Cànan nan Gàidheal "Language of the Gael" ~ Seán Heely

Seán Heely, fiddle and vocals Ellen Gira, cello Zan McLeod, guitar Tom Cangelosi, bagpipes Recorded Live at "Seán Heely's Spirit of the Gael" show at the Millenium Stage, Kennedy Center on April 19th, 2025. “Cànan nan Gàidheal” is a powerful Gaelic anthem composed by Murdo MacFarlane (Bàrd Mhealboist) in the 1970's that calls for the revival and preservation of the Scottish Gaelic language. With poetic defiance and heartfelt pride, the song laments the decline of Gàidhlig—not by natural fading, but through outside forces—and urges a cultural reawakening. It is both a lament and a rallying cry, honoring the language of the ancestors and dreaming of the day we hear once more the language of the legendary Gaels ring out proudly across the land. ~ Gàidhlig Lyrics ~ Cha b' e sneachda 'san reòthadh bho thuath Cha b'e an crannadh geur fuar bho'n ear Cha b'e an t-uisge 'san gailleon bho'n iar Ach an galair a’ bhlian bho'n deas Blàth, duilleach stoc agus freumh Cànan mo threubh 's mo shluaidh. Thig thugainn, thig cò’ rium gu siar Gus an cluinn sinn ann cànan nam Fèinn Thig thugainn, thig cò’ rium gu siar Gus an cluinn sinn ann cànan nan Gàidheal Nuair chithear fear fèilidh 's a' ghleann Bu chinnteach gur Gàidhlig a chainnt Nuair a spìon iad a fhreumh às an fhonn ’N àite Gàidhlig tha cànan a' Ghoill ’S a Ghaidhealtachd creadhal nan sonn 'S tìr "mhajors" is "cholonels" 'n-diugh innt' Sèist Far an a-nuas dhuinn na coinnleirean òir 'S annt càraibh na coinnlean geal cèir Lasaibh suas iad an seòmar a' bhròin Taigh aire seann chànan a' Ghàidheil ’Se siud o chionn fhad' thuirt an nàmh Ach fhathast tha beò cànan a' Gàidheal Sèist Ged theich i le a beath' às na glinn Ged nach cluinnear a-nis muigh i san Dùn O Dhùthaich MhicAoidh fada tuath Gu ruig thu Druim-Uachdar nam bò Gidheadh dhi nan Eileanan Siar ’S i fhathast ann ciad chainnt an t-slòigh

Another Gaelic - canan nan ghael
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