Tha Mi Sgith

The Faerie's Song

guitar and voice

Traditional
arr. Maire K. C. Smith

= 40

Am

Em

X OX
v

 42
Initial chorus Why should I

Am

sit and sigh,

Am

Em

pul

lin' brack en,

pul lin' brack en?

Am

Em

Why should I

sit and

sigh,

on

the hill side

drea

ry?

Bm

Em
X

1. When

Am
13

then

I see the

Em

plo

ver ris ing

or

mor

the cur lew

Em

I trow my

tal

lov er

back

to me is

This edition copyright Maire K. C. Smith 2011.

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guitar and voice

Chorus
Why should I sit and sigh,
Pullin' bracken, pulling bracken?
Why should I sit and sigh,
All alone and weary?
2.
Many times, my love and I have
Set the forests ringing,
With sweet songs in the misty glens;
We walked together, singing.
3.
Oh, but if I had you with me,
Singing here so sweetly
I'd sail with of with you forever,
Cresting waves so fleetly.
4.
Oh, but there is something wanting.
Oh, but I am weary.
Come, my blithe and bonnie love;
Come over now to cheer me.
Final chorus
Why should I sit and sigh,
Pullin' bracken, pulling bracken?
Why should I sit and sigh,
Parted frae my dearie?

Original lyrics
Chorus
Tha mi sgth 's mi leam fhn,
Buain na rainich, buain na rainich,
Tha mi sgth 's mi leam fhn,
Buain na rainich daonnan.
1.
'S tric a bha mi fhn 's mo leannan,
Anns a' ghleannan chethar,
'G isteachd cisir bhinn an doire,
Seinn sa choille dhmhail.
2.
O nam faicinn thu a' tighinn,
Ruithinn dhol nad chdhail,
Ach mur tig thu 'n seo gam shireadh,
Ciamar thilleas dchas?
3.
Cl an tomain, brigh an tomain,
Cl an tomain bhidheach,
Cl an tomain, brigh an tomain,
Huile l nam nar.
4.
Anns an t-sthean, o, gur sgth mi,
'S tric mo chridhe ga lenadh,
Nuair bhios cch a' seinn nan luinneag,
Cha dan mis' ach crnan.
5.
'S bochd nach robh mi leat a-rithist
Sinn a bhitheadh celmhor,
Rachainn leat gu cl na cruinne,
Air bhrr tuinne a' seladh.
6.
Ciod am feum dhomh bhi ri tuireadh?
D ni tuireadh dhomhsa
'S mi cho fada o gach duine
B' urrainn tighinn gam chmhnadh?
Original lyrics sourced from
http://www.ambaile.org.uk/en/item/item_audio.jsp?item_id=21379
and http://www.bbc.co.uk/alba/foghlam/beag_air_bheag/songs/song_02/

Music engraving by LilyPond 2.10.33www.lilypond.org