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This song is in reel time and is a puirt a beul which is a traditional form of songpopular in Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton. It is dance music sung in Gaelicand sometimes referred to as “mouth music”. The song is about imagining the events when the right sweetheart comes along and she gets married.
Tha mi ’dol a Dhèanamh Banais
Rann 1 Tha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a phòsadhTha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a phòsadhTha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a phòsadhHè hì hò gù, nuair a thig mo dhòchas
Sèist Hoigh ili odail iodail, odal iodail oighrighHoigh ili odail iodail, odal iodail oighrighHoigh ili odail iodail, odal iodail oighrighGheò-am ’sa ghiodal-am ‘sa ghiodal iodal oighrigh
Rann 2 Tha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a rèiteach Tha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a rèiteach Tha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a rèiteach Hè hì hò gù, nuair a thig mo cheud-ghaol
Rann 3 Tha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a shuirgheTha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a shuirgheTha mi ’dol a dhèanamh banais Tha mi ’dol a shuirgheHè hì hò gù, mura tèid mi iomrall
verse 1 I am going to make a wedding of itI am going to get married x 3Hè hì hò gù, when (hoped for) my sweetheart comes
verse 2 I am going to make a wedding of it I am going to make an engagement celebration x 3 Hè hì hò gù, when my first love comes
Verse 3 I am going to make a wedding of itI am going to go courting x 3Hè hì hò gù, if I dont go astray.