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Tha sibh uile cho ealanta!

You're all so talented!

Let’s have a look at this discussion. By the end of this section, you will have learned some valuable phrases that you can use in lots of different conversations. 

B’ àbhaist dhomhsa bhith a’ seinn, tha Iain a’ seinn agus bidh Màiri a’ seinn a-nis. Dè mu do dheidhinn-sa, Fhionnlaigh? I used to sing, John sings and Màiri sings now. What about you, Finlay?
Tha sibh uile cho ealanta! Cha tèid agam air seinn gu bràth, ach is fìor thoil leam a bhith ag èisteachd ri diofar seòrsaichean ciùil agus ri iomadh seòrsa òran. You are all so talented! I will never be able to sing, but I really like to listen to different kinds of music and many kinds of songs.
Cò na seinneadairean as fheàrr leat? Who are your favourite singers?
Tha mi measail air Màiri NicAonghais, Caitlin NicAonghais agus Julie Fowlis. I’m fond of Màiri MacInnes, Kathleen MacInnes and Julie Fowlis.
Uibhistich uile, ach cha tug thu iomradh air fear sam bith an sin! All Uist people, but you didn’t mention any men there!
Chan eil mi deiseil fhathast! Is caomh leam Art MacCarmaig, Dòmhnall MacRath agus Calum Ceanadach. Bidh ‘Mo Mhàthair’ daonnan a’ toirt na deòir dham shùilean mar a bhiodh e ga ghabhail. I’m not finished yet! I love Arthur Cormack, Donald MacRae and Calum Kennedy. ‘Mo Mhàthair’ (My Mother) always brings tears to my eyes as he sings (sang) it.
Tha Leòdhasach eile a cheart cho aithnichte, ach ann an sgrìobhadh òrain. ‘S e sin Murchadh MacPhàrlain, Bàrd Mheal(a)boist, am fear a sgrìobh an t-òran Cànan nan Gàidheal agus sàr neach-iomairt airson na Gàidhlig. There is another Lewis person just as renowned, but in songwriting. That is Murchadh MacPhàrlain (Murdo Macfarlane), Bàrd Mheal(a)boist (the Melbost Bard), the man who wrote the song ‘Cànan nan Gàidheal’ (Song of the Gael) and a great activist for the Gaelic language.
Cumhachdach dha-rìribh! Agus a’ bruidhinn air bàird, tha bana-bhàrd agam dhut—Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, a sgrìobh ‘Nuair Bha mi Òg’, ‘Eilean a’ Cheò’ agus ‘Tha Mi Sgìth de Luchd na Beurla’ agus iomadh òran eile! Really powerful! And speaking of poets, I have a poetess for you—Màiri Mhòr nan Òran, who wrote ‘Nuair Bha mi Òg’ (when I was young), ‘Eilean a’ Cheò’ (the Misty Isle) and ‘Tha Mi Sgìth de Luchd na Beurla’ (I am tired of the English speakers) and many other songs!
Ma bhios sinn a’ bruidhinn air sgrìobhaichean òrain, dè mu dheidhinn Runrig? A bheil òran nas coileanta na Cearcall a’ Chuain aig Runrig? Speaking of songwriters, what about Runrig? Is there a more perfect song than Runrig’s ‘Cearcall a’ Chuain’ (The Circle of the Sea/Ocean)?
Cha chreid mi gu bheil. Ged a chluinneas tu an t-òran sin fad is farsaing, aig mòdan is cèilidhean, chan fhaighear nas fheàrr na Donaidh Rothach ga ghabhail. Sàr òran agus sàr sheinneadair. I don’t believe there is. Although you will hear that song far and wide, at Mods and cèilidhs, you won’t get better than Donnie Munro performing it. A great song and great singer.
Mar sin, an do dhìochuimhnich sinn na seinneadairean bho na còmhlain, leithid Karen NicMhathain bho Chapercaillie is Raibeart MacDhonnchaidh bho Skipinnish is Tidelines? And so, have we forgotten the singers from the bands, such as Karen Matheson from Capercaillie and Robert Robertson from Skipinnish and Tidelines?
Cha do dhìochuimhnich! Cha b’ e siud ach toiseach-tòiseachaidh. Nise, cò eile a th’ againn? We didn’t (forget)! That was just for starters. Now, who else do we have?