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GleantĂĄin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair - ciall an amhrĂĄin

Gearóidín Bhreathnach and Måire Ní Choilm explain how the song has become so well loved and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh reveals when her father sang the song for the first time.

Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh sings Gleanntåin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair written by her father Francie Mooney. Gearóidín Bhreathnach and Måire Ní Choilm explain how the song has become so well loved and Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh reveals when her father sang the song for the first time.

GleanntĂĄin Ghlas Ghaoth Dobhair

CĂ©ad slĂĄn ag slĂ©ibhte maorga a Chontae DhĂșn na nGall
Agus dhå chéad slån ag an Earagail ard ina stua os cionn caor is coll
Nuair a ghluais mise thart le Loch DhĂșn LĂșich' go ciĂșin sa ghleann ina luĂ­
I mo dhiaidh bhĂ­ gleanntĂĄin ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair, is beag nĂĄr bhris mo chroĂ­.

Ag taisteal dom amach frĂ­d chnoic Ghleann Domhain 's an Mhucais ar mo chĂșl
NĂ­ miste dom 'rĂĄ le brĂłn 's le crĂĄ gur fhrasach a shĂ­l mise siĂșl
Go MeiriceĂĄ siar a bhĂ­ mo thriall i bhfad thar an fharraige mhĂłr
D'fhĂĄg mĂ© slĂĄn ar feadh seal ag DĂșn na nGall is ag gleanntĂĄin ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair.

Níorbh é mo mhiansa imeacht ariamh ó mo thír bheag dhílis féin
Ach trom låmh Gall, le cluain 's le feall, a thiomåin mé i gcéill
B'Ă© rĂșn mo chroĂ­se pilleadh arĂ­s, nuair a dhĂ©anfainn beagĂĄn stĂłr
'S deireadh mo shaoil a chaitheamh le mo ghaoil,
fĂĄ GhleanntĂĄin Ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair.

SlĂĄn, slĂĄn go fĂłill, a DhĂșn na nGall, a chontae shĂ©imh gan smĂĄl,
Is do d'fheara breĂĄth' in am an ghĂĄ nĂĄr Ășmhlaigh riamh roimh Ghall
TĂĄ ĂĄit i mo chroĂ­ do gach fear is gach mnaoi is gach pĂĄiste beag agus mĂłr
AtĂĄ beo go buan gan bhuairt gan ghruaim fĂĄ ghleanntĂĄin ghlas' Ghaoth Dobhair.

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