Lewis Bridal Song / Songs and Lyrics

Version 1

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T:Lewis Bridal Song
T:Mairi's Wedding
Z:Webmaster
C:John Roderick Bannerman (1865–1938)
C:Sir Hugh Robertson
M:4/4
L:1/4
R:March
K:D
P:chorus
f|"D"A>A A B|"D"d e f2|"G"e d B d|"A"f e f a|
w:* Step we gai-ly on we go Heel for heel and toe for toe,
"D"A>A A B|"D"d e f2|"G"e (d B) G |"A"A2 A|
w:Arm in arm and row on row All for Mar-ie's wed-ding. 
P:verse
"D"a>a a b |"Bm"a g f2|"G"e d B d|"A"f e f2|
w:Over the hill ways up and down Myr-tle green and brac-ken brown
"D"a>a a b |"D"a g f2|"G"e d B G |"A"A2 A|
w:Past the shie-lings through the town All for sake of Ma-rie
W:ch
W:Step we gaily on we go  
W:Heel for heel and toe for toe, 
W:Arm in arm and row on row 
W:All for Marie's wedding. 
W:
W:1
W:Over the hill ways up and down 
W:Myrtle green and bracken brown, 
W:Past the shielings through the town 
W:All for sake of Marie. 
W:
W:2
W:Red of cheeks as rowans are 
W:Bright her eyes as any star, 
W:Fairest o' them all by far 
W:Is our darling Marie. 
W:
W:3
W:Plenty herring, plenty meal,  
W:Peat to fill a muckle creel,  
W:Plenty bonny bairns as weel,  
W:That's our toast for Marie.
W:
W:
W:Below taken from Wikipedia
W:
W:Original Gaelic
W:
W:1
W:Gaol mo chridhe-sa Màiri Bhàn,
W:Màiri bhòidheach, sgeul mo dhàin,
W:'S i mo ghaol-sa Màiri bhàn,
W:'S tha mi dol ga pòsadh.
W:
W:Thuit mi ann an gaol a-raoir,
W:Tha mo chridh-sa shuas air beinn;
W:Màiri Bhàn rim thaobh a' seinn,
W:'S tha mi dol ga pòsadh.
W:
W:2
W:Cuailean òir is sùilean tlàth,
W:Mala chaol is gruaidh an àigh,
W:Beul as binne sheinneas dàn,
W:'S tha mi dol ga pòsadh.
W:
W:3
W:'S ann aig cèilidh aig a' Mhòd
W:Fhuair mi eòlas air an òigh;
W:'S ise choisinn am bonn òir,
W:'S tha mi dol ga pòsadh.
W:
W:4
W:Bidh mo ghaol do Mhàiri Bhàn
W:Dìleas, dùrachdach gu bràth;
W:Seinnidh sinn da chèil' ar gràdh,
W:'S tha mi dol ga pòsadh.
W:
W:
W:Translation of original Gaelic by Anne Lorne Gillis
W:
W:1
W:Love of my heart, fair-haired Mary,
W:pretty Mary, theme of my song:
W:she's my darling, fair-haired Mary
W:and oh! I'm going to marry her.
W:
W:2
W:Last night I fell in love
W:and now my heart is soaring high; (lit. "up on a mountain")
W:fair-haired Mary singing by my side
W:and oh! I'm going to marry her!
W:
W:3
W:Golden hair and kindly eyes,
W:shapely brow and smiling cheeks,
W:sweetest voice that ever sang
W:and oh! I'm going to marry her.
W:
W:4
W:It was at a cèilidh at the Mòd
W:that I got to know the girl:
W:she was the winner of the gold medal
W:and oh! I'm going to marry her.
W:
W:5
W:My love for Fair-haired Mary will be
W:eternally faithful and heartfelt;
W:we'll sing together of our love
W:and oh! I'm going to marry her.

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