- First stanza
- External links
- Video
An Eala Bhàn ("The White Swan") is a Scottish Gaelic love song composed by Dòmhnall Ruadh Chorùna during the Battle of the Somme. It is addressed to Magaidh NicLeòid (Maggie MacLeod), his sweetheart at the time of World War I. An Eala Bhàn is considered one of the most popular Scottish Gaelic songs composed during the 20th century. In recent years, it has been recorded by artists as diverse as Calum Kennedy, Donnie Munro, Capercaillie, Julie Fowlis, and Mànran. First stanzaGur duilich leam mar tha mi 'S mo chridhe 'n sàs aig bròn Bhon an uair a dh'fhàg mi Beanntan àrd a' cheò Gleanntannan a'mhànrain Nan loch, nam bàgh 's nan sròm 'S an eala bhàn tha tàmh ann Gach latha air 'm bheil mi 'n tòir.
Sad I consider my condition With my heart engaged with sorrow From the very time that I left The high bens of the mist The little glens of dalliance Of the lochs, the bays and the forelands And the white swan dwelling there Whom I daily pursue.
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External links- Sheet Music
- Choral Arrangement Performed at the 1996 National Mod
Video- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKAy8MqOfmI Julie Fowlis sings "The White Swan" (In Gaelic)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Egk6c-TZkI At an improvised Highland Ceilidh]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HNNnkWoQek "The White Swan" as performed by Calum Kennedy (In Gaelic)]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=30dWUIHJoFM Performed in the Traditional Style by Hugh Matheson]
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