Eriskay Love Song What do the first words mean?

#1 · December 3, 2008, 11:19 pm

In about 1953 someone at our school sang this lovely song but I never found out what the Gaelic/Scottish/Irish words at the beginning mean. Phonetically it goes Fair me oh oh roveno, Fair me oh oh rovenee, Fair me oh ruoho, Sad am I without thee. I've Googled it and got all the verses but was never convinced about the various translations of the Gaelic. Can anyone please help with this?

#2 · January 14, 2009, 11:10 pm

Heh Dotty
the song seems to me to be 'Bheir mé Ó' or 'Bheir mé Oró'. You'll find the lyrics (also phonetically), a translation and an audio clip of the tune at http://www.irishpage.com/songs/bheirmeo.htm You're right a beautiful tune...enjoy