Gartan Mothers Lullaby
Luke KellyVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
Sleep my child, for the red bee hums the silent twilight's fall
Aoibheall from the grey rock comes, to wrap the world in thrall
A leanbhan O, my child, my joy, my love my heart's desire
The cricket sings your a lullaby, beside the dying fire.
Dusk is drawn and the Green Man's thorn is wreathed in rings of fog
Siabhra sails his boat till morn, upon the Starry Bog
A leanbhan O, the paly moon hath brimmed her cusp in dew
And weeps to hear the sad sleep-tune, I sing O love to you.
Faintly sweet doth the chapel bell, ring o'er the valley dim
Tearmann's peasant voices swell, in fragrant evening hymn
A leanbhan O, the low bell rings, my little lamb to rest
And angel-dreams till morning sings, its music in your breast.
Pronunciation-
Aoibheall- Ee-vall
Leanbhan- Lyan-van
Siabhra- Shee-vra
Tearmann- Char-muns
The words are gaelic, so they are a wee bit different then what you would expect
to pronounce them... but there they are!!!
If there is anything wrong with it please let me know!
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Readable chord sheet for Gartan Mothers Lullaby by Luke Kelly
[C]Sleep my ch[Em]ild, for the [Am]red bee hums the [F]silent [G]twilight's [C]fall A[C]oibhe[Em]all from the g[Am]rey rock comes, to [F]wrap th[Em]e world in[F] thrall A leanb[C]han [Em]O, my ch[Am]ild, my joy, my lo[F]ve my he[Em]art's des[F]ire The cric[F]ket si[Em]ngs your a l[Am]ulla[F]by, beside the d[G]ying fi[C]re. Dusk is drawn and the Green Man's thorn is wreathed in rings of fog Siabhra sails his boat till morn, upon the Starry Bog A leanbhan O, the paly moon hath brimmed her cusp in dew And weeps to hear the sad sleep-tune, I sing O love to you. Faintly sweet doth the chapel bell, ring o'er the valley dim Tearmann's peasant voices swell, in fragrant evening hymn A leanbhan O, the low bell rings, my little lamb to rest And angel-dreams till morning sings, its music in your breast. Pronunciation- Aoibheall- Ee-vall Leanbhan- Lyan-van Siabhra- Shee-vra Tearmann- Char-muns The words are gaelic, so they are a wee bit different then what you would expect to pronounce them... but there they are!!! If there is anything wrong with it please let me know!