Paul Mounsey Passing Away
Passing Away Gaelic (sung) Mo chùl ri d’ chùl gun dùil ri tilleadh,Mo bheul ri d’ bheul ‘s na deòir a’ sileadh.Spoken English: Our Literature is beautiful, Our history is as good as any history in Europe, And, it makes a person sad when, you see it all passing away... And there's nothing one can do to stop it. Gaelic's on the decline, Gaelic's on the decline. English Translation...My back to your back and no hope of return, My face to your face and tears flowing.
Gaelic (sung)Mu thimchioll fòs Ierusaleim, dhòirt iad am fuil mar uisg’.Tha do rioghachd làn do ghlòir, is móralachd faraon innt’, ‘S math dha’n fheadhainn bhios ri ‘g òl a cuaintean mór do ghaol-sa, Bidh compàirt ac’ ann am Pàras ‘s cha bhi sgàil air aodann.Spoken English: First the Romans came across, They were savages in the south of England, And they educated them. They came as far up here as Perth But I'm damned if they could conquer the boys up here! Never, never, never Psalm & Solo Spoken English: I think the Bards keep the language going, And the day they go, goes our language, goes our heritage, Goes our identity, our identity, our identity.. The ruination of the Highlands. English Translation Their blood have they shed like water round about Jerusalem. (Psalm 79)Thy Kingdom is full of glory and majesty; Happy are those who drink from the great ocean of Thy love; They will have a share in Paradise, where no face will be shadowed.
Gaelic Leannan a bh’agam o thùs Nighean na mealadh ‘s na meall shùil.Come on Baby, come on Baby It makes a person sad when, you see it all passing away... Passing away, passing away, passing away, passing away... English Translation I came for a sweetheart I had long ago, A honey-sweet girl with beguiling eyes.
