuffed animal. Try out your new vocab on them.

Ádh mór, mo chara! Lmk if you find anything else!

[duine-aiteach]

D’fhéach mé ar clár télifís go hálainn anocht! Tá sé documentary ar an amhrán N17 le The Saw Doctors. Aistear An Amhráin is ainm do agus bhí sé ar an RTÉ 1. Is é an clár seo as Gaeilge ach tá subtitles as Béarla freisin.

Is é The Saw Doctors an banna ceol is fearr liom agus is maith liom an amhráin seo! Tá mé i mo chónaí i Londain anois agus, cheap mé ar an líne ‘when the auld fella left me to Shannon, was the last time I travelled that road” ó am go t-am mar, tá sé fíor! Chuaigh mé ar an bóthar sin 33 bliain ina dhiaidh sin nuair a d’fhág mé Éireann. (Agus chuaigh mé suas agus síos an bóthar seo nuair a chuaigh mé go dtí ar ais ar ollscoil gach mí.) Is é an N17 bóthar ó slán agus beannacht.

[beanlonrach]

is aoibhinn liom filíocht mitski ina amhráin, agus mar sin d'aistrigh mé cúpla amhrán go teanga na gaeilge 🎀

seo 'Pink in the Night'

lonraím dearg i mo sheomra san oíche

tagann bláthú orm fútsa

agus cloisim mo chroí ag briseadh anocht

cloisim mo chroí ag briseadh anocht

an gcloiseann tú é chomh maith?

cosúil le múr samhraidh

le chuile deoir ag rá

mo ghrá thú, mo ghrá thú, mo ghrá thú

stánfainn ar do dhroim an lá uilig

stánfainn ar do dhroim an lá uilig

tá 'is 'am go gcuimil mé ort roimh

ach ní dhearna mé go ceart é

An féidir liom é a thriail arís?

*le saoirse chruthaitheach*

[dan-the-adiposer]

Nílim Do Chéad Duine

Leagan nua amhráin t.A.T.u. Níl mo Ghaeilge foirfe, ach is spraoi é agus sin an rud tábhachtach.

[sweethoneyrose83]

Irish Word of the Day

can: to sing

Part of speech:verb

Example sentence:Canann tú amhráin deasa.

Sentence meaning:You sing nice songs.

[vocaloid-as-gaeilge]

An Chéad Fuaim (The First Sound)

Ceol & Liricí: malo

Bunteideal:  ハジメテノオト

Amhránaí: Hatsune Miku

Cad a raibh do chéad fuaim?

Do chéad fuaim…

Mar dar liom, tá sé mar seo

Sin an fáth, anois, tá mé chomh sásta

Cad a raibh do chéad focal?

Do chéad focal…

Ní féidir liom focail a labhairt

Mar sin, canaim mar seo

Fiú agus téann laethanta thart, agus téann blianta thart,

Agus téann an dath na domhain i lag,

Fad is go bhfuil an solas a thug tú dom ann,

Go deo, canfaidh mé

An dath na spéire, an boladh na gaoithe, 

An dhoimhneacht na farraige agus do ghuth

Níl a fhios agam iad seo ach canaim go fóill

Canaim amhráin, ach ag ardú mo ghlór

Má shroicheann aon rud duit,

Is cuma cé mhéad uair, fiú uaireanta gan áireamh,

Ní athróidh siad ón am sin

Ón chéad fuaim…

An raibh céad fuaim agat?

Do chéad fuaim…

Rudaí mar amhráin choimhthíocha, agus an fhuaim na baile,

An gcuireann siad sceitimíní ort?

An raibh céad focal agat?

Do chéad focal…

Gan in ann focail a rá, ní dúirt mé iad

Is cosúil go bhfuil na focail sin beagáinín uaigneach

Fiú agus téann laethanta thart, agus téann blianta thart,

Agus méadaíonn bagáiste shean,

Fiú agus a hathraíonn tú, fág na rudaí

Nach mhaith leat a chailleadh dom

An sruth na n-am, an phian na créachta,

An dhoimhneacht na ngrá agus do ghuth

Níl a fhios agam iad seo, ach amhráin -

Canfaidh mé amhráin, mar sin éist le do thoil

Más mian leat é,

Is cuma cé mhéad uair, fiú uaireanta gan áireamh

Ní athróidh siad ón am sin

Ón chéad fuaim…

An dath na spéire, an boladh na gaoithe,

An dhoimhneacht na farraige agus m’amhrán,

Ní athróidh siad ón am sin

Ón chéad fuaim…

Ar éirigh mé do chéad fuaim?

Do chéad fuaim…

Is cuma cá bhfuil siad sa domhan, canfaidh mé

Gach uile ceann na chéad fuaimeanna…

[phantom-of-the-memes]

Make a playlist for the occasion lads!!! It of course includes amhráin na bhFiann (Irish national anthem)

[celtic-cd-releases]

https://www.siledenvir.com/

https://www.facebook.com/siledenvirmusic

https://siledenvir.bandcamp.com/

https://open.spotify.com/album/39Bq9HWV1DtmWB6X7XqGnp

[granolagaeilgeoir]

Lads let’s bring this tradition back

[tiarnanabhfainni]

Is é blóirbeo ó mo chláracha

Is é blóirbeo ó mo chláracha

Is é blóirbeo ó mo chláracha

Anois le teacht chapall plinceo

Glup Siotó ag teacht thar sáile

Cúig chéad chapall plinceo mar gharda

Tumblrach iad 's ní giolc ná tiktok

's cuirfidh siad ruaig ar fhógraí!

(gabh mo leithscéal, bhí orm é a chríochnú)

ardjob déanta agat leis seo! tá póst íontach cruthaithe againn a chairde let's hit the showers

[cjbolan]

Back to making GIFs! This cartoon is the closest we’ll ever get to a movie version of The Pirate Queen...a seriously underrated musical.

[aransinger]

It was good to be in the studio again recording songs and poems for a new art project. I recorded a new song with my brother Fionnán @fionnan1. I'll keep you posted! Bhí sé go deas a bheith sa stiúideo arís ag canadh agus ag taifead amhráin agus dánta do thionscamh ealaíne nua. Thaifead mé amhrán nua-chumtha freisin le mo dheartháir Fionnán. Coinneoidh mé ar an eolas sibh! #lasairfhíona #lasairfhionanichonola #lasairfhíonaníchonaola #aransinger #sean-nós #sean-nos #seannos #irishsongs #gaeilge #amhráin #danta #dánta #gaillimh #anspidéal #ireland (at An Spidéal, Galway, Ireland) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3ega1XjUbe/?igshid=1a2lrhvipkuoy

[ultradoux]

Amhrán Mhuínse

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=By0QM8mlr28

Pretty sure I post this every year around this time, but in the spirit of the quieter side of Halloween/Oíche Shamhna/la Toussaint enjoy a beautiful Irish song about reaching the end of your journey and wanting to be among your people when you go.

[eoinosullivan]

Lovely 

[margridarnauds]

So, one of the most common complaints I’ve seen, since I began really getting into medieval/early modern Irish history/Celtic Studies in general, is that we still don’t have a Gráinne O’Malley movie. And, frankly....we do need one. Still. 

BUT! What’s less well-known is that Cartoon Saloon, the same people who produced The Secret of Kells, The Song of the Sea, The Breadwinner, WolfWalkers, etc. also did a collection of animated songs in Gaeilge, including the traditional “Oró sé do Bheatha Abhaile”, which is about Gráinne, invoking the image of her as a symbol of rebellion to come lead the Irish against the English, welcoming the 16th century chieftain back to the fight. 

The animated short itself is about 3-4 minutes long, isn’t AS political as the lyrics from the source material would suggest, mainly covering Gráinne’s life from the time she was a young girl up until her meeting with Elizabeth I. 

If you’re interested, the entire collection is called “Anam an Amhráin” and it’s available via the Cartoon Saloon website for about 20 Euro, and I do, highly, recommend supporting them given that this is an Irish company working to revitalize Irish culture, and doing some really fantastic work while not having nearly the same budget as some other animation companies. That being said, if you just want to see this song...searching the title + “Anam an Amráin” should do the trick as far as showing the full video.