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A2 - Beginners : Learn a Gaelic song - ’Illean bithibh sunndach
’Illean bitheabh sunndach - the third verse
The third verse is quite foreboding, with the singer despairing about the journey. Let’s look at vocabulary:
travelling
oceans
sad
gloom
Let’s listen to the first two lines:
Gur mise tha fo ghruaimean,
A' dol a shiubhal chuantan
I am in despair,
Travelling over the oceans
The dark theme continues in the next two lines:
Tha 'n t-soitheach dubh a' gluasad,
Gu muladach a sheòladh
The black ship is moving
Sailing in sadness
Once you are comfortable, we will put all the lines together:
Gur mise tha fo ghruaimean,
A' dol a shiubhal chuantan,
Tha 'n t-soitheach dubh a' gluasad,
Gu muladach a sheòladh
I am in despair,
Travelling over the oceans,
A black ship is moving,
Sailing in sadness