Ta Na La As Gaeilge Lyrics By The Wolfe Tones
This Irish song is from the LP. A. BELT OF THE CELTS from 1978 Triskel records and all the titles by skin music in Dublin Trad. Arr.Wolfe Tones. It also is on their As Gaelige album.
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O codlas fein, I dthigh areir
Is tuirseach treith, do bhi mo chuisle Comhra beil, bhi acu go leir M’ingean fein, is a boch ar buhle (Chorus) Ta na la, nil ;na la Ta na la ‘gus in a mhaidin Nil ‘na la dheara a ghra Ach solus ard, ata sa ghealaig 2 Eir id sui, a fhir a tigh Cuir do bhriste ’mut gootapaigh Coinnigh suas cuideachta shuairc Don chroi mhaith mhor, go dtioch an mhaidin (Chorus as above) 3 N’eireodh im shui ar fear a tigh ‘Sni cuirfeadh briste’mum na hata Blas na braon, dem cuidse dighe Ni raghaidh na gcrol, go dtioch an mhaidin (Chorus as above) 4 Ta an barraille thar a ceann Is ni fheicim ann ach driodar dearg Ta mo ghini ar an mbord Is bim ag ol,go dtioch an mhaidin |
Guitar Chords - Ta Na La
O codlas (D)fein, I dthigh a(G)reir Is tuirseach (D)treith, do bhi mo (A)chuisle Comhra (D)beil, bhi acu go (G)leir M’ingean (D)fein, is a (A)boch ar (D)buhle Curfá Ta na (D)la, nil; na (G)la Ta na (D)la ‘gus in a (A)mhaidin Nil ‘na (D)la dheara a (G)ghra Ach solus (D)ard, at(A)a sa (D)ghealaig Eir id (D)sui, a fhir a (G)tigh Cuir do (D)bhriste ’mut goota(A)paigh Coinnigh (D)suas cuideachta (G)shuairc Don chroi mhaith (D)mhor, go (A)dtioch an (D)mhaidin Curfá N’eireodh (D)im shui ar fear a (G)tigh ‘Sni cuirfeadh (D)briste’mum na (A)hata Blas na (D)braon, dem cuidse (G)dighe Ni raghaidh na (D)gcrol, go (A)dtioch an (D)mhaidin Curfá Ta an (D)barraille thar a (G)ceann Is ni (D)fheicim ann ach driodar (A)dearg Ta mo (D)ghini ar an (G)mbord Is bim ag (D)ol, go (A)dtioch an (D)mhaidin Curfá 2x |
The text written by Liam Ö Murchü on the Wolfe Tones record Belt of the Celts 1978
He wrote theese words.As printed on the back cover of the LP. Belt of The Celts
I first met the Wolfe Tones a dozen or so years ago when RTE was doing a television series called "Ballad Session."It was the morning of balladry then;and there was a great
rip-roaring energy about those boys, so infectious that one could not listen to it without being swept along.
There was something else:a strong sense of rootedness,so palpable that whether they were singing Davis's "Nation Once Again" or some more recently-made ballad, one was in no doubt that these
were Irish songs sung by Irishmen- in every sense of the word, Irish and proud of it!
I am happy to note that the Wolfe Tones have now come to the height of their strength.The present album has some great songs: the elegant "Si Beag, Si Mör" - the two fairy mounds so beloved of the
blind harper Ö' Carolan; a most attractive new song , written by Brian Warfield about Private James Daly of the Connaught Rangers, shot for his loyalty to Ireland in India:and "Bold Robert Emmet"whose
bicentenary we celebrate this year.
There are also other great songs of the past,given new life in this album by the Wolfe Tones exciting arrangements: " General Munroe", a song about the '98 Rising up North:"The West Awake":the Irish drinking song
"Ta na La"- all of them songs that people have sung in this island for generations.
No song lasts that long without good reason.
Recent years saw much new thinking in the cultural life of Ireland, some of it questioning the very basis of what Irishness means.The Wolfe Tones, I am happy to see, were never in any doubt about that.
For this reason, they join in my mind with the company of other great Irishmen of the past-- Brendan Behan, Francis MacManus,Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Gunna, the man who wrote about the yellow bittern who died of thirst.Irish indeed and proud of it:not solemnnor sour about it: no, but not apologetic about it either!
Right now,we can do with a good stiff injection of this kindof national self-confidence.We're a small people perched on a rock away out in the Atlantic, with mighty noises all around us.
People in situations like that need something to keep their heart up.That's how they can face the world.The Wolfe Tones face it with verve and style!
Liam Ö Murchü.
He wrote theese words.As printed on the back cover of the LP. Belt of The Celts
I first met the Wolfe Tones a dozen or so years ago when RTE was doing a television series called "Ballad Session."It was the morning of balladry then;and there was a great
rip-roaring energy about those boys, so infectious that one could not listen to it without being swept along.
There was something else:a strong sense of rootedness,so palpable that whether they were singing Davis's "Nation Once Again" or some more recently-made ballad, one was in no doubt that these
were Irish songs sung by Irishmen- in every sense of the word, Irish and proud of it!
I am happy to note that the Wolfe Tones have now come to the height of their strength.The present album has some great songs: the elegant "Si Beag, Si Mör" - the two fairy mounds so beloved of the
blind harper Ö' Carolan; a most attractive new song , written by Brian Warfield about Private James Daly of the Connaught Rangers, shot for his loyalty to Ireland in India:and "Bold Robert Emmet"whose
bicentenary we celebrate this year.
There are also other great songs of the past,given new life in this album by the Wolfe Tones exciting arrangements: " General Munroe", a song about the '98 Rising up North:"The West Awake":the Irish drinking song
"Ta na La"- all of them songs that people have sung in this island for generations.
No song lasts that long without good reason.
Recent years saw much new thinking in the cultural life of Ireland, some of it questioning the very basis of what Irishness means.The Wolfe Tones, I am happy to see, were never in any doubt about that.
For this reason, they join in my mind with the company of other great Irishmen of the past-- Brendan Behan, Francis MacManus,Cathal Bui Mac Giolla Gunna, the man who wrote about the yellow bittern who died of thirst.Irish indeed and proud of it:not solemnnor sour about it: no, but not apologetic about it either!
Right now,we can do with a good stiff injection of this kindof national self-confidence.We're a small people perched on a rock away out in the Atlantic, with mighty noises all around us.
People in situations like that need something to keep their heart up.That's how they can face the world.The Wolfe Tones face it with verve and style!
Liam Ö Murchü.
