TRASNA NA DTONNTA Lyrics And Guitar Chords
(Over The Waves) 6/8 (Traditional Irish Song)Sheet Music With Piano Chords Plus Tin Whistle Notes Included The melody of this song is identical to the Scottish song ‚Westering Home’ The guitar chords are courtesy of Marc Fahrtbach. As Gaeilge Song Lyrics And Chords .The youtube video of Na Casaidigh is to give you the air of the song and encourage you to learn this great song. Sheet Music included. For Na Casaidigh’s version use capo on 4rd fret (F major) westering home tin whistle sheet music also included.
Curfa (Chorus):
(D)Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar,
(G)Slán leis an (D)uaigneas ‘is (Em)slán leis an (A)gcían;
(D)Geal é mo chroí, agus geal í an ghrian,
(Bm)Geal bheith ag (A7)filleadh go (D)hÉirinn!
(D)Chonac mo (Bm)dhóthain de (Em)Thíortha I (A7)gcéin,
(D)Ór agus (Bm)airgead, (Em)saibhreas an (A7)tsaoil,
(D)Éiríonn an (Bm)croí ‘nam le (Em)breacadh gach (A7)lae
‘S mé (D)druidim le (A7)dúthaigh mo (D)mhuintir!
Curfa
(D)Ar mo thri(Bm)all siar ó (Em)éirigh mo (A7)chroí
(D)An aimsir go (Bm)hálainn is (Em)tonnta deas (A7)réidh
(D)Stiúradh go (Bm)díreach go (Em)dúthaigh mo (A7)chliabh
‘S (D)beidh mé I (A7)nÉirinn am(D)áireach!
Curfa
(D)Muintir an (Bm)Iarthair ‘siad (Em)cairde mo (A7)chroí,
(D)Fáilte ‘as (Bm)féile bheidh rom(Em)ham ar gach (A7)taobh.
(D)Ar fhágaint an (Bm)tsaoil seo,‘sé (Em)guindhim ar an (A7)Rí
Gur (D)leo san a (A7)shinsear í (D)gcill mé.
Curfa
🎸 Strumming Pattern (4/4 Folk March / Sea Rhythm)
Think of the waves: ONE-two-three-four, flowing like a gentle swell.
This is the traditional Irish folk ballad strum — steady, with energy but warmth.
Pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(count: 1 2& &3 4&)
Beat 1: Downstroke on the bass strings (strong, round)
Beat 2: Light down-up (mid strings)
Beat 3–4: Flowing up-down-up for the lilt
Keep the motion smooth, not percussive.
Example (D chord):
| D | D |
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
1 2& &3 4&
Bass Alternation for fullness:
D → 4th / 5th strings
G → 6th / 4th strings
A / A7 → 5th / 4th strings
Em → 6th / 4th strings
Bm → 5th / 4th strings
This gives a gentle “walk” that feels like movement on the water.
🎵 Fingerpicking Tab (Verse + Chorus)
We’ll use a steady arpeggio pattern in 4/4, flowing like a tide:
Thumb (p) → Index (i) → Middle (m) → Ring (a)
This creates a smooth wave-like roll under the melody.
Let all notes ring slightly together to keep that Irish harp quality.
Use:
Thumb (p) on E, A, D (bass)
Index (i) on G string
Middle (m) on B string
Ring (a) on high E
🎶 Chorus (“Trasna na dTonnta…”)
D G D Em
e|--------2-------------2------|--------3-------------3------|--------2-------------2------|--------0-------------0------|
B|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|
D|--0-----------0--------------|--0-----------0--------------|--0-----------0--------------|--2-----------2--------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------2-------------|------------------------------|2-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|0-----------------------------|
Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar, Slán leis an uaigneas ‘is slán leis an gcían;
D Bm A7 D
e|--------2-------------2----|--------2-------------2----|--------0-------------0----|--------2-------------2----|
B|------3---3---------3---3--|------3---3---------3---3--|------2---2---------2---2--|------3---3---------3---3--|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2|----4-------4-----4-------4|----0-------0-----0-------0|----2-------2-----2-------2|
D|--0-----------0------------|--4-----------4------------|--2-----------2------------|--0-----------0------------|
A|-----------------------------|2---------------------------|0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Geal é mo chroí, agus geal í an ghrian, Geal bheith ag filleadh go hÉirinn!
🎶 First Verse (“Chonac mo dhóthain…”)
D Bm Em A7
e|--------2-------------2----|--------2-------------2----|--------0-------------0----|--------0-------------0----|
B|------3---3---------3---3--|------3---3---------3---3--|------0---0---------0---0--|------2---2---------2---2--|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2|----4-------4-----4-------4|----0-------0-----0-------0|----0-------0-----0-------0|
D|--0-----------0------------|--4-----------4------------|--2-----------2------------|--2-----------2------------|
A|-----------------------------|2---------------------------|2---------------------------|0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chonac mo dhóthain de Thíortha i gcéin, Ór agus airgead, saibhreas an tsaoil,
D Bm Em A7
e|--------2-------------2------|--------2-------------2------|--------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0------|
B|------3---3---------3---3----|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|------2---2---------2---2----|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----4-------4-----4-------4--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|
D|--0-----------0--------------|--4-----------4--------------|--2-----------2--------------|--2-----------2--------------|
A|------------------------------|2-----------------------------|2-----------------------------|0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|0------------------------------|------------------------------|
Éiríonn an croí 'nam le breacadh gach lae, ’s mé druidim le dúthaigh mo mhuintir!
Think of the waves: ONE-two-three-four, flowing like a gentle swell.
This is the traditional Irish folk ballad strum — steady, with energy but warmth.
Pattern:
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
(count: 1 2& &3 4&)
Beat 1: Downstroke on the bass strings (strong, round)
Beat 2: Light down-up (mid strings)
Beat 3–4: Flowing up-down-up for the lilt
Keep the motion smooth, not percussive.
Example (D chord):
| D | D |
↓ ↓↑ ↑↓↑
1 2& &3 4&
Bass Alternation for fullness:
D → 4th / 5th strings
G → 6th / 4th strings
A / A7 → 5th / 4th strings
Em → 6th / 4th strings
Bm → 5th / 4th strings
This gives a gentle “walk” that feels like movement on the water.
🎵 Fingerpicking Tab (Verse + Chorus)
We’ll use a steady arpeggio pattern in 4/4, flowing like a tide:
Thumb (p) → Index (i) → Middle (m) → Ring (a)
This creates a smooth wave-like roll under the melody.
Let all notes ring slightly together to keep that Irish harp quality.
Use:
Thumb (p) on E, A, D (bass)
Index (i) on G string
Middle (m) on B string
Ring (a) on high E
🎶 Chorus (“Trasna na dTonnta…”)
D G D Em
e|--------2-------------2------|--------3-------------3------|--------2-------------2------|--------0-------------0------|
B|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|
D|--0-----------0--------------|--0-----------0--------------|--0-----------0--------------|--2-----------2--------------|
A|------------------------------|----------------2-------------|------------------------------|2-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|-3-----------------------------|------------------------------|0-----------------------------|
Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar, Slán leis an uaigneas ‘is slán leis an gcían;
D Bm A7 D
e|--------2-------------2----|--------2-------------2----|--------0-------------0----|--------2-------------2----|
B|------3---3---------3---3--|------3---3---------3---3--|------2---2---------2---2--|------3---3---------3---3--|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2|----4-------4-----4-------4|----0-------0-----0-------0|----2-------2-----2-------2|
D|--0-----------0------------|--4-----------4------------|--2-----------2------------|--0-----------0------------|
A|-----------------------------|2---------------------------|0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Geal é mo chroí, agus geal í an ghrian, Geal bheith ag filleadh go hÉirinn!
🎶 First Verse (“Chonac mo dhóthain…”)
D Bm Em A7
e|--------2-------------2----|--------2-------------2----|--------0-------------0----|--------0-------------0----|
B|------3---3---------3---3--|------3---3---------3---3--|------0---0---------0---0--|------2---2---------2---2--|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2|----4-------4-----4-------4|----0-------0-----0-------0|----0-------0-----0-------0|
D|--0-----------0------------|--4-----------4------------|--2-----------2------------|--2-----------2------------|
A|-----------------------------|2---------------------------|2---------------------------|0---------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|0---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Chonac mo dhóthain de Thíortha i gcéin, Ór agus airgead, saibhreas an tsaoil,
D Bm Em A7
e|--------2-------------2------|--------2-------------2------|--------0-------------0------|--------0-------------0------|
B|------3---3---------3---3----|------3---3---------3---3----|------0---0---------0---0----|------2---2---------2---2----|
G|----2-------2-----2-------2--|----4-------4-----4-------4--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|----0-------0-----0-------0--|
D|--0-----------0--------------|--4-----------4--------------|--2-----------2--------------|--2-----------2--------------|
A|------------------------------|2-----------------------------|2-----------------------------|0-----------------------------|
E|------------------------------|------------------------------|0------------------------------|------------------------------|
Éiríonn an croí 'nam le breacadh gach lae, ’s mé druidim le dúthaigh mo mhuintir!
Rough Translation:
Chorus:
Over the waves, going west, going west!
Good-bye to loneliness and to the distant land;
It brightens my heart and the sun,
Happy to be returning to Ireland!
I saw my sufficiency in countries far away,
Gold and silver, the wealth of the life
My heart rises in me with the break of the day,
And me drawing closeer to the land of my people!
On my journey - oh! my heart rises!
The weather is beautiful and the waves nice and level
Steering directly to land of my bosom
And I'll be in Ireland tomorrow!
People of the West, they're the friends of my heart,
Welcome and celebration before me on every side.
Leaving this life I pray to the Lord
That it's with their ancestors in the grave I will be!
Chorus:
Over the waves, going west, going west!
Good-bye to loneliness and to the distant land;
It brightens my heart and the sun,
Happy to be returning to Ireland!
I saw my sufficiency in countries far away,
Gold and silver, the wealth of the life
My heart rises in me with the break of the day,
And me drawing closeer to the land of my people!
On my journey - oh! my heart rises!
The weather is beautiful and the waves nice and level
Steering directly to land of my bosom
And I'll be in Ireland tomorrow!
People of the West, they're the friends of my heart,
Welcome and celebration before me on every side.
Leaving this life I pray to the Lord
That it's with their ancestors in the grave I will be!
Key of G Major.
(G)Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar,
(C)Sl n leis an (G)uaigneas 'is (Am)sl n leis an (D)gc an;
(G)Geal mo chro , agus geal an ghrian,
(Em)Geal bheith ag (D7)filleadh go (G)h irinn!
(G)Chonac mo (Em)dh thain de (Am)Th ortha I (D7)gc in,
(G) r agus (Em)airgead, (Am)saibhreas an (D7)tsaoil,
(G) ir onn an (Em)cro 'nam le (Am)breacadh gach (D7)lae
'S m (G)druidim le (D7)d thaigh mo (G)mhuintir!
(G)Ar mo thri(Em)all siar (Am) irigh mo (D7)chro
(G)An aimsir go (Em)h lainn is (Am)tonnta deas (D7)r idh
(G)Sti radh go (Em)d reach go (Am)d thaigh mo (D7)chliabh
'S (G)beidh m I (D7)n irinn am(G) ireach!
(G)Muintir an (Em)Iarthair 'siad (Am)cairde mo (D7)chro ,
(G)F ilte 'as (Em)f ile bheidh rom(Am)ham ar gach (D7)taobh.
(G)Ar fh gaint an (Em)tsaoil seo,'s (Am)guindhim ar an (D7)R
Gur (G)leo san a (D7)shinsear (G)gcill m .
(G)Trasna na dtonnta, dul siar, dul siar,
(C)Sl n leis an (G)uaigneas 'is (Am)sl n leis an (D)gc an;
(G)Geal mo chro , agus geal an ghrian,
(Em)Geal bheith ag (D7)filleadh go (G)h irinn!
(G)Chonac mo (Em)dh thain de (Am)Th ortha I (D7)gc in,
(G) r agus (Em)airgead, (Am)saibhreas an (D7)tsaoil,
(G) ir onn an (Em)cro 'nam le (Am)breacadh gach (D7)lae
'S m (G)druidim le (D7)d thaigh mo (G)mhuintir!
(G)Ar mo thri(Em)all siar (Am) irigh mo (D7)chro
(G)An aimsir go (Em)h lainn is (Am)tonnta deas (D7)r idh
(G)Sti radh go (Em)d reach go (Am)d thaigh mo (D7)chliabh
'S (G)beidh m I (D7)n irinn am(G) ireach!
(G)Muintir an (Em)Iarthair 'siad (Am)cairde mo (D7)chro ,
(G)F ilte 'as (Em)f ile bheidh rom(Am)ham ar gach (D7)taobh.
(G)Ar fh gaint an (Em)tsaoil seo,'s (Am)guindhim ar an (D7)R
Gur (G)leo san a (D7)shinsear (G)gcill m .
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Trasna na dTonnta Sheet Music Notes with piano chords
The guitar tab with chords
Mandolin tab
Na-Casaidigh Trasna Na dTonnta song
westering home tin whistle sheet music
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The price of the ebooks is €7.50 and will be emailed to you after payment.Please be patient.
A Follow Up Song For Trasna Na Dtonnta
(Verse 1)
The waves, they still crash on the shore where I stand,
I'm back from America, from that promised land.
The gold I found there, it was heavy and cold,
A poor substitute for the stories of old.
I've seen the great cities, the monuments high,
But none held a candle to a clear Irish sky.
For all of my wandering, my journey, my plight,
My heart was still sailing, home, through the night.
(Verse 2)
My friends, they all ask me, "Was it worth the great fight?
The leaving of home for a faraway light?"
I tell them of riches, of fortune and fame,
But I speak not a word of the ache and the pain.
Of the loneliness that followed me, day after day,
Of the feeling that home was a world away.
And the sea that I crossed, that great ocean so deep,
Was filled with the promises I couldn't keep.
(Verse 3)
So I'm back on the shore now, my journey is done,
Beneath the same moon, and the same morning sun.
The fields are as green as they were long ago,
And the "Trasna na dTonnta" still sings soft and low.
It’s not in the gold or the riches I've found,
But in the sweet sound of my feet on this ground.
And I'll rest in my home now, content and at peace,
With the song of the sea that will never cease.
Verse 1
Tá na tonnta fós ag briseadh ar an gcladach mar a bhfuil mé,
Tháinig mé ar ais ó Mheiriceá, ón dtír sin a gealladh dom.
An t-ór a fuair mé ann, bhí sé trom agus fuar,
Ní raibh sé in ionad na scéalta ón am atá imithe uainn.
Tá na cathracha móra feicthe agam, na séadchomharthaí arda,
Ach ní raibh aon cheann acu cosúil le spéir shoiléir na hÉireann.
Le haghaidh mo fhánaíochta ar fad, mo thuras, mo chás,
Bhí mo chroí fós ag seoladh, abhaile, tríd an oíche.
(Verse 2)
Fiafraíonn mo chairde díom, "An fiú an troid mhór é?
An fhágáil an bhaile le haghaidh solas i bhfad i gcéin?"
Inseoidh mé dóibh faoi rath, faoi fhortún agus clú,
Ach ní labhraím focal faoin bpian agus an crá.
Faoi an uaigneas a lean mé, lá i ndiaidh lae,
Faoi an mothúchán go raibh baile mar shaol i bhfad i gcéin.
Agus an fharraige a thrasnaigh mé, an t-aigéan mór sin domhain,
Bhí sé lán de na geallúintí nár fhéad mé a choinneáil.
(Verse 3)
Mar sin táim ar ais ar an gcladach anois, tá mo thuras déanta,
Faoi an ghealach chéanna, agus an ghrian chéanna ar maidin.
Tá na páirceanna chomh glas agus a bhí siad i bhfad ó shin,
Agus canann "Trasna na dTonnta" go binn fós.
Níl sé san ór nó sa saibhreas a fuair mé,
Ach i bfuaim bhinn mo chosa ar an talamh seo.
Agus beidh mé ag scíth i mo theach anois, sásta agus socair,
Le hamhrán na farraige nach stopfaidh go deo.
