Dancing with Badgers

dustyteeth:

My cover of “Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird A’ Chuain,” a beautiful Scots-Gaelic ballad best recognized as the trailer song for the Pixar movie Brave.

Translation provided below. Please enjoy! xx

Tha Mo Ghaol Air Àird A’ Chuain

On a quiet evening at the beginning of May,
When the bat was in the skies,
I heard a tearful young maiden
Singing beneath the shadow of the green branches.

The sun was setting in the sea,
And no stars yet graced the sky,
When the young girl sang sorrowfully:
"My love is on the high seas."

The night's dew began to fall,
Each bloom yielding softly to the droplets.
The wind blew in a fragrant breeze,
Bringing life and renewal to each field.

The girl tunefully sang her song,
Quiet and peaceful like the June dew,
And this chorus constantly repeated:
"My love is on the high seas."

Day darkened and the stars shone,
Setting their course amongst the clouds.
The maiden sat, burdened by her sadness.
Her singing could not have been more soothing.

I moved closer to the young woman,
Singing of her love sailing on the sea.
Oh, sweet was her sad lament:
"My love is on the high seas."

The music enticed me.
I moved nearer to the brown-haired maiden with the warm eyes,
And she prayed to the King of Heaven:
"Protect my love on the high seas."

Her heart was breaking with love
When I took her by the hand:

"Wipe your eyes, your love is safe.
I have returned to you from the high seas."

(via somethingofthewolf)

lucy-vanpelt:

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