I gCaisleán na Finne ’gcois imill an chuain
tá an eala a thug buaidh ar áille;
’s a Rí na Cruinne, a bheir binneas don chuaich,
tabhair gile gan ghruaim don stáidbhean.
Tá déid mar an sneachta aici nó an eala ar an tuinn,
’s a gruaidhe mar rósaí i ngáirdín,
malaidh chaol donn mar scríobhfaí le peann,
’s de fhíorscoith na n-ómra a d’fhás sí.
Gheobhaidh tú scríofa i mbórdaí an Rí
go dtug sí an chraobh go hÉirinn;
go bhfuair sí an chraobh ar mhnáibh an tsaoil
agus buaidh gach cluiche dá dtéid léithe.
I dtosach sa ród a shiúlfadh a cóiste
ar eachraidh óga ag léimnigh,
ar uaisle na nGall gur bhain sí an geall
de mhac rí dealbhtha déidgheal.
A bhruinneall an óir, a bheir an choinneal ón tslógh,
beir solas fríd shluaite an chabhlaigh;
gealach na scuab ’s a mhatalang gruama,
croí gan chruas gan amhras.
Is gearr go dtillidh sí chugainn aníos
ar uaislibh ríogh gan ungadh,
le maise is le méin is le beacht a guth béil,
is ar easbhaidh ní fhéadaim-sa a innse.
Éirigh, a shiúr, is déan réidh ’un tsiúil,
is tréig an chlúid seo d’Éirinn;
is lig do rún liom féin ar dtús,
is ní bheidh ort cumhaidh nó buaireamh.
’Áilleagáin úir na gcuirnín dlúth,
a bhfuil maise is snó na gréin’ ort;
a ghile gan smúid, níor thuirseach mé ag siúl,
dá bhfeicinn i dtús gach lae thú.
Bhí ceathrar is céad ag seinm ar téad
ar theaghlach Uí Néill i bpárlar,
is bhí ceiliúr na n-éan ar bharraibh na gcraobh
ag seinm is ag méadú dántaí;
bhí an fiagaí fionn is a ghadhairín donn
ag seilg i ngleanntaí fásaigh,
is níl iasc ar Fhinn nár thóg a gcinn
tráth a chuaidh sí uainn thar sáile.
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HI,The first track and sound I heard was enough for me to get whole album Raw honest,goose bumps live sound, fantastic reels ,to dance Sean nos. Dave Suffolk Uk ps if have,listen on a blue tooth speaker ,this is even more amazing.pps Have listen more ofCormac music and feel the instrument when played becomes a living entity . 13844
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Hello Aidan, I purchased your new album in April and have enjoyed playing the download. When the it arrived in the post there was no physical CD inside the case. I have been promised a replacement but have still not received anything. I only need the CD - I have the case. Obviously I can create a CD from the download, but that’s not the point. Hope you can help.
Best wishes, Martin D’Arcy
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Absolutely love that deep concertina sound. And the range of expression that Cormac brings out through this instrument, well beyond the intentions of the designers or makers of these instruments. And, feel sorry for his poor bellows and reeds. He has to do a lot of personal repair on them. Cormac's album design and presentation are beautiful works of art as well. See him in concert if you can. You can really feel those bass notes resonate through a hall. balinsky
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