Talk:Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile

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[edit] 'Bhaile, Bhaile, Abhaile

Moved the text from the article without the ' before bhaile here. Redirected that page there. I have also seen the song being called "Oró Sé do Bheatha Abhaile", a native Gaelic speaker might be of help here. --Odoakerston 17:05, 16 August 2006 (UTC)

Not a native Irish speaker, but a quick check to the dictionary says that "abhaile" means "(journey) homeward." That's why the apostrophe is there in the title, because "'bhaile" is a shortening of "abhaile." The ending "a" of "bheatha" and the starting "a" of "abhaile" merge when it's sung. --Kuronekoyama 05:27, 25 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Original Lyrics

Just added the original version and translated it quite literally to give a feeling for meaning of the Irish, rather than be loyal to metre or rhyme.Jamesnp (talk) 13:15, 10 April 2008 (UTC)