Arrane Oie Vie (Good Night Song)
From Manx Ballads, collected by A.W. Moore (1896). According to Mona Douglas:
“It was the custom to sing this song at the breaking-up of all gatherings, much in the same way as ‘Auld Lang Syne’ is still used in Scotland and elsewhere.” (Twelve Manx Folksongs, 1928, p32-3).
Gaelg (Manx) | Baarle (English) | |
My guillyn vie, te traa goll thie; Ta’n stoyll ta foym greinnagh me roym; Te signal dooin dy ghleasagh; Te taym dys traa ny liabbagh. |
My good boys, it’s time to go home; The stool that’s under me urges me to be off; It signals us to move off; It draws to time of going to bed. |
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My guillyn vie, te traa goll thie; Ta’n dooid cheet er y chiollagh; Te geginagh shin dy goll dy lhie; Te bunnys traa dy graa oie vie. |
My good boys, it’s time to go home; The darkness comes upon the hearth; It forces to go to bed; It’s nearly time to say good night. |