Lyrics - Gaelic
(Folk song from Scotland: Hebrides)
Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,
Ho-ree-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,
Hee-o-ho-ro mo Ruarachan,
Mo Niallachan beag, ma chubhrachan.
English Translation - My Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)
Hee-o-ho-ro mo, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name*)
Ho-ree-o-ho-ro, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)
Hee-o-ho-ro mo, my Ruarachan (Gaelic boy’s name)
My small Niall (Gaelic boy’s name), my perfume
Recorder Notes G, A, B, C, D'
See also
- Country: Scotland
- Type: lullaby
- Harmony: chords I, IV, V
- Melody: D,E,F#,G,A, G,A,B,C,D’
- Meter: 3
- Rhythm:
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- Scale: pentachord
- Tones: drmfs
YouTube
- PDF of song with chords
- MIDI file
- Listen to the melody
