Bha Sneachda na Chuibhrig
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Title
Bha Sneachda na Chuibhrig
Contributor
frances.wilkins
Type
Words
Identifier
1001
Alternative Title
The Snow Lay as a Blanket
Date Submitted
04/09/2024
Extent
x x
Europeana
Europeana Type
TEXT
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Lyrics
Bha sneachda na chuibhrig air ìseal is àrd,
Am broinn an taigh-òsda na seòmraichean làn;
Bha Màiri is Iòsaph air tòir àite tàimh
Am Bethlehem fhuadain ’s an Uair ann mu thràth
O càit an robh fasgadh bhon chas-shileadh fhuar
Dhan òigh a bha giùlan Fear-saoraidh an t-sluaigh?
Ach threòraicheadh dìreach is cinnteach an ceum
Dhan fhàrdaich a b’ìsle san tìr ud gu lèir.
Lyrics Translated
The snow lay as a blanket on high and on low,
Inside the inn the rooms were all full;
Mar and Joseph seeking a place to rest
In alien Bethlehem, the time having come.
Oh, where was the shelter from the cold downpour
For the virgin bearing the Saviour of mankind?
But their steps were guided direct and sure
To the humblest dwelling in all of that land.
Translation: Bill Innes
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Citation
“Bha Sneachda na Chuibhrig,” SHADES, accessed June 27, 2025, https://seinn.org/omeka/items/show/1526.
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