PUBLISHED: Aug 05, 2012
DESCRIPTION:
A Mhaighdean Bhan Uasal (Noble Maiden Fair), from the movie 'Brave'. I have taken the liberty of correcting the lyrics I found online. I don't know much Gaelic, but I did some research, tidied up what I could of some spelling errors and added the correct accents on the letters.
Rough pronunciation:
(based on my own Canadian English accent, which is almost identical to a 'typical' American accent)
A naoidhean bhig
Eh noy-yen veek,
cluinn mo ghuth
clooin moe hooth (the singers draw ghuth out into two syllables, 'hoo-ooth', to fit the rhythm)
Mise ri d' thaobh,
Mee-shuh ree, deh-heuv (for the vowel sound of thaobh, try saying "oo" while keeping your mouth stretched out as if you're saying "ah". It's not a hard sound to make, but there's no exact equivalent in English)
o mhaighdean bhan
Oh vai-ten vahn
Ar rìbhinn òig
Arr ree-veen yoh-ik (the R is pronounced slightly rolled, the tongue tip briefly touches the roof of the mouth)
Fàs as faic
Fahs ahs faik
Do thir, dìleas fhéin
Doe heer, jee-les fane
A ghrian a' s ghealaich
Eh hree-ann ah seh yell-aich (slightly rolled R)(the end consonant of ghelaich is like the end of Scottish 'loch')
Stiùir sinn
Shtoor sheen
Gu uair are cliù
Goo oo-air are clee-oo
's ar glòire
Sar glaw-ruh (slightly rolled R)
Naoidhean bhig
Noy-yen veek
Ar rìbhinn òig
Are ree-veen yoh-ik (slightly rolled R)
Mhaighdean uasal bhan
Vai-ten wah-sall vahn