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-ch˜rdadh, co-fhreagairt, co-che˜l, cˆirdeas
harp (verb) : cluich air clˆsaich
melody : ce˜l-bhinneas, binneas
music : ce˜l
musical key : gleus
music note : punc, pong
poem : dàn
poetry : dànach
rhyme (verb) : rannaich, dean rann
sing (verb): s�inn, gabh ˜ran, mol
song : ˜ran, amhran

Instruments
bagpipe : p“ob
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 : se˜rsa inneil ci�il
harp (noun) : clˆrsach, cruit-chi�il, cruit (cru-eet), sitearn (sheetern)
harp, little : cruiteag (crui-chag)
fiddle : d�an f“dhleireachd
fiddle string : teud fidhle
flute : duiseal, feadan
lute : inneal-ci�ilˆraidh, cr�adh-ghlaodh
tambor : tabar, timbrel
whistle : feadag, fead


Musicians
bard : bˆrd
bardic : bˆrdail
chorister : fear-c˜isir
drummer : drumair
fiddler : fidhler
harper : cruiteir (crooter), cruitire (kruit-ir-u)
poet (masc): fear-dˆna, fear-ealaidh
rhymer : rannair, duanair
singer (masc) : fear-sŽinn, ˜ranaiche
singer (fem) : ban-˜ranaiche


Types Of Music
anthem : naomh-òran
bagatell :faioneas, n“n gun luach
ballad : duanag, luinneag
carol : coirioll (corul)
cansonet : ˜ran beag, duanag
chorus : co-sheirm
dirge : tuireadh, cumha, corranach, marbhnadh
ditty : duanag
epic : dˆn m—r, duan-eachdraidh
hornpipe : dannsa grad-charach
jig : port-crunn, dannsa-cruinn
lively music : ceilear (lit. birdsong)
love-song : ˜ran-gaoil
madrigal : ˜ran d�thcha
mournful song : luinneag (loonyag)
ode : duan
reel : righil
rhyme (noun) : rann, dˆn, 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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