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Video: This version of Fairytale of New York as Gaeilge is simply brilliant
Published 12:21 15 Dec 2013 GMT
Updated 22:19 14 Nov 2014 GMT
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVdsD_MLQio
One of the best Christmas songs ever made has been given a new twist with these lyrics as Gaeilge
The lads at TG4 are clearly getting in to the Christmas spirit this week as they've released this fantastic version of what is perhaps the best Christmas song going in Fairytale of New York. Fred McCluskey, better known to some of you perhaps as 'Vince' from Ros na Rún & Ger Maher are on vocals, while Ailbhe Hession is on the piano, and we have a feeling that this tune will be getting belted out both as Gaeilge and in English across the country this Christmas time. In case you wanted to sing along, they were good enough to transcribe all the lyrics in the YouTube video description, which you can read below. You can also go searching out the Irish for scumbag without our help too, ya filthy animals. B'í Oíche Nollaig í 'S mé caochta óltach, Dúirt seanfhear 'n aice liom, Sí mo Nollaig dheireanach í. 'Sin thosaigh sé gabháil linn, An 'Rare Old Mountain Dew' Chrom mé mo cheann go ciúin 'S mé cuimhniú ortsa. Nach orm a bhí an t-ádh Tháinig sí isteach go breá Airím istigh i mo chroí Gur linn an bhliain seo romhainn Ó Nollaig Shona dhuit, Is tú mo Stóirín Feabhsóidh rudaí fós Amach romhainn atá sé 'S gear le bear iad na cairr 'S na habhainn lán le h-ór Ach tá gáimh ghéar sa ngaoth Ní haon áit í gan glór Nuair a thóg tú mo lámh ar ár gcead Nollaig riamh Gheall tú dhom Broadway a bheith romham ins an tSl Bhí tú dathúil Tá tú meabhrach Banríon Nua Eabhrach Ní raibh críoch leis an scléip Bhí an chraic's spraoi thar barr 'Sinatra' ag swingeáil Na cloig 's iad ag 'ringeáil, Muid ag pógadh 's ag damhnsa Gan imní faoin saol Cóir an NYPD 's iad ag casagh 'Galway Bay', 'S na cloig ag bualadh leo Lá breith Mac Dé. Fear déirce gan rath A shean stróinse gan mhaith I do chrap ansin thall mar bheadh cailleach sa gclúid A Sclíteach, a Chonúis, 'Chacsmuitín an donais Nollaig Shona mo thóin Faraoir gan é thart. Cóir an NYPD 's iad ag casadh 'Galway Bay', 'S na cloig ag bualadh leo Lá breith Mac Dé. Bhí saol breá romhamsa Nach breá an scéal agat é Sciob tú mo bhrionglóid uaim An chéad uair a chas mé ort Tá siad agam i gconaí, a stór I dtaisce i mo chroí Na fág me 'nois a mhnaoi 'S tú bun's barr mo shaoilsa 'S cóir an NYPD 's iad ag casadh 'Galway Bay' 'S na cloig ag bualadh leo Lá breith Mac Dé Hat-tip to Deirdre Ní Choistín for this oneExplore more on these topics:
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