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ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: May 21 2001, 05:32 OK, so I lied a bit in the topic title, but that's what I would like to see - the Gaelic words for the Ommadawn chant (tá mé an ...). --XP Quote Brought to you by the first poster to the Ommadawn forum in about two months, and the poster of the 666th message in General Comments - also a reminder of the £1 bounty (see "Album Names Gone Bad") -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 21 2001, 19:38 Tar me an amadan le cheoil --> Gaelic Tor may on ommadawn eg kyowl --> Phonetic English -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 21 2001, 19:45 I write the rest of it in phonetic English, 'cause it makes no sense at all in any language... Abdul annie yd yadored En yab logga toch na awed Tor may on...etc. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 21 2001, 21:57 Some have suggested that that part translates as "The cat is in the kitchen, drinking milk"...so going by that, we could say it means something to some people (and nothing to others) in Irish Gaelic...anyway, I can't find a gaelic transcription of it anywhere, and I'm not exactly up to writing it myself...so I think we'll make do with the phonetic version, if it's all the same to you...The frist bit Ugo gave seems to be something like "I am the fool with music, fool with music", by the way. Just to be different, it's written phonetically in the FAQ like this: Ab yul ann-i idyad awt en yab na log a toc na awd taw may on ommadawn egg kyowl ommadawn egg kyowl. Well, I guess you can make your own minds up really...Clodagh Simmonds has been known to be rather good at making up words that mean nothing... Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: May 22 2001, 10:13 Thanks If we have someone here that has been able to translate the third line, why could that person not do the first two as well? (Not asking much really) -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

GMOVJ Group: Members Posts: 273 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 22 2001, 11:06 Hi all A irish friend of mine told me this : - English : The cat is in the kitchen, drinking milk - Gaelic : Tà an cat sa chistin, ag deoch an bainné. The phonetic english doesn't mean anything to her... ???? Gosh, it doesn't help at all Cheers, GMOVJ -------------- Cheers, GMOVJ [URL=http://tubular.fodplanet.com]http://tubular.fodplanet.com[/URL] - The french speaking mailing list Back to top

Korgscrew Group: Super Admins Posts: 3511 Joined: Dec. 1999 Posted: May 22 2001, 17:08 I think it's probably true that they don't mean anything... Just a little exercise in playing with words to create lyrics really...a bit like this: There was a man called Mike Oldfield Dibba yabba bumba doldeeld The first line makes perfect sense, and the second scans alright (you can debate on whether it actually sounds good, of course ), but means absolutely nothing...I think Clodagh was doing a similar things when she wrote the ommadawn lyrics, throwing in the gaelic phrase in amongst gibberish, just for a bit of fun (and well...it works...). Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: May 23 2001, 04:54 Oh, well -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

Dervish_D Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: May 26 2001, 06:03 Can't we just ask Mike? Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: May 26 2001, 20:05 It'd be useless...he wouldn't remember. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

ChiRho Group: Members Posts: 195 Joined: Feb. 2001 Posted: June 04 2001, 09:07 I wouldn't remember something that ridiculous from that long ago -------------- <P>Mr. ChiRho Email to chirho@mine.nu.almost (guess what drops) Visit ChiRho Network Central [URL=http://www.chirho.i12.com/]http://www.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Check the forums (topic suggestions still welcome[URL=http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/]http://forum.chirho.mine.nu/[/URL] Back to top

Pikalcazar Group: Members Posts: 93 Joined: Oct. 2000 Posted: June 15 2001, 14:34 I found the translation! The cat is in the kitchen, drinking milk. OK, at this point, everybody is agree with me. But I found the translation of the rest: I'm the silly woman who sings. As you see, they're a bit curious, not? XD Greetz, Pickal. Back to top

Distant Earthman Group: Members Posts: 1 Joined: Feb. 2002 Posted: Feb. 23 2002, 06:32 Hi, I'm new here. As for the lyrics (I'm Irish): Ta me is Irish for I am An amadan is an idiot Ag ceol is singing Therefore, Ta me an amadan ag ceol is Irish for I am an idiot singing. Don't know about the rest of the lyrics. Cheers. Back to top

mirwais57 Group: Members Posts: 188 Joined: Jan. 2002 Posted: May 01 2002, 03:28 on my website i've got the chant as: Ab yul ann i dyad awt en yab na log a toc na awd taw may on omma dawn egg kyowl omma dawn egg kyowl i don't know if these are right or not. somebody tell me where this chant is in ommadawn. i really don't know. -------------- http://www.mp3.com/57_13/ http://www.angelfire.com/electronic2/57_ttpo_13/ NB: Avatar = Mirwais himself. Back to top

ImAFoolAndImLaughing Group: Members Posts: 536 Joined: Feb. 2006 Posted: Mar. 07 2006, 12:39 I once read that these words roughly translated to... The Cat Is In The Kitchen drinking Milk, I Am A Fool And I'm Laughing... Tony -------------- "I was in this prematurely air conditioned supermarket and there were these bathing caps you could buy that had these kind of Fourth of July plumes on them that were red and yellow and blue and I wasn't tempted to buy one but I was reminded of the fact that I had been avoiding the beach." Back to top

nightspore Group: Members Posts: 4772 Joined: Mar. 2008 Posted: Jan. 08 2011, 23:57 Quote (Ugo @ May 21 2001, 19:38) Tar me an amadan le cheoil --> Gaelic Tor may on ommadawn eg kyowl --> Phonetic English  :smile: :smile: Harking back to what I was saying somewhere else about the fact that melodies in Ommadawn tend to descend, it's an interesting experiment to hum the tune of the chant I quoted, but finish the melody on a higher note rather than a lower one. Suddenly the whole thing sounds quite exuberant! Back to top

Hastengas Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: Nov. 2010 Posted: Jan. 09 2011, 10:16 I saw an interview by Clodagh Simmonds many years ago and she said they just made the words up, its all nonsense. The actual words have been projected onto a backscreen during MO concerts, so they exist somewhere. I cannot help myself but sing along to them wherever Iam when I hear these lyrics..... Back to top

Ugo Group: Members Posts: 5495 Joined: April 2000 Posted: Jan. 09 2011, 16:49 Quote (Hastengas @ Jan. 09 2011, 16:16) I saw an interview by Clodagh Simmonds many years ago and she said they just made the words up, its all nonsense. The first two lines are indeed made up. But the third line is not. Quote Ta me is Irish for "I am" An amadan is "an idiot" Ag ceol is "singing" [more literally: with music] Therefore, Ta me an amadan ag ceol is Irish for "I am an idiot singing  [I am an idiot with music]". This is all correct. In Irish folklore, an amadan is a particular kind of idiot or lunatic, whose peculiar behaviour is often intended to amuse others. -------------- Ugo C. - a devoted Amarokian Back to top

wiga Group: Members Posts: 2113 Joined: Sep. 2008 Posted: Jan. 09 2011, 18:39 I love the Ommadawn chant - it's my favourite of all time. I sing it good - in my own words ... -------------- Barn's burnt down - now I can see the moon. Back to top

Hastengas Group: Members Posts: 319 Joined: Nov. 2010 Posted: Jan. 10 2011, 05:23 Quote (wiga @ Jan. 09 2011, 23:39) I love the Ommadawn chant - it's my favourite of all time. I sing it good - in my own words ... Duet? Back to top

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