Du Bist Ein Wunder
This is a very well known song, and is usually sung at the end of
traditional ceilidhs. We even had a rendition of it last weekend in London
at the ceilidh there! it is called Oidhche mhath leibh, which translates
to "Goodnight to you"
Although the song loses a lot in translation, the English words are
stirring nonetheless.
Seist/Chorus
Soraidh leibh is oidhche mhath leibh,
Oidhche mhath leibh 's beannachd leibh;
Guidheim slainte ghnath bhith mar ribh,
Oidhche mhath leibh
Gone After Midnight
I'm lying in the sun
longing for a place in the shadow
I'm lying in the snow
longing for a place by the fire
And when I beg you for water
you just drink the water yourself
And when I reach my hand to you
You just turn your face away
But even though the cold from you still beating
heart
already kill me twice
And even though the cold in your eyes
makes me freeze all the time
Chorus
I still carry on and
I still walk around
I still feel the warming glow
Shining somewhere in the future
shining not so far away
I'm climbing up the mountain
mountain of society
But every time I reach the top
you just push me down again
And when I look around me
I can see I'm not alone
There are a lot of people around
climbing mountains next to me
But even though the cold from you still beating
heart
already kill me twice
And even though the cold in your eyes
makes me freeze all the time
Chorus
I still carry on and
I still walk around
I still feel the warming glow
Shining somewhere in the future
Shining not so far away