Traditional Celtic Song - An Lá Bha’n Ridire Ag Ól

Subscribe now ! This is a traditional Scottish song about a Knight drinking with his wife in an inn. He cuts his hand with his sword and begins to bleed. They then decide to bury him quickly. This type of song would be referred to as a waulking song. Some useful Scottish Gaelic terms as you listen to this song Ridire = Knight Ag òl = Drinking Lyrics Latha bha ’n Ridire ag òl, Hò rò, hùg a hùg o, ’San taigh-òsd’, e fhéin ’s a bhean, Hùg a bhi a, seinn tug ho ro. ’San taigh-òsd’, e fhéin ’s a bhean, Hò rò, [etc.] Ridire gun gheàrr e mheur, Hùg a bhi a, [etc.] Gus na rànaig e ’n cnàimh glas; Dh’fhalbh an fhuil ’na struth gu làr, Dh’fhalbh an anail ’na ceò as: Fios air a chàirdean gu léir! Fios air a chinne gu luath! Gus an corp a
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