Imgellad - Amhrán na Farraige (Song of the Sea)

First in series of our themed musical videos, an acoustic revision of "Amhrán na Farraige", or Song of the Sea.

Visually, scenes are taken from several of our most precious places near the rivers. Beauty and inspiration sought in their presence leads us to the thresholds shared by waters, be they sea or river.

Music was prerecorded in home studio. Guitar used in making of the music is Amalio Burguet 2M, not the one shown in the video.
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Lyrics : ( in gaelige )

Idir ann is idir as
Idir thuaidh is idir theas
Idir thiar is idir thoir
Idir am is idir áit

As an sliogán
Amhrán na farraige
Suaimhneach ná ciúin
Ag cuardú go damanta
Mo ghrá

Idir gaoth is idir tonn
Idir tuile is idir trá

As an sliogán
Amhrán na farraige
Suaimhneach ná ciúin
Ag cuardú go damanta

Idir cósta idir cloch
Idir brí is idir muir
Tá me idir ghrá…

English translation :

Between in and between out
Between north and between south
Between west and between east
Between time and between space

From the shell
A song of the sea
Neither quiet nor calm
Searching fiercely for
My love

Between wind and between wave
Between flood and between beach

From the shell
A song of the sea
Neither quiet nor calm
Searching fiercely

Between coast between stone
Between sense and between sea
I am between love…
This song is one of many beautiful tracks from Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, created for animated film, “ Song of the Sea”.
The song is originally Performed by Lisa Hannigan
Album: Song of the Sea (2014)
Music by: Bruno Coulais, Kíla, Lisa Hannigan, Lucy O'Connell,
Nolwenn Leroy, Slim Pezin, and Various Artists

We chose this song because of its alluring tunes, mystical beauty and hidden meaning. For the ancient Celts, “ in-between” held very magical and powerful meaning. Places and times that were “ in-between”, (such as brink of water, shores, fords , dusk and dawn ) were known as times and places when and where the physical part of the Otherworld overlaps with the world of mortals, and as occasions and places where éicse ( “wisdom”, “poetry”, “knowledge” ) was revealed to those who seek them.
From the movie analysis :
“ The gift of love, in this story, is a very specific thing. Brónach’s act of love for Ben was to empower him with her stories and her guidance. Before she died, she gave Ben a shell ocarina and the story of Mac Lir. These two things represent the rich Irish mythologies wherein lie valuable lessons. The stories give Ben the blueprint for understanding the sorrows of the past, both real and mythical.”
“ The shell is oral, evocated connection to that past. If you read the lyrics of the song it plays (in the soundtrack), it talks about love being “between the here, between the now, between the North, between the South” etc. While the lyrics refer to places in the film, the subtext is that the magical world exists between things normal things we take for granted. In the gray area between winds and waves, sand and shore, we must examine with our imagination, that is, we must want to know, and not merely to forget.”
To read further about analysis of the “ Song of the Sea “ visit: http://warandnoise.com/analysis-of-song-of-the-sea-salvation-by-folkore/

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Imgellad is a Celtic band from Croatia, formed in 2013. We play play Celtic, Irish, Medieval, Pagan music, inspired by celtic legends and old lore, mystical stories and poetry.
We also perform arrangements of songs from artists like Blackmore`s Night, Tolkien Ensemble, Loreena Mckennitt, Old Blind Dogs, Cecile Corbel , Enya, Julie Fowlis and others.
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