Scots Gaelic for Musicians
last added to : Jan 21, 2002
pronunciation in brackets where available

General
chant (verb) : sein, togh fonn air
chord : teud, tafaid
harmony : cp-sheirm, co-chrdadh, co-fhreagairt, co-chel, cirdeas
harp (verb) : cluich air clsaich
melody : cel-bhinneas, binneas
music : cel
musical key : gleus
music note : punc, pong
poem : dàn
poetry : dànach
rhyme (verb) : rannaich, dean rann
sing (verb): sinn, gabh ran, mol
song : ran, amhran

Instruments
bagpipe : pob
bagpipe bag : dos
bagpipe chanter : sionnsar (shoon-sar), feadan
bagpipe drone : dos
bagpipe mouthpiece : gaothaire (guhar)
bagpipe reed : sionnach (shoonuch), gothaiche (go-hichu)
drum : druma
drumstick : bioran-druma
dulcimer : sersa inneil ciil
harp (noun) : clrsach, cruit-chiil, cruit (cru-eet), sitearn (sheetern)
harp, little : cruiteag (crui-chag)
fiddle : dan fdhleireachd
fiddle string : teud fidhle
flute : duiseal, feadan
lute : inneal-ciilraidh, cradh-ghlaodh
tambor : tabar, timbrel
whistle : feadag, fead


Musicians
bard : brd
bardic : brdail
chorister : fear-cisir
drummer : drumair
fiddler : fidhler
harper : cruiteir (crooter), cruitire (kruit-ir-u)
poet (masc): fear-dna, fear-ealaidh
rhymer : rannair, duanair
singer (masc) : fear-sinn, ranaiche
singer (fem) : ban-ranaiche


Types Of Music
anthem : naomh-òran
bagatell :faioneas, nn gun luach
ballad : duanag, luinneag
carol : coirioll (corul)
cansonet : ran beag, duanag
chorus : co-sheirm
dirge : tuireadh, cumha, corranach, marbhnadh
ditty : duanag
epic : dn mr, duan-eachdraidh
hornpipe : dannsa grad-charach
jig : port-crunn, dannsa-cruinn
lively music : ceilear (lit. birdsong)
love-song : ran-gaoil
madrigal : ran dthcha
mournful song : luinneag (loonyag)
ode : duan
reel : righil
rhyme (noun) : rann, dn, duan
rowing song : iorram
war song : caismeachd

Other
making a drum beat : a' toirt fuaim air banga
melodious, warbling : basganta
rhythmical : duanach, binn
a performance on a harp : cruiteireachd
skirl of the pipes : nuallan na pioba
sweet singing or sweet ballad : rlaoidh
trilling : crith-chiùil


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