WORLDVISION 68 SAN FRANCISCO
Ashley MacIsaac ft. Mary Jane Lamond - Sleepy Maggie
Ashley is from Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, and is well known in Canada as a fiddle player of Celtic fusion, folk and rock styles.
"Sleepy Maggie" is one of his biggest hits, from the 1995 album
Hi, How Are You Today?, which went double platium in Canada and won MacIsaac 3 Juno awards in 1996. The lyrics were written and performed in Scottish Gaelic by Mary Jane Lamond.
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Lyrics
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi ruidhle bhoidheach
Ciamar a ni mi dannsa direach
Dh'fhalbh am prionn as bonn mo chota
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi ruidhle bhoidheach
Dh'fhalbh am prionn as bonn mo chota
Dannsa
O cha bhi mi fo mhulad
Nuair thig a' fidhleir, a' fidhleir anochd
Tha nid na circe-fraoiche
'S a' mhuilinn dubh, 's a' mhuilinn dubh
Tha nid na circe-fraoiche
'S a' mhuilinn dubh o shamhraidh
Tha nid na circe-fraoiche
'S a' mhuilinn dubh, 's a' mhuilinn dubh
Tha nid na circe-fraoiche
'S a' mhuilinn dubh o shamhraidh
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
'S e togairt dol a dhannsa
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
'S e togairt dol a dhannsa
Tha an crodh a' breith nan laogh
Anns a' mhuilinn dubh, 's a' mhuilinn dubh
Tha an crodh a' breith nan laogh
Anns a' mhuilinn dubh o shamhradh
Tha an crodh a' breith nan laogh
Anns a' mhuilinn dubh, 's a' mhuilinn dubh
Tha an crodh a' breith nan laogh
Anns a' mhuilinn dubh o shamhradh
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
'S e togairt dol a dhannsa
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
Tha 'm muilinn dubh air thuraman
'S e togairt dol a dhannsa
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Dannsa, ruidhle, ruidhle bhoidheach
Ruidhle bhoidheach, dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi dannsa direach
Ciamar a ni mi ruidhle bhoidheach
Dh'fhalbh am prionn as bonn mo chota
Dannsa
O cha bhi mi fo mhulad
Nuair thig a' fidhleir, a' fidhleir anochd
Cha bhi mi fo mhulad
Nuair thig a' fidhleir, a' fidhleir anochd
English Translation
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
How can I make a tidy dance
How can I dance a bonny reel
How can I make a tidy dance
The pin went from the hem of my coat
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
How can I make a tidy dance
How can I dance a bonny reel
The pin went from the hem of my coat
Dance
Oh I won't be sad
When the fiddler, the fiddler comes tonight
The nest of the grouse
In the black mill, in the black mill
The nest of the grouse
Is in the black mill since the summer time
The nest of the grouse
In the black mill, in the black mill
The nest of the grouse
Is in the black mill since the summer time
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
And we expect to go dancing
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
And we expect to go dancing
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In the black mill, in the black mill
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In the black mill since the summer time
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In the black mill, in the black mill
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In the black mill since the summer time
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
And we expect to go dancing
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
The black mill is moving around
And we expect to go dancing
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
Dance, reel, a bonny reel
A bonny reel, a tidy dance
How can I make a tidy dance
How can I dance a bonny reel
The pin went from the hem of my coat
Dance
Oh I won't be sad
When the fiddler, the fiddler comes tonight
Oh I won't be sad
When the fiddler, the fiddler comes tonight